Three flatcoats and a golden

Currently we live with

• Chiccoxen Ice and Fire “Jalo”
• Mei Dan Second Blonde “Luka”
• Rushes Eagleheart “Sulo”
• Miss Mallorys Third Time Lucky “Topi”

Forever in our hearts

• Matzline’s Casimir “Kassu”
• Chiccoxen Flibbertigibbet “Flippe”

Group shots of the boys, The boys and us

The truth

“It’s not good to have only one dog. When it dies you are alone. It’s not good to have only two dogs. When one dog dies the other one will be lonely. So it´s good to have at least three dogs.”

Tuula Rajala, kennel Blackpicks

Doggy library

A list of some of the books that we’ve got in our bookshelf.

General

• K-9 Structure & Terminology, Edward M. Gilbert Jr. & Thelma R. Brown
• Dog in Action, Lyon McDowell
• Tavoitteena terverakenteinen koira, ELT Riitta Aho
• Dogs: a Natural History, Jake Page
• The Seven Ages of Your Dog, Jan Fennell
• Koirien pikkujättiläinen, Ulla Kokko
• The Intelligence of Dogs, Stanley Coren
• How to Speak Dog, Stanley Coren
• How Dogs Think, Stanley Coren
• Why Does My Dog Act That Way, Stanley Coren
• Dogspeak

Retrievers, general

• Noutajan pennusta metsästyskoiraksi, Jyry Tuominen
• Noutajat metsästyskokeisiin, Maarit Nikkanen & Tiina Kuosari
• Lintukoirat: koulutus ja metsästys, Sten Christoffersson
• The Ultimate Hunting Dog Reference Book, Vickie Lamb
• Metsästyskoirat, Sten Christoffersson

Flatcoated Retriever

• A Review of the Flat-Coated Retriever, Nancy Laughton
• Flatcoated Retrievers, Brenda Phillips
• Flatcoated Retriever Society Diamond Anniversary Yearbook 2008
• Sukukirja 1997
• Sukukirja 2002
• Sukukirja 2007

Golden Retriever

• The Golden Retriever, Elma Stonex
• Kultainennoutaja – Golden Info
• Kultainnennoutaja: rotumääritelmä ja sen tulkinta, Markku Santamäki