Saturday, september 13th, the puppies came back for a very first puppy masterclass. The owners and pups were thrilled of meeting eachother or seeing eachother again after a few weeks.

After a few short exercises, the puppies were more than happy to run around and play.

A veterinarian popped by to check up the medical health of the puppies and admitted they all looked in wonderful shape!

We hope to see you all again in a few months!

On May 4th 2014, the Belgian Retriever Club Championship Show took place at the site of SV Drieslinter in Linter, Belgium.

More than 180 retrievers were judged by a selection of international and renowned judgjes. Thanks to the excellent care by the members of SV Drieslinter and the beautiful weather, one could say it was a wonderful day.

The Best in Show was assigned to the best Flatcoated Retriever by all judges. The award for Best in Show was handed out by the mayor of Linter, Marc Wijnants.

Lena Donvil(KSV DRIESLINTER), Marc Wijnants (Burgemeester Linter), Ronny Michiels (Penningmeester BRC), Kluth Nadia (De winnares met haar Flatcoated Retriever), Carol Gilbert (Keurmeester UK), Michael Wiest (Keurmeester USA), Brenda Hutchison (Keurmeester UK)

57 Labrador Retrievers were present at this show. Mister Michael Wiest of the Beechcroft Labrador Kennel from the USA made sure to judge these labradors with care and attention.

He shared his thoughts with us:

I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to the Belgian Retriever Club for inviting me to judge Labrador Retrievers at their show on the 4th of May. It was a well organized and run show. The site was perfect and the weather couldn’t have been better. Someone must have had connections to the man upstairs! My very first class of baby puppies started the day with three very nice, promising puppies. I was pleased with the overall quality of the entry. I particularly appreciated the bitch breeder which produced by Best of Breed Winner. To me, the future of the breed is in bitches and I was happy to see that a nice class for breeder bitches. Finally, I want to express a special thanks to my host, Etienne. He has made my visit to your country and show a very special and memorable one. Thank you all and I wish you success in your future shows.”

You can find a newsitem made by ROB, a regional tv station here: http://www.robtv.be/nieuws/linter/wat-een-weekend-hondenshow-drieslinter

We look forward to the next show in 2015!