Organisation
The Flatcoated Retriever Club consists of a board of 8 members. The board is assisted by a number of committees:
The Hunt committee: organises various exams and tests, in order to establish the usefulness of the dog after the shot and the cooperation with the huntsman. These tests can take place during gundog trials, hunting trainings or field games during which dummies and/or game are used. The gundogs will be judged on the effectiveness in bringing in the game and on the cooperation with the huntsman.
The Implementation committee: responsible for maintaining and improving the standard of the characteristics of the breed. Each member has a considerable knowledge on dog breeding as well as a relatively high interest in the Flatcoated Retriever. The committee is to make sure that it stays well informed on all developments in order to be able to inform and advise properly.
The main tasks of this committee:
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Implementation of breeding policies. |
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Answering questions relating to the breeding policies to the members/board. |
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Stock-taking and processing results of health examinations as required by the current breeding policy with regard to HD, Patella Luxation and hereditary eye anomalies. |
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Registration and analysis of other anomalies regarding the breed. |
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Organisation of information events, breeding events/litter inspections, breeders meetings. |
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Advice on breeding combinations. |
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Advice on puppies as well as puppy tests. |
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Collection of knowledge and distribution of same to members, breeders, board and fellow societies. |
The Editorial committee: responsible for the composition of the clubmagazine “Flatcoat Courier”. Its aim is to give and make generally known information directly and indirectly pertaining to the breed. The courier is published 6 times a year in an edition of 2.000 copies. Each courier contains information regarding the latest news on the implementation, hunt and activities committees. Furthermore, it contains information regarding health issues (HD, Patella and eye anomalies), results of hunting competitions and shows. In the column “Pupinfo”all breeding and birth details as well as details regarding new owners and litters bred in the society can be found. Copy for the columns “The Working Flatcoat”, “Readers Mail”, and “Obituary” can be sent in by members. Furthermore, each issue contains a number of leading articles, featuring subjects like health, behaviour and training.
The ICT committee: has a supporting role within the FRC. Its main task is maintaining FRC’s website together with the design and administration of the central database for information purposes. The committee also supports fellow committees when encountering soft- and hardware problems.
The Activities committee: a new format has been chosen for the activities of the FRC. Only one member of the committee is responsible for the coordination of the activities. Activities, e.g. walks, are organised by volunteers. In this way the FRC hopes to offer a divers selection of activities in various parts of The Netherlands.
Apart from the aforementioned committees, there are two equally important committees, the member administration committee and the general breed information committee.
Owners of Flatcoats will find information here on the breed as well as information on where to find litters. Flatcoat owners can ask this committee for assistance should the need arise to
Only a small portion of our website has been translated. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact one of the members of the committees.
