Kistryl Flat-Coated Retrievers

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May 2020 Godspeed Buddy and Layla! cancer sucks!
May 2020 Godspeed Putter! We loved you very much. See you again someday, you special boy
May 2020 Rosey give birth to two puppies!
Apr 2020 Godspeed Dizzy (Kistryl Skating on Thin Ice), You made it to 12 but your family will miss you
Apr 2020 Rosey(Artic Sun Ring Around Rosey) is pregnant but only 2 puppies seen on ultrasound
Mar 2020 Rosey(Artic Sun Ring Around Rosey) was bred to Watson!
Feb 2020 Twix((Kistryl Twice As Nice) gives birth to 12 puppies! Sadly 2 died within the first couple days but we have 10 beautful puppies
Feb 2020 Yankee(Kistryl Captain America) finishes his GCH in Indy by getting points 3 of 4 days!
Jan 2020 Twix(Kistryl Twice As Nice) is confirmed pregnant with a large litter!
Jan 2020 Yukon(Kistryl Rush'n To The Yukon) finished his Beginner Novice title and finished his NA NAJ agiity titles!
Jan 2020 Peyton(Kistryl St Nick) died of cancer. Godspeed Peyton!
Dec 2019 Carly(Grousemoor Wintersong)finishes her UKC CH!
Nov 2019 Otter (Miss Mallorys Other Than Black) gets her SWA, SCE, SIE, SEA and SBA scentwork titles!
Nov 2019 Carly(Grousemoor Wintersong)gets her SIE and SEE titles!
Oct 2019 Diva(Kistryl Singular Sensation) passes a VST obtaining her CT (Tracking CH)!
Oct 2019 Otter (Miss Mallorys Other Than Black) gets her TDX. Thanks Michele for handling and Goody (Kistryl Good N Plenty) gets his TD!
Sept 2019 Thunder(Kistryl So Fast You'll Freak) died of cancer. Godspeed Thunder
August 2019 Twix(Kistryl Twice As Nice) finishes her JH title - 4 passes in 4 tries!
August 2019 Fanny(Kistryl Telltail Fandango) gets her WC and Spy(Kistryl Cloak & Dagger From Liberty) gets his WC too!
July 2019 Cider(Kistryl Artic Sun Northern Spy) completes her CH!
July 2019 Dazzle(Diamond Beauty Rock On Fire) completes her CH
July 2019 Snapple(Lemonade Joe z Mokre Hory) gets a 5 point major in South Carolina
July 2019 Fanny(Kistryl Telltail Fandango) wins BOS at the FCRCI supported entry in Waukesha and gets BOB the next day and finishes her GCH
July 2019 Yankee(Kistryl Captain America) wins Best of Breed at FCRCI supported entry
July 2019 Lula(Kistryl Takes A Lickin) wins Best Veteran at supported entry
July 2019 Cricket(Kistryl Toffee) completes her Can RE
July 2019 Yukon(Kistryl Rush'n To The Yukon) finishes his RN
July 2019 Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin' Cain At Kistryl) completes the WC in Montana
June 2019 Spy(Kistryl Cloak & Dagger From Liberty) finishes his JH
June 2019 Maisy(Kistryl Ice Maze) died of old age. Godspeed lovely girl.
June 2019 Trip(Kistryl Clocks Fall Back) gets a Sasquatch award at Portland Specialty and is triple HIT for rally there too AND makes the cut in breed.
May 2019 Smarty(Kistryl Back To School) completes his CGC, CGCA, CGCU, TKI, TKN
May 2019 Maggie(Kistryl Aqua Girl) completes her NW3!
May 2019 Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin' Cain at Kistryl) completes her JH and Spy(Kistryl Cloak and Dagger From Liberty) gets his first 2 JH legs and Putter gets another MH leg!
May 2019 Putter(Flatterhaft Nike Everclear) gets another MH leg and Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin Cain at Kistryl) gets a JH leg!
May 2019 Godspeed Leggo(Kistryl Leggo My Eggo). We miss you more than you know. Love you, Big guy.
May 2019 Dharma(Kistryl Shining In The Darkness) gets her AXJ and NF titles
May 2019 Lula(Kistryl Takes a Lickin') finishes her MH!!! Woohoo!!!
Mar 2019 Carly(Grousemoor Wintersong) gets a 2 4 pt majors in KY - and finishes her CH!
Mar 2019 No puppies for Dharma - will try again in the fall
Mar 2019 Levi-Blue(Kistryl North by Northwest) dies of lung cancer at 10.5. You were very loved
Mar 2019 Smarty(Kistryl Back to School) gets his GN title
Feb 2019 Lula(Kistryl Takes a Lickin') gets her 4th MH leg. One more to go!!
Feb 2019 Ribbon(Kistryl Rosy Rosette) finishes her GCH title by going BOS all 4 days in Indy!
Feb 2019 Lucy(Kistryl Isle Royale Holiday) dies of osteosarcoma at almost 10. Godspeed Lucy
Feb 2019 Carly(Grousemoor Wintersong)has a great UKC weekend by winning BOB 3 out of 4 shows - only needs 5 more points to finish UKC CH and finishes her UKC Superior Containers with a High in Trial and finishes her UKC Superior Interior title with 1st place!
Feb 2019 Wonka(Flatterhaft Sweetwoods Park) finishes her CH by winning BOW 3 days of the 4 day Indy Winter Classic!
Feb 2019 Leggo(Kistryl Leggo My Eggo) finishes his Nosework Container Master(SCM) and Otter finishes her overall Scentwork Novice title and her Buried Novice
Jan 2019 Twix(Kistryl Twice As Nice) finishes her CH by winning 3 days of the 5 day Coool Cluster!
Jan 2019 Trip(Kistryl Clocks Fall Back) finishes his CDX!

