FLAT COATED RETRIEVER LITTER EXPECTED LATE OCTOBER FROM WORK PROVEN PARENTS - Flat Coated Retrievers in Ashley, North Dakota - Wyndham & Wyndhamian Hunting Retrievers (Est.1953)

The Wyndham-Wyndhamian Flat Coated Retrievers are a private hobby kennel of hunting dogs established by Ed

Atkins as a 10 year old boy in 1953. The goal from the beginning was to produce healthy, easy to train calm flatcoats

with focus capable of hard work for 12 or more shooting seasons. The kennel works its dogs in the very game rich

Dakota prairie country. The dogs working from blinds for Canada and light geese, sandhill cranes, and many species

of duck on the grain fields and prairie potholes and along the Missouri and James rivers. For upland hunting the dogs

are worked on pheasants, sharptailed grouse, doves and partridge. The seasons open with early Canada Goose and

doves in late August or early September and continue into early January. Teams of this kennels dogs are out almost

daily. Current members of the kennel include imported dogs from the finest work proven stock and home bred

flatcoats representing up to 19 generations of Wyndham-Wyndhamian selection, ownership, testing and goal oriented breeding with emphasis on GOOD HEALTH, SOUNDNESS, DURABILITY, LONGEVITY, AND EASY TO TRAIN FOCUSED RETRIEVERS.

Besides testing all breeding animals in the hunting field on wild game, all animals are subjected to stringent soundness

and health testing. These tests include DNA tests for genetic diversity, complete body scan x-rays at 2 years old and

again after 8 full years of hard work in the field with the x-rays sent to board certified radiologists for a complete

written report of observations, and the two x-ray sets sent to a third radiologist for comparison. Each year all dogs are

examined by a board certified ophthalmologist as a check for any eye diseases. Further careful studies of pedigrees

and family histories are used to avoid genetic issues that can not be checked for.

Breeding is taken very seriously with no effort spared to acquire the very best stock and all litters are born in Mr. Atkins home, where the pups are handled daily and nurtured to bond with humans. Early puppy training in the nest begins with the come command on a whistle associated with the delivery of food during the weaning process. Early retrieving is introduced at about 6 weeks of age. All puppies will retrieve to hand before being ready to leave for new homes at 8 weeks old. Those puppies kept in the home kennel are nurtured to work with humans. When they reach the fastest learning period in their development they are very carefully taught to take a line, angle lines and respond to direction signals prior to three months of age without any force or correction. More important than the skills the pups learn to trust the human and be rewarded for following instructions.

The success of this program is clearly indicated by the facts. The first flatcoat female to place in an all age field trial in North America was imported by this program, the second female to place in an all age FT stake in NA was co-bred by Mr. Atkins. A Licensed FT Derby stake winner was bred here. The first two flatcoat Master Hunter animals were out of a Wyndham "N" litter bitch and another from this "N" litter was mother of the only flatcoat to attain Amateur FT Champion status in USA or qualify for the National Amateur Champion stake. Two flatcoats exported to Europe won "A" Trial Open Field Trial Stakes and a Wyndham bitch produced a Dual Ch (Field Trial and Show). While the field titles and many show champions are nice, the emphasis is to produce quality working gundogs that are also delightful to live with. These flatcoats have brought their owner/breedere many years of wonderful sport and companionship. Gratification is also taken that several very serious sporting hunters have acquired several personal gundogs from the kennel over the decades for their personal shooting needs and that several hunting families have through two or three generations sought out and waited for the right pup from here to raise their children with.

The imported female, Lola, who was added to this kennel from a breeder in England, is being mated to Knight, a dog bred here but living with his owners in Oklahoma. Lola is a very robust smaller female that is an eager retriever and excellent gamefinder. She is a proven producer of excellent working retrievers from her first two litters. Knight is a big fellow with a very even temperament. Both of his parents  parents are still active in my shooting team and are in their 13th working season. Both black and liver colored puppies are expected.

Sportsmen interested in puppies from this litter or our future breedings should contact Ed Atkins by email or phone. Email inquiries must include experience with the breed, address and telephone number for the person inquiring and some details about what the person is seeking (ie. gender, color, type of hunting, etc). Puppies are available to approved sporting homes by prior reservation. Those wishing to be placed on the list for a puppy that fits their needs and wishes will be required to provide a non refundable committed deposit for half of the purchase price.