They have a lot of health problems though

@@nathanhursey6779 As if Goldens and Labs don't.

sshhhhhhh!!

They used to be the most prevalent Gundog in the UK before the introduction of the golden and Labrador

My flat coat would let anyone in the house as long as they pet him first. He loves everybody and everything! Guarding is nowhere in his skill set.

They are real healty dogs other than the cancer. In Norway breeders do a good important work to eliminate cancer genetics :)

@@martelindbergsli9779 you can't eliminate cancer in this breed. There isn't lines what are free from it.

@@monikanormann4808 the breeder told me about cancer in that way. That when a pup gets cancer, they dont breed with that dogs lines no more 😬

@@martelindbergsli9779 Which further restricts the gene pool which, over time, causes more issues. if anything more cancer may develop because immune function is reduced.

@@martelindbergsli9779 Hard if next to impossible to reduce "cancer genetics", which is a very oversimplified description of what causes cancer. There are multiple cancers with multiple genetic causes, each with all sorts of genetics behind them. For all of the mutations identified connected with cancers, we cannot say we know them all. The body is built for cancer but the relatedness of affected lines from the past today makes breeding this out difficult. The relatedness in and of itself can perpetuate cancers at earlier ages. Saying they are healthy OTHER than cancers which kill so many off at under ten years of age isn't a sufficient defense of breed health. It's asking people to look the other way.

Did you check with FCRSA for a list of breeders?

@@richirvine8596 Yes. Half are not breeding, and the rest are insanely priced in the used car range

@@OdeeOz Flatties are not cheap. I have been blessed with Flatcoats for many years and to me, they are well worth the cost.

@@OdeeOz Another option might be Flatcoat Rescue, a part of the FCRSA.

Sorry for your loss.

My name irl is haven! It’s wholesome to see a dog named haven!

​​@@Heavilune Oh wow, that is so cool! It is a beautiful name, it truly is

Wow are you France?

It's not so much that he films whatever new breed he finds, but he wants to film the breed doing what it was bred to do with owners who know the ins and outs of the breed. It's very difficult to find once you get into the more fringe breeds like the flat-coated retriever. I also don't think he's funded to travel for these videos which makes things even more challenging. As always, great video Zeke!

Great dogs, an old breed that was used by gamekeepers in England before WWI, and the breed almost died out but for dedicated breeders. 3 colors, black and liver are recognized in the show world, and yellows are from a recessive gene and can do field but not show. Eternal puppy attitude.