Kistryl Flat-Coated Retrievers

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Aug 2025 Yankee(Kistryl Captain America) finished his SCN and SIN and gets legs in SEN and SB
Aug 2025 Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin' Cane at Kistryl) finished her SCN and got legs in interior, exterior and buried
Aug 2025 Cheers(Horizon Hip Hip Hooray) finished his CD with 2nd place and 193.5
Aug 2025 Quill(Kistryl Star-Lord Guardian of the Galaxy) got a Select dog at the Canadian Specialty Booster showfinished his Can CH and got a group 4
Aug 2025 Jasmine(Kistryl Jasmine) gets her UKC CH
Aug 2025 Dutch(Kistryl Dutch Mocha) died 8/8/2025 of cancer
Jul 2025 Quill(Kistryl Star-Lord Guardian of the Galaxy) finished his Can CH and got a group 4
Jul 2025 Roo(Kistryl Kansas City Roos gets 2 3 point majors - one at Waukesha and the other at Lake Elmo
Jul 2025 Quill(Kistryl Star-Lord Guardian of the Galaxy) received his Dock Senior(DS)
Jun 2025 Dharma(Kistryl Shining In The Darkness) dies 6/14/2025 tumors in the liver
Jun 2025 Kona(Kistryl Punkin Pie) died of aggressive cancer June 19,2025
Jun 2025 Twinkle(Kistryl Starlight Starbright) finishes her CH with a 4 point major at the FCRCI Supported Entry
Jun 2025 Proof(Kistryl Bogart's 90 Proof) finishes his MH and MX
May 2025 Jasper(Kistryl Jazzed Up) died May 8,2025. 9 days short of age 12
May 2025 Jack(Kistryl Jack In The Pulpit) gets his NW1
Mar 2025 Murphy(Kistryl Honeydukes) diagnosed hypo-thyroid
Mar 2025 Maggie(Kistryl Aqua Girl) died at 11.5 ot probable malanoma on March 20, 2025
Mar 2025 Bluebell(Kistryl Wolverines Lets Go Blue) gets her CGC!
Feb 2025 Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin' Cane at Kistryl) gets her fetch advanced title and her temperament test and Yankee(Kistryl Captain America)finishes his Fetch Retriever and Temperament Test
Feb 2025 Cheers(Horizon Hip Hip Hooray) gets 2 BN legs with good scores and placements!
Feb 2025 Whisky(Kistryl Makers Mark) finishes his UD with placements - 2 UDX legs and OTCH points!
Jan 2025 Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin' Cane at Kistryl) finishes her CD with nice scores and placements!
Dec 2024 Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin' Cane at Kistryl) gets a CD leg with a High Scoring dog in Trial with a 199.5/200
Dec 2024 Alma(Kistryl Lady Alma Shining Star) gets her OA OAJ!
Dec 2024 Beatrice(Kistryl Little Mocha Delight) died from cancer at 11.5
Dec 2024 Godspeed Dash(Kistryl Mr Incredible to the Rescue) and Ting(Kistryl Wyndswept Waiting for Superman) died at just over 11. Godspeed Dash and Ting
Dec 2024 Alma(Kistryl Lady Alma Shining Star) gets her OA OAJ!
Dec 2024 Roo(Kistryl Kansas City Roos) finishes her JH
Dec 2024 Twinkle(Kistryl Starlight Starbright)gets 2 SH legs
Nov 2024 Goody(Kistryl Goody) gets a UD leg!
Nov 2024 Alma(Kistryl Lady Alma Shining Star) gets WB at the MWW supported on 2 days. New CH!
Nov 2024 Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin's Cain for Kistryl) finishes her BN in obedience with lovely scores and placements
Nov 2024 Godspeed Smarty (Kistryl Back To School). You will be missed
Oct 2024 Godspeed Fanny (Kistryl Telltail Fandango). We will miss your thumping tail!
Oct 2024 Godspeed PJ (Kistryl Happy Together). You lived to 12.5 and your owners really miss you
Sept 2024 Ribbon(Kistryl Rosy Rosette) finishes her SWA, SCM, SBE, SEA and SIM. All nosework titles!!

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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 and 1 lagotto Romagnolo...