We're getting there! - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T13:44:15Zhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/we-re-getting-there?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A1105408&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLOL! You need lots of luck an…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-07-06:865021:Comment:11054082013-07-06T09:46:18.996ZOssianhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Ossian
<p>LOL! You need lots of luck and plenty of Setter Angels. Dont get in a twist - go along with your dog and have fun x</p>
<p>LOL! You need lots of luck and plenty of Setter Angels. Dont get in a twist - go along with your dog and have fun x</p> I've got my second championsh…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-07-05:865021:Comment:11052602013-07-05T18:24:52.092ZTrish Haillhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TrishHaill
<p>I've got my second championship show this Sunday - not great timing as I've just been away for a week leaving Bess in the care of my 18 year old son. So we've not been practicing, and she's lost half her coat as well! At our first Champ show at the end of May she behaved okay in her first class, but in her second the judge laughed at her and said she was obviously enjoying herself .... well I'm glad one of us was! Unfortunately there were two of us running around on two legs! …</p>
<p>I've got my second championship show this Sunday - not great timing as I've just been away for a week leaving Bess in the care of my 18 year old son. So we've not been practicing, and she's lost half her coat as well! At our first Champ show at the end of May she behaved okay in her first class, but in her second the judge laughed at her and said she was obviously enjoying herself .... well I'm glad one of us was! Unfortunately there were two of us running around on two legs! :0)</p>
<p> </p> Go Girl!!!tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-07-03:865021:Comment:11051762013-07-03T20:42:41.948ZOssianhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Ossian
<p>Go Girl!!!</p>
<p>Go Girl!!!</p> I've just started showing wit…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-06-29:865021:Comment:11045972013-06-29T22:56:20.234ZKarenhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Karen451
<p>I've just started showing with mine, both of us have a lot to learn. We've won quite a lot of rosettes and a trophy so far but boy is mine a handful. He is very dominant and tried humping me at the last show in front of everyone. Much to my embarrassment.</p>
<p>I've just started showing with mine, both of us have a lot to learn. We've won quite a lot of rosettes and a trophy so far but boy is mine a handful. He is very dominant and tried humping me at the last show in front of everyone. Much to my embarrassment.</p> Yes, I'm pretty sure I've ent…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-04-30:865021:Comment:10968972013-04-30T15:52:02.619ZTrish Haillhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TrishHaill
Yes, I'm pretty sure I've entered Mid Herts. I know there's one at Wood Green on the 19th May?
Yes, I'm pretty sure I've entered Mid Herts. I know there's one at Wood Green on the 19th May? Thanks Jocelyn! We're going t…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-04-29:865021:Comment:10964522013-04-29T18:04:33.997ZTrish Haillhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TrishHaill
Thanks Jocelyn! We're going to Three Counties too -already getting nervous! At least we'll be able to support each other!
Thanks Jocelyn! We're going to Three Counties too -already getting nervous! At least we'll be able to support each other! I mainly entered Open shows w…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-04-29:865021:Comment:10964982013-04-29T09:26:50.525ZJean Lippetthttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JeanLippett
<p>I mainly entered Open shows within 40 miles for my first year with Bella, and went to ringcraft every week. It was about 20 years since I'd last showed a setter so I only knew a handful of old-timers. We won most of our puppy classes ( mind you the entry numbers were rarely over three in our class) and a few Gundog puppy groups but mainly we met the Irish Setter folk in our area and learned a lot from their advice. And we ended up with a confidence-boosting wall of rosettes.</p>
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<p>I mainly entered Open shows within 40 miles for my first year with Bella, and went to ringcraft every week. It was about 20 years since I'd last showed a setter so I only knew a handful of old-timers. We won most of our puppy classes ( mind you the entry numbers were rarely over three in our class) and a few Gundog puppy groups but mainly we met the Irish Setter folk in our area and learned a lot from their advice. And we ended up with a confidence-boosting wall of rosettes.</p>
<p>Going to Championship shows for the past year was like going up to Big School, it seemed as if everyone was mates and we hardly knew anyone. At the same time Bella was a stubborn teenager doing things her way so we hardly ever got placed - I thought of it as learning to lose. I was starting to despair when our affix partner took her in hand and made her show herself well - there's something to be said for 40 year's experience! And now I'm beginning to know a lot of people myself, and am learning a lot from the ringside. I still show her at Open Shows and we actually have fun now.</p>
<p>The weather at WELKS was extraordinary, four seasons in a day. It almost depended on the minute you were in the ring and how the winds were blowing how well you did. We ended up in a head-to-head with Bella's litter sister in Graduate, I think it was close but finally she came first and we were second - I was as thrilled for her as I would have been if we'd come first, family's family.</p>
<p></p> Well done trish!! even if you…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-04-29:865021:Comment:10961592013-04-29T08:10:59.763ZChristine Pullenhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/ChristinePullen
<p>Well done trish!! even if you didn't show Bess as you say it is good for you to see from the outside as well, you can ;ean w alot from watching!! Good for her to get used to being handled by different people. Jocelyn...so sorry things didn't work out for you at Whelks.....we had a three hour drive too and George was very sick when we arrived but recovered well. He did well in the ring but didn't get placed and nor did our other two!!! But they did their best and that's all one can…</p>
<p>Well done trish!! even if you didn't show Bess as you say it is good for you to see from the outside as well, you can ;ean w alot from watching!! Good for her to get used to being handled by different people. Jocelyn...so sorry things didn't work out for you at Whelks.....we had a three hour drive too and George was very sick when we arrived but recovered well. He did well in the ring but didn't get placed and nor did our other two!!! But they did their best and that's all one can ask. Merlin did get 3rd in Good Citizen so we came away with something but i can understand how disheartenng it can be especially after a long journey and getting them all ready etc. Forget Whelks and just look forward to the next show, the photos of your dogs are lovely so am sure it will come.....</p> 3rd out of five in junior tod…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-04-28:865021:Comment:10963202013-04-28T18:33:06.803ZTrish Haillhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TrishHaill
3rd out of five in junior today! And 4th (out of 4) in yearling.<br />
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But I can't take the credit. I took her in the ring and she started playing me up. Gill, who grooms Bess was there and came up to me and said I ought to start being firmer with her - or she'd take her in herself! :0). So I said she was welcome to - we changed places, and of course Bess didn't dare play her up! I was pleased with the result though.<br />
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And the Gill took her lovely boy into the Open class, came first and the won best…
3rd out of five in junior today! And 4th (out of 4) in yearling.<br />
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But I can't take the credit. I took her in the ring and she started playing me up. Gill, who grooms Bess was there and came up to me and said I ought to start being firmer with her - or she'd take her in herself! :0). So I said she was welcome to - we changed places, and of course Bess didn't dare play her up! I was pleased with the result though.<br />
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And the Gill took her lovely boy into the Open class, came first and the won best of breed!!<br />
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So a good day all round. It was useful for me seeing how Bess looks in the ring. Lol! I must admit I was start…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2013-04-24:865021:Comment:10956032013-04-24T10:11:02.818ZTrish Haillhttp://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TrishHaill
Lol! I must admit I was starting to think about giving up - but now I can't wait for the next show!! I don't think we'll be empire building though. Unless we move .......?
Lol! I must admit I was starting to think about giving up - but now I can't wait for the next show!! I don't think we'll be empire building though. Unless we move .......?