2011 smiles for Thomas

[Henk ten Klooster]

No future. No chance. That was start of 2010 for Thomas. See http://irishsetters.ning.com/profiles/blogs/therapy-setter-needs-th... Thomas is now in focus for matings with both Irish red and white setters and Irish red setters.

His owner Tonny Labohm made him after a shelter-period in my kennels into the most eyecatching Irish setter of the Netherlands, starring in the Animal Event and lately at the stand of the Irish Setter Club of the Netherlands on the Amsterdam Winners show. He caught much more attention than showsetters. "Wow, looks like setters in my youth" many a visitor said.

As well he fulfilled the Hunting course of the ISCN as one of the best (the best was his halfbrother Harry). Looks like a Rolling Stonetrick: from nowhere to anywhere. In my view one of the best setterstories for 2010/2011. 

 

Good luck to all of you! 

(Picture today taken by his owner Tonny Labohm for Irish experts. selecting candidates for the crossprogram IRSxIRWS).

[Catherine Carter]

Well Henk, this is a great story to share with us and I am very pleased for Thomas and the world of Irish Setters......let us all wish for great health for Irish setters in 2011!

[Henk ten Klooster]

Thanks Catherine.

The Thomas-type was my favourite in my youth remember Eng.Ch.Hartsbourne O'Hara and Am.Ch Milson O'Boy on the cover of The New Irish Setter, they would have no chance in shows nowadays, missing an exaggerated coat.

The public wants types like Thomas, is what Animal Event and Amsterdam Winners show showed. So lets hope for commonsense and the end in the race of inbreeding to just a few exaggerated showwinners, causing a huge lot of healthproblems.

 

[Susan Stone]

Henk, I'd be interested to see his 5-gen-pedigree, could not find it on the NL ISC website. Thanks.

[Henk ten Klooster]

Sire Echlin O'Conloch

http://setters.applegrove.net/setters/pedigree.php?Id=56002

Dam Grouse, red littersister of r&w Harry

  http://setters.applegrove.net/setters/pedigree.php?Id=52559

[Susan Stone]

Thanks!