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Hunting for eternal youth - Birds for Birthday

Lets hunt for eternal youth on a twelve years birthday. No cake, but back to fields of a first point as a youngster for Echlin O'Conloch.

Front carseat to enjoy a theater of fields for youngsters after a good swim&dive scene.

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Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 28, 2010 at 6:41am — 9 Comments

That's thrilling, Thomas!

Thomas, the Irish setter from the blogpost Therapy setter needs therapy http://irishsetters.ning.com/profiles/blogs/therapy-setter-needs-therapy

had just before going to new owners a lesson in the art of pointing. He enjoyed it. You can view it on…

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Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 10, 2010 at 2:20am — No Comments

Pick your favorite pointing picture

Taken today, game: partridge, pheasant,… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 2, 2010 at 2:55pm — 15 Comments

Pup plays on point





Pup Kells enjoys her first field day

Full of surprise she stands still when her halfsister Giulla points pheasant

But hey ain't that hare much more fun

The hare outruns pup Kells

Returned, hey must be something…

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Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 2, 2010 at 2:34pm — 7 Comments

Therapy setter needs therapy



Recently I took on request of the ISCN two IRS in temporarily shelter for retraining. One of them -Thomas- was in his youth a therapy dog for mentally handicapped which he did well according to an employeee who owns a littersister. But Thomas was neglected when there was not enough staff around. Next address he lived mainly outside with his brother.



Where most of his littermates I know (the breeder died so couldn't care) are as free… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on February 2, 2010 at 7:01am — 27 Comments

She's here and there and than she's gone



She's just like snow here and there and than she's gone my new pup Kells





Loves loving the girls





Next time I'll eat your ears



More pupfun… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on January 21, 2010 at 4:10pm — 12 Comments

Digging up golden Irish setter history (2)

Near to all mysteries of Menaifron history are cleared.



The gg daughter of Edgar Rea, first breeder of Menaifrons (starting in the twenties last century) asked information to pass this on to (g)children. Your help was asked – thanks for the few responding but it is luckily not needed anymore.



Medals of Rea’s winning Irish setters in his gg daughters home now have faces with a lot of stories. She is delighted with them. Many gaps in official recorded history… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 29, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments

A puppy to start 2010 update There She Is



Can't win this







Ears can fly





Wait for me





Gogogo





Holiday on ice





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Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 29, 2009 at 5:30pm — 11 Comments

Harry’s history continues after death

Just a short note for those loving red and red and white Irish setter history. The legendary Dutch Irish red and white setter Harry from red parents died last week eleven years of age.



Harry’s history continues as maybe next week his pups will be born in Ireland. It is a repeat of the combination that gave Irish field trial champion Pallas Green Harriet. Good news after sad news for Harry’s owner Gerard Mirck and breeder Joop Harms plus Harriets trainer/owner Jim… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 29, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Digging up golden Irish setter history –help needed



Your help is needed to dig up some golden Irish setter history.



Recently a great grand daughter of the first breeder of Menaifrons, Edgar Rea, asked me to send some old material on this once famous dual kennels. This "to pass on this history to (grand) children."



Questions rise, like where does the name Menaifron comes from, what happened with kennelbooks when the second breeder Mary Holt (for a… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 27, 2009 at 4:27pm — 4 Comments

Irish setter makes life saving phonecall

The Irish setter Lyric recently made a life saving phonecall for her owner Judy when she stopped breathing in her sleep. Check for story and movie the link www.necn.com/Boston/New-England/2009/07/28/Service-dog-owner-calls-for/1248818731.html

Added by Henk ten Klooster on August 9, 2009 at 2:34pm — 2 Comments

Irish setter on the cover of a magazine



An Irish setter is on the cover of the French magazine ‘Le chasseur de Becasse’ July/August issue. It features the article ‘Le setter irlandais "fighting spirit" dans le marais’ written by Alain Damperat.



