Memorial/Tribute Thread for all of our Dogs that have passed (waiting at the Bridge) - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T10:01:31Zhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/865021:Topic:478?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A49375&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy mother can not even tell m…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-19:865021:Comment:493752008-01-19T18:36:55.760Zursula wilbyhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/mossby188
My mother can not even tell my two setters appart...<br />
No question of borrowing one.<br />
Seems convinient for both Stones, younger and older!
My mother can not even tell my two setters appart...<br />
No question of borrowing one.<br />
Seems convinient for both Stones, younger and older! I'd say there are some benefi…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-19:865021:Comment:492532008-01-19T11:02:18.489ZSusan Stonehttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
I'd say there are some benefits of having a daughter who has a 'house full of setters'...<br />
whatever the mood, you make your choice: when feeling a little more sedate - Bramble will fit in nicely / when feeling young and boisterous - Glen will throw his arms round you / when feeling ready for the challenge - Erin will suit your requirements perfectly... / and when you need a grey little face to look at you adoringly - Shannon, even though her mind say 'food' it always looks like 'love'…
I'd say there are some benefits of having a daughter who has a 'house full of setters'...<br />
whatever the mood, you make your choice: when feeling a little more sedate - Bramble will fit in nicely / when feeling young and boisterous - Glen will throw his arms round you / when feeling ready for the challenge - Erin will suit your requirements perfectly... / and when you need a grey little face to look at you adoringly - Shannon, even though her mind say 'food' it always looks like 'love' :-))<br />
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Bramble will happily go anywhere providing she gets a comfy settee and enough food!<br />
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Susan Dear Urula
Yes, that was our…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-19:865021:Comment:492402008-01-19T10:18:20.135ZBryan Stonehttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/BryanStone
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Dear Urula<br />
Yes, that was our experience, that we embarked on a road of 'discovering setters'. We also have seen our dogs grow older (though seldom growing up !) and leaving us, and we have seen little ones that didn't 'make it', and setbacks and disappointments. The next one was always another exciting, and frustrating, voyage of discovery. But the years roll on and I too now have to say that I cannot take responsibility for bringing up a new puppy.…
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Dear Urula<br />
Yes, that was our experience, that we embarked on a road of 'discovering setters'. We also have seen our dogs grow older (though seldom growing up !) and leaving us, and we have seen little ones that didn't 'make it', and setbacks and disappointments. The next one was always another exciting, and frustrating, voyage of discovery. But the years roll on and I too now have to say that I cannot take responsibility for bringing up a new puppy. That means a step back, but the good news is that my daughter has a house full and, as we did yesterday, we often meet and go out into the woods and fields with arms full of Irish Setters. This is a picture of a young Ginger discovering one of my wife's favorite places, near the Steingletscher in the Swiss Alps.<br />
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Bryan You know Bryan, there is at t…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-16:865021:Comment:484732008-01-16T14:12:31.410Zursula wilbyhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/mossby188
You know Bryan, there is at the end of your story the upplifting part of you realising that there will be another dog out there. I am not one for "rainbow-bridge" , memorialls and all that when it comes to dogs, but I have loved each one of my dogs dearly. And each time I have felt: I will never get another one like it...<br />
And, quite true, I have not.<br />
But every time I have ended up with dogs that were special in one way or another. In fact (although it will take time for me to admit it) a lot of…
You know Bryan, there is at the end of your story the upplifting part of you realising that there will be another dog out there. I am not one for "rainbow-bridge" , memorialls and all that when it comes to dogs, but I have loved each one of my dogs dearly. And each time I have felt: I will never get another one like it...<br />
And, quite true, I have not.<br />
But every time I have ended up with dogs that were special in one way or another. In fact (although it will take time for me to admit it) a lot of them have ended up being better than the previous dog in some ways.<br />
And I feel that is the most amazing part about owning dogs...there is (even though you dont think so at the time) always another one. One that will be deeply loved and so very special.<br />
Ursula Susan has already written…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-16:865021:Comment:484092008-01-16T11:33:00.903ZBryan Stonehttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/BryanStone
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Susan has already written about Ginger. Yes, she was special, as they of course all are. But losing her last week was also losing the living link to the last years with my wife, which we lived with a special purpose and intensity because even in the good times, which were many, the knowledge is already there, that nothing lasts for ever.... Ginger, despite her…