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My name is Cheryl Kistner and I am a Flat-Coated Retriever aficionado from the United States. I have been an owner of Flat-Coated Retrievers since 1985 and got my start on the working side of the breed. I have owned quite a few of the breed � at least 10 dogs since 1985. I have shown dogs since 1982, as I started with a Golden Retriever in obedience. I have titled my dogs in conformation, field, agility, tracking and obedience. Four of my dogs are in the US Flat-Coat Society Hall of Fame. I used to train and show my dogs mostly myself but now need some help but I am committed to maintaining the Flat-Coat as a show and working dog.

My introduction to the breed was a wonderful little Flat-Coat named Am and Can CH U-UD Grousemoor Periwinkle Am UDTX WCX SH Can UDT WCX. She was everything you could hope for in a Flat-Coat � pretty, companionable, healthy and a good worker. She died at one month shy of 12 years old.

I was the Treasurer for the Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America for 4 years and was a member of the Health Committee. I am currently President of the Flat-Coated Retriever Foundation and have also been Treasurer The Flat-coated Retriever Foundation is a funding committee for health & rescue projects exclusive to the Flat-coated Retriever.

I co-bred my first litter in 1999 with the help and advice of a respected and established breeder, Helen Szostak of Grousemoor Retrievers. Kistryl Retrievers was born with my second litter in 2001. I co-bred my third litter in Dec 2005 with Marilyn Wilcox. Marilyn has been in the breed since 1997 and is very concerned about working ability too. Prior to Flat-Coats, Marilyn had Golden Retrievers and German Short-haired Pointers. Marilyn is a member of FCRSA and served on the health committee. She was previously vice-president and membership secretary for the Flat-coated Retriever Club of Illinois. We were both founding members of FCRCI.

We live on 4 acres in a Chicago suburb and enjoy living with several flat-coats, training them and occasionally breeding a litter. We also have two beautiful Long Haired Standard Dachshunds named Rosey and Ribbon...