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- How many Irish Setters do you have?
- 10
- How long have you owned Irish Setters?
- Since I was three years old, with just a few years off in the middle
- About Me:
- I am a third generation Irish fancier - for my Granddad and Dad there has never been another breed of family hunting dog. When I was just three years old my father went to the SPCA to get a "small dog" for the family and came home with a beautiful Irish Setter who was the victim of a divorce. She was registered as Lady Barbara of Shannon. Wasn't Barbie a fitting name for a little girl's Irish? Barbie was with us for nearly 16 years and was not only our family's companion but my father's hunting dog as well. As an adult I did dabble in Belgian Tervuren for a few years before returning to my "roots" so to speak.
My husband Ken and I farm in British Columbia. In addition to the dogs, we have two Paso Fino horses, two Peruvian Pasos, a donkey, and a new baby mule. We also have Katahdin and Dorper sheep as well as crosses, goats, a few chickens, Dexter cattle, rabbits and grow hay; we breed Irish Setters, plus have an Australian Cattle dog and a Great Pyrenese who work the sheep. The Great Pyrenese is just six months old and we hope to show her when she stops growing like a teeter totter! LOL!
We are active in conformation and field events with our Irish Setters, and are really striving to produce a line of Irish that is first and foremost a great family dog and is also equally at home in the show ring or the field.
We have a new website with links to our old one, I try to keep it up to date by letting my webmaster Dotti Fowler have recent information...
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- http://www.russellirish.com
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It has been ages...
Since I was on here Raisin finished her American Dual Championship, her Canadian Amateur Field trial Championship, and her American Companion Dog title - she is now Am DC Can Ch AFTCH Highfeather Raise 'N A Ruckus Am CD MH Can CD FDX.
Saeterelva's Russell JH got two passes on his CKC Field Dog title and a couple of placements at CKC shooting dog stakes.
Russell's Jack of All Trades is doing well on his quest for a CKC show champions… Continue
Posted on December 23, 2008 at 12:07pm —
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Hi All, Been ages since I was here, need to catch up on the topics and such. Our litter of seven by Carousel's Just for Fun out of Can Ch Palarset's Spring Fling has begun to go to their new homes. We are keeping the pink girl - tentatively her name is Russell's Isobel - not sure yet, call her Belle, or Izzy, or???? Need to live with her awhile longer to see what suits her. My husband Ken is going to co-own her so he got to choose her name. We have one girl left in that litter, she is a delig
… ContinuePosted on September 12, 2007 at 12:32pm —
BUSY BUSY BUSY
This group looks FANTASTIC, but oh my goodness where will I find the time to keep up. If it seems I am ignoring anyone please forgive me, we are crazy busy at this time of year.
Right now we have seven beautiful pups at our house 4 girls and 3 boys; they are by Laurice's Mays' lovely boy Jester - Carousel's Just For Fun and out of Pam Legault's Can Ch Palarset's Spring Fling. Spring is a daughter of my boy Murphy BISS Can Am Int'l Ch Cairncross Russells Talisman, so I am really ple
… ContinuePosted on July 18, 2007 at 2:02pm — 2 Comments
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- At 4:55pm on December 24, 2008,
Gennadi said… - Yeap. the world is small one!
I heard about Stanislav (Stan) Tregub, but I wonder he is in Canada now and selling Laima's puppies in Moscow at the same time? How can it be? :)
- At 8:38am on August 10, 2007,
watergirl0153226 said…
- What a great picture of you and your puppy family!
Enjoy your litter. They grow so fast.
Barb Janicek
- At 5:20am on August 9, 2007,
ursula wilby said…
- Hello Susan! Seems to be you and me with pictures of foals/mules in our collection of photos!
Greetings from Sweden.
- At 8:47am on August 2, 2007,
Christiane Lohmann said…
- Hi !
Sorry, my pc broke down and all I can do now, is between work in the gunshop.
Hopefully back online with better pc and new homepage soon.
Was asked about german pedigrees same day. Will help asap, but gave already some details;-)))
Nevertheless, you can forward my email adres and use all infos.
Best regards from Germany
Christiane
- At 8:26pm on July 18, 2007,
Susan Russell-Matsumoto said…
- Yes we have a few babes here! We are awaiting this year's final babies, two ewes left to lamb out, then weaning the older ones begins...one time I am glad we still live at the farm down the road! NOISY time! I'll add a photo of Ken with Aiko taking her first steps - she has grown so much in two weeks, but oh so cute! Of all the babies I have to say she is the cutest. She plays tag with us!
- At 1:57pm on July 18, 2007,
Wendy Czarnecki said…
- Hi Susan and welcome to the site. Isn't this fun! I've been doing setters for so long, it's hard for me to write a short summary. And of course I love to tell (and listen to) good stories about the dogs. This breed is so special! Bring on the tales!
Wendy
- At 12:20pm on July 16, 2007,
Jelena Kreitmayer said… - Hi Susan!
Welcome to the group! Looking forward to seeing great hunting pictures of the dogs :))))))
Jelena
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