Flat-Coated Retriever

Good to know

• Forever young: known for staying puppyish and playful well into adulthood, they bring lots of enthusiasm and need patient training.
• Water-loving retrievers: bred to retrieve game on land and from water, most love swimming and fetching.
• High-energy companions: they need plenty of daily exercise and mental work, and can get into mischief if bored.
• Easy-care feathered coat: the dense, flat coat needs weekly brushing and occasional trimming of the feathering, and it sheds moderately.

Getting out with a Flat-Coated Retriever

They need daily exercise beyond a stroll: longer trails, games of fetch and time to run at the park.

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