On four pages with seven pictures the working Irish setter is highlighted, focusing on Moanruad Irish setters and their breeder John Nash. The John Nash trophy is for the best Irish setter working on snipes (French:… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on August 9, 2009 at 7:17am — 9 Comments

Birddog Behind Bars for Birthday



Because of birth of birds Giulla (right) spends her third birthday behind bars.





Together with her dam Redwing White Lightning (Clancy) left and sire Echlin O’Conloch she enjoys looking between bars young life at the farm. Like eight young geese, looking what is behind those bars.









Young life as well in front of the… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on April 27, 2009 at 5:52am — 9 Comments

Partridge wins European Championship Irish setters

French bred, owned and trained Irish setters dominated international spring trials held in Sarry, in the French champagne region. But the European championship was without winners



Prize-winners were under more Urtis de la Chaume di Rigault and Apache des Sorcieres du Sancy. Both were trialed and trained for their owners by French professional trainer Daniel Munini.



Three days of trialing in French fields around start of spring provided an event… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 27, 2009 at 4:10pm — 5 Comments

Fun watching family preparing for field trials



Fresh flown over from Canada, Giulla watches family preparing for the European championship for working Irish setters in France. He takes the front seat for a good view of his home soil, the Netherlands.





His sister Giulla R. and mother Redwing White Lightning (Clancy) enter fields in an industrial area.…





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Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 8, 2009 at 3:13pm — 8 Comments

Celebrating a Setter Centennial 3: Stepping into Setterparadise



After Rex (1) came Astrid (Lady) paid for by delivering newspapers. Chasing Lady’s family meant meeting O’Cuchulains, descendants of Hartsbournes (2) stamping Dutch setter history. Reports and pictures made as thirteen years old kid show this was like stepping into setter paradise. Celebrating a Setter Centennial is sharing thrills, enjoy setters of the sixties! Especially Shandon, my favorite. If you want more… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on February 19, 2009 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments

Celebrating a Setter Centennial 2: Hartsbourne History



Many words are written over Hartsbourne and their first breeder mrs Eileen Walker. But not many pictures are published apart from traditionals (shows). Celebrating a Setter Centennial means sharing, so here on request some from around 1950. They were made by a Dutch baroness, visiting the kennels in Foresters, Stanmore Common. Most Irish, nowadays umpteen times in extended pedigrees were pictured like Popsy, Tobias,… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on February 12, 2009 at 6:56am — 25 Comments

Celebrating a setter centennial



Cleaning up old pictures, it appeared I’m celebrating a centennial in Irish setters.



Fifty years ago me (around four years) and my brother Wim emptied our saving boxes and bought Rex. His mischief inspired me to write as a kid plus making pictures, books are still there. That is why I have to thank my Irish setters because that inspiration lead to my daily bread (reporter now editor) lifelong plus interest for their history teacher of… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on February 5, 2009 at 7:07am — 19 Comments

Hey wasn't life great!



Death is the only thing sure in life but you never get used to it. She’s still on the floor now, as if in a deep sleep: Daly O’Conloch. A day after last Dutch winters day, her (grand)children racing horizons, she walking knees her eyes telling I still want to live but can’t anymore. You know what, I’ll post a picture of Summer 1994 - your puppyhood with our youngest daughter Iris. Because you never get used to death. Hey wasn’t life… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on January 12, 2009 at 11:22am — 17 Comments

Harry hits again



Red and white Irish setter ‘Harry’ born from all red parents sired a litter. Five dogs and three bitches were born end of June in the Pallas Green kennel of Gerard Mirck in Almere, the Netherlands. Congratulations to the breeder.



In a preceding litter of Harry x Craigrua Goldie, Pallas Green Harriet was born, who became the first Dutch bred and raised setter ever to win at field trials in the country of origin, Ireland, for her… Continue

Added by Henk ten Klooster on June 30, 2008 at 4:05pm — 4 Comments

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