Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T11:27:40ZAlenka Pokornhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/pikica06https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1950748451?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=pikica06&feed=yes&xn_auth=noKeba - RIPtag:irishsetters.ning.com,2024-03-25:865021:Topic:13626202024-03-25T01:57:25.429ZAlenka Pokornhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/pikica06
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<p>I haven't been here in a really long time but just wanted to share that Keba and Rooker turned 13 yesterday. I am so blessed to still have them both but will say that 2 senior dogs is rather trying at times - emotionally, physically and financially. They each have their ( ha, me too ) share of issues and we take every day as it comes. I wish I could share a recent photo but I ditched the cell phone 4 years ago. We have some old blog posts up if you care to take a peek.</p>
<p>So from Keba…</p>
<p>I haven't been here in a really long time but just wanted to share that Keba and Rooker turned 13 yesterday. I am so blessed to still have them both but will say that 2 senior dogs is rather trying at times - emotionally, physically and financially. They each have their ( ha, me too ) share of issues and we take every day as it comes. I wish I could share a recent photo but I ditched the cell phone 4 years ago. We have some old blog posts up if you care to take a peek.</p>
<p>So from Keba and Rooker and myself, lots of hugs and treats to our feathered friends that bring us so much joy in a trying world.</p>
<p>Best to all</p>
<p>Rob</p> Criadores de setters irlandesestag:irishsetters.ning.com,2023-09-18:865021:Topic:13606622023-09-18T08:32:11.801ZAlenka Pokornhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/pikica06
¿Alguien puede recomendar un buen criador de setters irlandeses en España? Idealmente n Andalucia, pero también podría desplazarme a otros sitios si encuentro mi próximo setter.<br />
Gracias!
¿Alguien puede recomendar un buen criador de setters irlandeses en España? Idealmente n Andalucia, pero también podría desplazarme a otros sitios si encuentro mi próximo setter.<br />
Gracias! How do I put weight on Joytag:irishsetters.ning.com,2022-07-03:865021:Topic:13543822022-07-03T21:32:04.111ZAlenka Pokornhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/pikica06
<p>Joy has been really ill. She is on a liquid diet and I need to her weight back on her. She has lost 7kg. Any advice appreciated. Thank you</p>
<p>Joy has been really ill. She is on a liquid diet and I need to her weight back on her. She has lost 7kg. Any advice appreciated. Thank you</p> Active Breeders in New Zealandtag:irishsetters.ning.com,2021-10-21:865021:Topic:13507642021-10-21T09:24:40.349ZAlenka Pokornhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/pikica06
<p>For some reason, we can't find anyone in NZ who plans to breed Irish in the foreseeable future. We had a great "Gang of 4", and through genetic issues & old age, it is now a "Gang of 1", and he so misses his mates.</p>
<p>If anyone is either planning to breed, or knows someone who may breed soon, can they please contact me. </p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Andrew</p>
<p>For some reason, we can't find anyone in NZ who plans to breed Irish in the foreseeable future. We had a great "Gang of 4", and through genetic issues & old age, it is now a "Gang of 1", and he so misses his mates.</p>
<p>If anyone is either planning to breed, or knows someone who may breed soon, can they please contact me. </p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Andrew</p> Luna stars in a commercial for Arkonik Land Rover Defenders.tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2021-06-24:865021:Topic:13491222021-06-24T18:36:47.654ZAlenka Pokornhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/pikica06
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<p>One of my client does incredible renovations of classic Land Rover Defenders for the US market. </p>
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<p>I managed to persuade them to let Luna star in one of their videos. She's a natural performer. </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4tg6P_LZmU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4tg6P_LZmU</a></p>
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<p>One of my client does incredible renovations of classic Land Rover Defenders for the US market. </p>
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<p>I managed to persuade them to let Luna star in one of their videos. She's a natural performer. </p>
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<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4tg6P_LZmU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4tg6P_LZmU</a></p>
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<p></p> no more photostag:irishsetters.ning.com,2021-02-19:865021:Topic:13374542021-02-19T12:51:19.759ZAlenka Pokornhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/pikica06
<p>Hi! echoing Cornelia, and despite i could till a couple of weeks ago, I cannot see any photo either, not even my photos.. </p>
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<p>Is there any way we can solve this problem? Thanks and all the best to everyone! XXX Silvia y Oberon</p>
<p>Hi! echoing Cornelia, and despite i could till a couple of weeks ago, I cannot see any photo either, not even my photos.. </p>
