We are an energetic loving family looking for a flat coated retriever puppy.  After alot of research and family discussions we have decided that a retriever is the dog for us. 

Please could you contact us if you are able to advise us on any puppies that are available.

I suggest you phone up Mrs Shirley Johnson on 01638 750 614 (FCRS litter recorder) , and be prepared to answer some searching questions!!  :-)

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats

I would agree with Jo, contact Mrs Shirley Johnson of the Flatcoated Retriever Society. It is the best way to find a flatcoat puppy, from a reputable breeder. Even if you do not buy a puppy through Mrs Johnson, do make sure the person you are buying from is a member of the Flatcoated Retriever Society, as there are some people breeding for profit and not for the good of the breed, or potential new owner.

You might also like to consider joining http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flatcoats/  To Join send an email to flatcoats@yahoogroups.com  Many very exprienced breeders and owners of flatcoats gather to help new owners and discuss breed issues.

If you have never owned a flatcoat previously you might also consider meeting some before actually getting one. They are not as calm as labradors or golden retrievers. If you wish to receive a sheet giving you more advice about the breed, please email me and I will send you a letter I issue to new owners when I sell a puppy. Many people have found it very helpful.

regards

Polly & Foxpath Flatcoated Retrievers.

I agree. 
The best way to make sure you are the right family for a Flatcoat is for you all to meet some.  They are not the breed for everyone.  They lick...alot! They roll on poo.  They like a routine.  They need good exercise.  They really are people dogs, if you're around they have to be with you, causing them to get under your feet. They are food monsters. Their tails knock everything flying....the list goes on.

But they are the best dogs in world & I wouldn't have anything else, despite the fact that they can be hard work & two of mine smell of fox poo at the moment. :)
But you have to be the right kind of person for a Flatcoat.  Again, they're not for eveyone.

Give Shirley a ring, she'll help you if she can.

Mandy & the Hopevalley Flatcoats