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Susan has already written about Ginger. Yes, she was special, as they of course all are. But losing her last week was also losing the living link to the last years with my wife, which we lived with a special purpose and intensity because even in the good times, which were many, the knowledge is already there, that nothing lasts for ever.... Ginger, despite her early misfortune and residual deformity, which no-one noticed, ran around and played happily and went (almost) everywhere with us, and even the dear friends who helped when we were away said always how easy and friendly she was. I felt last week that I had lost the friend who has given me purpose and interest , but much, much more. She was my other self; I also find that around the village and in everyday life I am now stopped by people who ask, where is the dog....children ask 'where's Ginger'; a message from Shanghai said 'There must have been a time of Bryan-without-Ginger but I can't remember it'. All this shows what they give us. We are not alone in the world, our Setters are part of us, and (assuming we don't cause trouble) bring much unsuspected happiness to many we may not even know, who are all around us.<br />
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But what now? A pause, to catch breath. Time to think. Replace the carpets, full of bloodstains from her gruesome last morning. Wash and put away the towels, mats, toys, bowls, collar and lead. Time to take 'Ginger's rug' off the end of the sofa. And then: Perhaps I'm too old to take on another 10-week old from scratch, but there might be a way of finding that companionship with a more mature setter bitch. We'll work on it, and I will enjoy in the meantime the Setters of my daughter and of all these friends. But Ginger really was special, and seemed to know.<br />
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Bryan Loma,
Thanks for writing the…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-11:865021:Comment:469972008-01-11T18:32:15.065ZJudi Schuermanhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JudiSchuerman
Loma,<br />
Thanks for writing the story about Walker. My heart felt sympathies go out to you. I'm always surprised at my emotions concerning a sweet dog.<br />
Best wishes,<br />
Judi
Loma,<br />
Thanks for writing the story about Walker. My heart felt sympathies go out to you. I'm always surprised at my emotions concerning a sweet dog.<br />
Best wishes,<br />
Judi Lorma, as you say we are neve…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-11:865021:Comment:468852008-01-11T10:36:02.295ZSusan Stonehttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
Lorma, as you say we are never ready to loose them - they give their whole life to us and we can just share part of our road with them.<br />
The last moments are so intense and painful to us. But still we are in the position of giving them relief from their pain - and for me this is also a way of showing our love and respect to them..
Lorma, as you say we are never ready to loose them - they give their whole life to us and we can just share part of our road with them.<br />
The last moments are so intense and painful to us. But still we are in the position of giving them relief from their pain - and for me this is also a way of showing our love and respect to them.. I looked at your beautiful gi…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-09:865021:Comment:464772008-01-09T20:31:57.080ZLoma I. Clarkhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/redfriends
I looked at your beautiful girl and shed a river of tears. Living life is not for sissies, only the tough ones endure. May the Shamrocks fall softly for Vera . We know she was met in Heaven by a lot of very special Setters and is no longer in pain. We can ask for nothing more.<br />
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Loma and Red Friends
I looked at your beautiful girl and shed a river of tears. Living life is not for sissies, only the tough ones endure. May the Shamrocks fall softly for Vera . We know she was met in Heaven by a lot of very special Setters and is no longer in pain. We can ask for nothing more.<br />
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Loma and Red Friends Susan I'm so sorry to hear of…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-09:865021:Comment:464762008-01-09T20:29:57.019ZLoma I. Clarkhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/redfriends
Susan I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Yesterday, Jan. 08 was the first anniversary of the passing of my beautiful Dottie. She was just 10 years old and had a big tumor rupture in her stomach region and was in shock when I found her at lunch time. We are never ready to lose them.............Loma and Red Friends
Susan I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Yesterday, Jan. 08 was the first anniversary of the passing of my beautiful Dottie. She was just 10 years old and had a big tumor rupture in her stomach region and was in shock when I found her at lunch time. We are never ready to lose them.............Loma and Red Friends Dec. 30, 2007 I had my Heart…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2008-01-09:865021:Comment:464742008-01-09T20:19:43.021ZLoma I. Clarkhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/redfriends
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Dec. 30, 2007 I had my Heart Dog, Walker put to sleep. American, Mexican Ch. Sunshine's New York New York was a little over 12 years old. He had been having problems like all old dogs do. Had a hard time standing, walking and was easily knocked down, and then a few months ago he became totally incontinent.<br />
Thankfully on Oct. 31st I sold my flower shop and retired and was able to spend more time with Walker and to keep him fed, warm, and clean. Not a…
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Dec. 30, 2007 I had my Heart Dog, Walker put to sleep. American, Mexican Ch. Sunshine's New York New York was a little over 12 years old. He had been having problems like all old dogs do. Had a hard time standing, walking and was easily knocked down, and then a few months ago he became totally incontinent.<br />
Thankfully on Oct. 31st I sold my flower shop and retired and was able to spend more time with Walker and to keep him fed, warm, and clean. Not a easy job with a 82 lb dog. But he was the love of my life and I didn't mind. But on the 30th he could no longer get up, could only raise his beautiful old head and look at me with out the light in his eyes and no spirit in the body. I knew it was the time I'd dreaded, but I did it for my Red Friend.<br />
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I've put many old dogs to sleep and a few young ones, but Walker left this world in the most peaceful way I've ever seen. He tried to kiss me on the tip of my nose like he liked to do, but just was to weak to do anything other than touch my nose with his. God I loved that dog.<br />
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Run free Old Man Walker, till we meet again on the other side.