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<p>Is there any way we can solve this problem? Thanks and all the best to everyone! XXX Silvia y Oberon</p> Is my 15 month old Setter girl too small?tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2020-01-28:865021:Topic:12343732020-01-28T12:34:32.579ZAlenka Pokornhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/pikica06
<p>Our little Luna is 15 months old now and we're beginning to suspect she might not be as heavy as she ought to be.</p>
<p>She was weighed a month ago at 18.2KG and again today at the same weight. She appears to have stopped growing. From internet searches the <span><span>consensus</span></span> seems to be that she should be 23-25kg by now. We had her annual health check today and the vet said she is healthy in every way, coat, teeth, eyes etc. She is roughly 60cm at the shoulder which is…</p>
<p>Our little Luna is 15 months old now and we're beginning to suspect she might not be as heavy as she ought to be.</p>
<p>She was weighed a month ago at 18.2KG and again today at the same weight. She appears to have stopped growing. From internet searches the <span><span>consensus</span></span> seems to be that she should be 23-25kg by now. We had her annual health check today and the vet said she is healthy in every way, coat, teeth, eyes etc. She is roughly 60cm at the shoulder which is fairly standard, if on the shorter end of the "normal" spectrum.</p>
<p>Luna is a very active dog. I've mentioned on another thread that she covers way more ground on walks than our friends Working Cockers or Labs. She runs around like a whippet, except for much, much longer. We're feeding her two large bowls of food a day. She's very relaxed about her "breakfast" and much more enthusiastic about her dinner.</p>
<p>Are there any Setter owners out there who could comment on whether Luna's weight is something we should be worried about?</p>
<p>We're still waiting for her to have her first season.</p>
<p>I'm afraid I don't have a current full length image of her. I'll take one asap and attach it.</p>
<p></p> Reasonable training expectations?tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2020-01-26:865021:Topic:12342712020-01-26T10:23:27.246ZAlenka Pokornhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/pikica06
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>First up, I’m wondering how well frequented and therefore useful this site is anymore. It’s a shame because there’s some great advice here from the past.</p>
<p>My wonderful intact male setter is 1 month short of being 2 years old.<br></br>He’s a generally well-behaved dog. We’ve done a lot of training with him, though perhaps not as consistently as we should have, but as much as life has allowed (no-one is perfect!).</p>
<p>One of the things we found with puppy training was how…</p>
<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>First up, I’m wondering how well frequented and therefore useful this site is anymore. It’s a shame because there’s some great advice here from the past.</p>
<p>My wonderful intact male setter is 1 month short of being 2 years old.<br/>He’s a generally well-behaved dog. We’ve done a lot of training with him, though perhaps not as consistently as we should have, but as much as life has allowed (no-one is perfect!).</p>
<p>One of the things we found with puppy training was how “blunt-instrument” the courses often were, trying to apply one-size-fits-all training techniques to all types of dogs, and was therefore maladapted to a hunting dog breed like setters. One instance springs to mind of having a class in the forest when he was about 6 months. The forest being a paradise of smells and distractions for him (which admittedly might have been the point), was way too overwhelming for an inquisitive, passionate young setter to concentrate on “sit” and “leash walk”.</p>
<p>These days his recall is pretty good and his leash walking is also pretty good. However, neither of these two most important facets are where I’d like them to be.</p>
<p>For example, our boy, in a field, if not in “hunting mode” (i.e. without a scent in the nose - we don’t hunt with him), will come straight back when called 5/6 times.<br/>This is good. I don’t want him to come back 30 seconds and a quick last pee after he’s been called. That is, when he decides to obey. As much as we got a setter for their independent and fun-loving nature there are times when he just needs to do as he’s told.</p>
<p>However, if we are out and there’s a scent, a deer or even something simply more attractive than usual he is off to chase, explore, hunt. He will come back when called but eventually, not immediately and those intervals between recall and return are growing, even if only 5 or 10 minutes. Yet there’s a lot of trouble he can get into in those 5 or 10 minutes and he’s not “under control”.</p>
<p>I’m very aware that we have a wonderful, lively passionate dog with a still strongly present hunting instinct. If I wanted a robot I would have got a German Shepherd. Still, he is living in a domestic environment and needs to conform to domestic rules, not hassling smaller dogs, coming back despite a scent or another dog to play with, walking at my side (ideally without a leash, but loose-easy is fine).</p>
<p>My question then is, putting aside the old setter excuses of irascible, fun-loving, rascal, what are reasonable training expectations to make his life easier (knowing what he has to do) and ours.<br/>Furthermore, if anyone has good training book recommendations for training hunting breeds for domestic life, recommend-away!<br/><br/></p>
<p>Thanks community!</p>