Specialty

Yvonne Jaussi

Neala’s Flatcoats – Switzerland

Although I did not have dogs of my own as a child, I grew up in the countryside and had the daily companionship of many dogs from nearby farms. Given that animals were my passion from a young age, it was inevitable that I became a veterinarian.
When in 1984, I finally had enough time and money to buy my own dog, I chose a Flatcoated Retriever, whose name was Cedor v Felsbach. Cedor was not the most typical Flatcoat, but he did enjoy some success in the showring. What Cedor did have was the very typical Flatcoat character we all love – playing, swimming, stealing food as often as possible, and being naughty now and then. He infected us with the incurable flatcoatvirus. Two years later Danja v. Felsbach joined our family as our foundation bitch. Danja was very typical and carried excellent English bloodlines.
In 1988 our first Neala’s litter was born, from which we kept a bitch – Neala’s Fireflame, who also became a champion. Since then, Parson Russell Terriers have joined the kennel, but we have never been big breeders with a lot of litters. We only breed when we have the time to raise the puppies properly. We have enjoyed showing our dogs in Switzerland and abroad, which allowed us to meet many other Flatcoated Retriever enthusiasts. We have also greatly benefited from the advice and mentorship of other longtime, experienced breeders both in breeding decisions and in the showring.
I also developed an interest in judging and have been approved to judge all retriever breeds since 2001. Over the years, I have been approved by the Swiss Kennel Club to judge FCI groups 8, 9, 7 and most recently in 2022, group 3. I am honoured to be on the A1 judges list of the Flatcoated Retriever Society in the UK and able to award CCs. I have judged in many European countries and it is my great pleasure and honour to be invited to judge the Flatcoated Retriever Society of Canada 50th Anniversary Specialty. I am very much looking forward to coming to Canada.