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Flat Coated Retriever stud dogs

Flat Coated Retriever stud dogs offered by UK breeders, with health test results and registration details.

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Advertise your Flat Coated Retriever stud dog

Offer your Flat Coated Retriever at stud to owners of health-tested bitches. Show his registration, health test results and achievements, and link the listing to your free breeder profile.

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Using a Flat Coated Retriever stud dog

A Flat Coated Retriever stud dog should be RKC registered, with health results that any bitch owner can confirm on the Health Test Results Finder. The RKC treats an eye examination under the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme, including gonioscopy for PLA, as good practice, and BVA/KC hip and elbow results as best practice. The Flatcoated Retriever Society passes on BVA advice to repeat gonioscopy every three years, as the condition can worsen in some dogs as they get older, and helps members with the cost of gonioscopy for dogs aged eight and over. Before agreeing a mating, enter both dogs in the RKC inbreeding coefficient calculator to see the predicted COI of the puppies. Given the breed's cancer record, keep details of the ages and causes of death of the stud's close relatives so that bitch owners can make an informed choice.

Health tests for a Flat Coated Retriever stud

The RKC places the Flat Coated Retriever in Breed Watch Category 1, which means no breed-specific points of concern are currently flagged for show judges. Its breed page sets out screening before breeding in two tiers. As good practice, breeding dogs should have an eye examination under the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme, including gonioscopy for pectinate ligament abnormality (PLA). Gonioscopy assesses the eye's drainage angle; since January 2026 results have been given on a three-grade scale, and the BVA notes that grade 3 dogs are at risk of glaucoma. As best practice, the RKC adds hip screening under the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme and elbow screening under the BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme. The RKC does not currently offer a breed-specific DNA testing package for the Flat Coat.

The Flatcoated Retriever Society's health pages cover conditions including hip and elbow dysplasia, patellar luxation, cardiomyopathy, bloat, epilepsy and eye disease. Cancer remains the main cause of death the society records: its March 2026 cause-of-death report attributed 203 of 299 entries (68%) to tumours or cancer, with histiocytic sarcoma the type most often named. The society has funded histiocytic sarcoma research and, on its reporting and testing page, asks owners to report health problems and register deaths.

  • Eye examination, including gonioscopy for PLA: BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme (RKC good practice)
  • Hip dysplasia: BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme (RKC best practice)
  • Elbow dysplasia: BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme (RKC best practice)
  • Breed Watch: Category 1

More for Flat Coated Retriever owners and breeders

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