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- How many Irish Setters do you have?
- 2 IR&WS
- How long have you owned Irish Setters?
- 3 years
- About Me:
- Falconry was my number one pastime and the next stage three years ago was to add a dog to my hunting team. It would be more accurate to describe myself as an Austringer as at present I have not progressed to flying a Falcon and Hunt with a Red-tailed hawk. I had always loved Irish Setters and had admired R&W at Game Fairs and so decided after lots of research to take on Toby from IR&WS Rescue and the rest as the say is history. Two years ago I joined the IR&WSC of GB and their Working Together group and have been on the Working Sub Comity for a year trying to help increase the numbers involved in working this under rated breed in the UK. As of 26/08/09 I also have Bier an IR&WS pup born 30/05/09 so who nose where he will lead me.
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Exactly why I asked the question as I have no idea how Trials are run outside the UK. In the UK official Kennel Club registered Field Trials are split into Stakes and rounds. You might have a Confined Stakes (single breed), Open Stakes for any bre...
Hi Susan
Well done with Glen and excellent pictures as always. Have had a look on Picasa and would have made a mistake with the Orange ES. That dog looks so much like an IR&W. Glen Retrieving freshly shot game too, you must be so pleased. Please t...
Hi Margaret
I just tried and YES I CAN but not with quite so much aplomb. Lovely pictures, I though one was enough with Brier. You must have your hands full. When are their birthdays, Brier's (Dalriach Osprey) was born 30th May so he is 4 month 2 ...
What so wonderful puppies. Lovely photos!
Brier looks as if he was quite cheeky ;-))) they make a nice pair! Hope they're getting on well together and that you're getting more sleep now!
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- At 4:35am on October 29, 2009,
colette tuite said…
- Hi Dave ,I have left a comment for you but it is on Susan Stones blog re field trials in Germany on 4th and 5th of October.Hope it might help Regards
Colette
- At 5:31am on October 24, 2009,
Catherine Carter said…
- Hi Dave,
I have just read your comment about training sessions.We do have training sessions organised in the UK for setters and pointers only. I did put a blog about it a few weeks ago. Also Pat ( on this list) is very involved about these events and owns a red and white Irish herself. Regards, Catherine.
- At 4:05am on October 10, 2009,
Ossian said…
- Hi Dave - havent heard much from you. Brier keeping you busy?
- At 9:16am on September 25, 2009,
Dee Rance said…
- Well think of that X 14 and that is what my house has been like over the past 8 weeks, they all go to their new homes at the weekend. I think that I will miss them...a bit like a hole in the head. but I will actually miss all of them just playing together, they can get so loud, and I know what you mean about the older one. Jas seems to have got a new lease of life as well charging around the garden like a puppy. When it is one on one I think that she will be playing with my new boy as well. Hope that you all have hours of healthy fun. Just loved the pictures, they both looked so happy. Dee and the gang
- At 3:23pm on September 10, 2009,
Ossian said…
- Love the pictures Dave - all going well?
I will see Briar's litter mate tomorrow. They are growing like weeds!
Guide dog puppies are taught from six weeks to "busy" and this is invaluable for focussing all those little butterfly thoughts when they are ambling round the garden. I still use that cue with my pups.
Do be careful waving sticks around setters - they move their head so quickly that you can catch an eye. I had a rolled up newspaper for effect and caught my bitch in the face. That was an expensive mistake which resulted in me having to have an ulcer removed from her cornea.
If I hadnt used positive reinforcement with the red and white I imagine he would still be bu****eing off on recall yet but we cracked that one with a lot of patience and now I couldnt ask for a better response. If dog training was easy it wouldnt be fun but I always think that 90% of the problem with the dog is the owner
- At 4:03pm on September 1, 2009,
Cornelia Hahn said… - Don't misunderstand me, Dave, I use a lot of positive reinforcement and as a teacher of a difficult musical instrument, such as the cello, you could say that patience is my middle name. And yes - it was a well planned last resource after walking around with a hurting hip for several months. The twig did nearly not touch her thigh but the swoosh and the suddenness underlining my shout did make her turn around very quickly and a bit bedazzled. Ah - and it is relaxed walking now - most of the time at least.
- At 2:06pm on September 1, 2009,
Nicole Wilson said…
- oh dear, I'm sure he'll settle in in no time :-)) With Busby it was more having to get up at night and standing outside in the garden in the freezing air (in November) in my pyjamas waiting for Busby to 'go' that exhausted me :-)) It doesn't last that long, though, and hopefully you'll also have lots of great moments with Brier. Him being from working lines I totally sympathise with you and I can imagine what he's like ;-)) Hopefully you'll be able to come to the training in February....
We're going to get our wee boy in the end of next month. Still a bit to go....
- At 1:14am on September 1, 2009,
Cornelia Hahn said…
- Thanks Dave for your comment. It does confirm to me that a setter can't be trained only with positive reinforcement - as they tell you in school (!) - and that we are on our right way: Two days ago, I confronted her notorious leash pulling with a small twig from the woods - not to hurt her, but to give her a fright together with my 'no' - she tested only one second time and then we had a relaxed two k's walk back home. At home or when we take her with to friends, to a restaurant or even a seminar, she's ever so well behaved. People tell me that you don't even notice there is a dog underneath the table.
- At 3:07am on August 31, 2009,
colette tuite said…
- Congratulations on your new arrival.I think you have chosen well.Margarets stock are usually of a nice type and having looked at the pedigree see you have quite a lot of John Kerrs breeding (rushfields) stock .He has produced good working irish setters as well as r/w ever since i came to trials almost certainly for over 40 years.I notice you have some of the background lines of my mothers first red and white (Bawnru Miranda of rua)who wun awards at trials.via Cladamar take my breath away.as well as Jim Sherridans stock.I would predict great things from him with his illustrious ancestory.
I hope you have a lot of fun with him and look forward to seeing you at some trials in the future.
We will make contact eventually.If you need any advice will be pleased to help if i can.
- At 1:44am on August 31, 2009,
Cornelia Hahn said…
- Oh I can remember the sleepless nights! Joy was such an energetic bundle that we were on our way back to Susan (!) - nowadays Joy is nicely tucked up in her basked in a corner of our room. Outdoors however is another question and I somtimes wished, I had the help of a well trained dog like Toby besides her.
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