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Kobe (2,5) and Claire (45)

‘We made a long list of character trades that we would like in a dog: Family orientated, obedient, sporty, curious, able to learn etc. and we must have read a hundred books on dog breads. Finally we narrowed it down: we wanted a flat-coated retriever. After another long search on the internet, we learned that there was a nest of flat-coated retrievers all the way in the north of the Netherlands so we drove for hours to get to the place. We were very charmed by this one fat little pup, but Kobe was the one that walked over and fell asleep right there in my arms. So we might have searched for a long time, but eventually it was Kobe who picked us.’

(Lier, Belgium)