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How many Irish Setters do you have?: 2

How long have you owned Irish Setters?: 3 years

About Me:: Had Irish Setters in 80/90s . Sarted full time work as the setters aged and died I never replaced them due to work commitments.
My work load has eased somewhat hence buying another Irish and hopefully another one on the way

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Posted on September 21, 2010 at 9:55am 2 Comments 0 Favorites

Hi Everyone can anyone offer help. One of our Irish is comming up 1 year old. From day one he has come to his name and whistle.

About three months ago he discoverd the joys of absconding (3 1/2 hrs being the longest). Whilst he is in a enclosed field we have no problem once he sees an open area of fields he's off, nose to the ground he never lifts his head to see where we are totally ignores all calls and whistles. Its sheer luck when we catch him.

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At 2:01pm on August 16, 2009, pat predeth said…: Hi Liz ,,or should I say Mrs Firewitch Manhatton,,its been a long time,, are you still mending broken bones or sticking plasters onto people ??,,when I went into Cleckheaton I used to keep a lookout for you ,,gosh such a lot has happened over the years,,how many shows have you been to ?? I no longer have any setters ,but I still have some dogs,,I was poorly a few years back and found I couldnt cope with the setters,,I was showing a young dog Wynjil Gamesman he got a cooked chicken from the working surface and during the night a bone pieced his tummy and I couldent do anything to save him it was to late,a month later I lost a 9yr with cushing,that left me with a 13 1/2yr old lady, in the mean time I had got a Schipperke he was to keep Digby ,,the Wynjil,, dog company it just goes to show you cant rely on anything in life,,if you would like to ring me at some time its,,,01274 871091,,it would be great to catch up on old times,,,,,take care look forward to hearing from you,,,Pat x

At 8:42am on September 16, 2009, pat predeth said…: HI Liz sorry I cant make Darlington going to Cromer for 3wks thats the beauty of being retired ,,I had a chat to Carol who is judging [hounds] she has asked for a few schedules so will make sure you get one, or the details,,have a good day at Darlington, be in touch,,take care Pat x

At 10:34am on September 19, 2009, Liz Staveley-Churton said…: Hi there not sure I am going, got bit of a cold not sure how its going to go.Tobias has had upset tummy for a few days dont want to take him if hes still got trots. I guess I willl see you when I se you. LIZ

At 10:13am on September 21, 2010, Tina Clamp said…: Hi liz
I hate to say it but it took me until the age of three for my Irish MIa decided that she was going to be caught. I must admit the longest it took me to catch her was 2 hours so i think you now have the record. x

At 10:26am on September 21, 2010, Chantal McIlveen-Wright said…: Hi Liz,

Fortunately I never had this problem, but I was told that when this happens, we should "re-train" them, that is going out with your pocket full of treats and starting again to let them go just a couple a metres, call them, give them a treat, and increase little by little the distance AND the time between calls.
Good luck, as setters can be very strong minded as we know!!!!
Chantal

At 4:49pm on June 24, 2011, Maggie Smith said…: Hi Liz just thinking about you - how are things?

At 4:50pm on July 26, 2011, Maggie Smith said…: Happy Birthday Liz - hope you have had a great dayx