I ♥ my Irish Red Setter.

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Comment by kathie jo ottinger on July 26, 2009 at 11:48pm

Read the Big Red stories growing up so I always wanted an Irish but did not have the time for one. My first dog as an adult was an Aussie and had four more over the years they are a wonderful breed and very sweet I was lucky and none of mine were hyper they are happy just spending their day with me. When I turned 50 I finally looked into an Irish and after researching breeders in the area I got Scout three years ago. Even though I lost him to illness last year I knew there was no other breed I want in my life at this time. They are so gentle and loving. Not that my Aussies aren't Lady has been my girl since the day she was born (from a litter I breed) I knew she was the one. Tiz was a plain Jane offered to me by a friend and we were partners in agility until three years ago when she retired.

The boys have been so much fun they do not take anything seriously except for birds. Everything has been a game. Even when you are trying to be firm they turn it around. So many times I end up laughing at something when I should be letting them know what they are doing is completly not exceptable.

Kathie Jo

In my experience both breeds are similar in many was just not in looks.

Comment by Sharyn Latchford on July 26, 2009 at 5:53pm

How did you come to get Irish after having Aussies?....be a bit of a difference..

Yeah I have found the girls to be far more bossy then the boys......heheheh always about them

Sharyn

Comment by kathie jo ottinger on July 26, 2009 at 5:22pm

Both of my Irish's have been boys and I think boys tend to be mommy boys. Scout was more then Hawk is. Hawk is more busy entertaining himself then Scout was also. My girls Aussies' are 14 and 11 so Hawk makes up games when they will not play or get too bossy with him.

Comment by Sharyn Latchford on July 26, 2009 at 4:33pm

I am sure the Aussies are just as cute as the Irish......

I have one older girl Henna who has turned 9 and a younger boy who has just turned 2........this is the first time I have had a boy always had girls......& he is such a Mumma's boy......He is related to Jackies Seamus....half brothers I think

Sharyn

Comment by kathie jo ottinger on July 25, 2009 at 2:23pm

Welcome Sharyn and your two lovelys. I only have one irish but I have to aussies that pretend they are irish.

Comment by Sharyn Latchford on July 25, 2009 at 1:47am

Hi all...this sounds like a fun group to join...where we all love and spoilt our Irish.:-))

I have two beautiful "kids" that I adore.....

Sharyn, Henna & Finnegan

Comment by kathie jo ottinger on June 22, 2009 at 4:00pm

Hawk is now 7 months and he has started to follow new girls (dogs) he meets at the park and cleaning them any susgestions on this? Should I be stopping him from doing this or just letting the girls go after him when they get tired of it?

Comment by kathie jo ottinger on June 18, 2009 at 9:43pm

Lovely story Jacky, your Shannon must of been a very sweet girl.

Comment by Jacky on June 18, 2009 at 9:25pm

My Seamus loves to snap at & chase flies, but he never seems to catch any! Reading the other lovely stories below reminded me of my first setter, Shannon. We had free range chickens at home, and they would lay their eggs in the garden. Often you would go out & see Shannon walking around with very puffy cheeks. She was carrying around an egg! Never broke them (that we saw!) just carried them around, you could go up to her & put your hand out & say spit it out & out it would come!! She loved other animals, maybe she was just looking after the eggs??

Comment by Sandra Mather on June 16, 2009 at 2:19am

I had a setter once who used to chase the flies. The cats used to look at him as if to say hey thats our job.He ate them also.As for Bees the same dog got stung by a bee and avoided them.

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