Kistryl Flat-Coated Retrievers

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Mar 2026 Ryzen(Kistryl Dark Riesen) dies of bloat. Godspeed Ryzen, you were the best dog
Mar 2026 Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin Cain at Kistryl) finishes her CDX title with placements
Mar 2026 Phoenix(Kistryl Fawkes Fervor) dies of multiple liver and splenic tumors
Feb 2026 Twinkle(Kistryl Starlight Starbright) finishes her GCHB
Feb 2026 Gryff(Kistryl Chivalry of Gryffindor) finished his BN title
Feb 2026 Cheers(Horizon Hip Hip Hooray) finishes his RN title with some placements
Jan 2026 Whisky(Kistryl Maker's Mark) finished his OM1, got placements and OTCH points at first show of 2026
Dec 2025 Welcome to 5 new girls from Lolly and Yahtzee. All are spoken for. Can't wait to see them grow up
Dec 2025 Godspeed Dunkin(Kistryl Dunkin For Apples). Passes away 12/39/2025 at eleven years old
Nov 2025 Quill(Kistryl Star-Lord Guardian of the Galaxy) wins Select Dog at the Canadian National
Nov 2025 Wells(Kistryl Rain On Your Wedding Day) died 11/19/2025 of probably osteosarcoma or synovial cell carcinoma. Godspeed Wells
Oct 2025 Koozi(Kistryl Golden Girl) dies at 12 of probable osteosarcoma on Oct 17, 2025
Oct 2025 Gamble (Kistryl Jim Beam's Devil Went Down to Georgia) finishes her Championshhip at Independent Specialty in Doswell
Oct 2025 Jazz (Kistryl Jasmine) gets her TD
Oct 2025 Alma(Kistryl Lady Alma Shining Star) finishes her OF and CGCU titles
Oct 2025 Godspeed Jetta(Kistryl Harvest Moon) at 11 years old
Sept 2025 Twinkle (Kistryl Starlight Starbright) gets a Grp 3 and Grp 4 in Sheboygan, WI
Sept 2025 Roo (Kistryl Kansas City Roos) gets another 3 point major in Sheboygan
Sept 2025 Lottie (Kistryl Fast Times At Hogwarts) finishes her SH
Sept 2025 Ribbon(Kistryl Rosy Rosette) finishes her SWM nosework titles!!
Sept 2025 Yankee(Kistryl Captain America) finishes his SEN and SBN nosework titles!!
Sept 2025 Raisin(Wingmaster Raisin Cain at Kistryl) finishes her SIN and SBN nosework titles!!
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 Alma(Kistryl Lady Alma Shining Star) finishes her HDS, ASA and DSA Dock Diving titles
Jun 2025 Alma(Kistryl Lady Alma Shining Star) finishes her NF acility title
Jul 2025 Quill(Kistryl Star-Lord Guardian of the Galaxy) received his Dock Senior(DS) and Canadian Good Neighbor title
Jun 2025 Dharma(Kistryl Shining In The Darkness) dies 6/14/2025 tumors in the liver
Jun 2025 Alma(Kistryl Lady Alma Shining Star) finishes her NF acility title
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

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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...