What was your first Irish Setter encounter? - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T06:45:48Zhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/865021:Topic:350?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A969470&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy first introduction to Sett…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-08-13:865021:Comment:9776862012-08-13T13:14:08.045ZJulia Gracehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JuliaGrace
<p>My first introduction to Setters was as a six year old girl. A friend in my class at primary school, her mother had a IS stud dog and her mother used to bring him along when she picked her daughter up from school and I was fascinated by him, both is beauty and his character.</p>
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<p>Circumstances weren't right for almost 18 years, either financially or time wise for me to get a Setter and then my mum decided she'd bite the bullet and get one herself, he's now been 'adopted' by me as…</p>
<p>My first introduction to Setters was as a six year old girl. A friend in my class at primary school, her mother had a IS stud dog and her mother used to bring him along when she picked her daughter up from school and I was fascinated by him, both is beauty and his character.</p>
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<p>Circumstances weren't right for almost 18 years, either financially or time wise for me to get a Setter and then my mum decided she'd bite the bullet and get one herself, he's now been 'adopted' by me as her circumstances have changed so he is now on a 'custody agreement' with both me and her :-D.</p>
<p>I can honestly say that I don't think I would ever have any other breed, I am a complete and utter super fan of the breed because as far as I am concerned, they have the whole package :-).</p> Our last dog had crossed the…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-08-09:865021:Comment:9759472012-08-09T03:12:47.710ZJudith M. Meekhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JudithMMeek
<p>Our last dog had crossed the Rainbow Bridge. We were planning on going to the local shelter to adopt a dog. At the time, my sister had a co-worker who had a friend who was trying to rehome an Irish Setter. My sister called me and said we could get an AKC registered, show Irish Setter who was 13 months old. Well, I did not want an Irish Setter----I had heard they were stupid, hyper, all the really awful doggie traits. It turned out the dog's owner was having no luck in rehoming him (his…</p>
<p>Our last dog had crossed the Rainbow Bridge. We were planning on going to the local shelter to adopt a dog. At the time, my sister had a co-worker who had a friend who was trying to rehome an Irish Setter. My sister called me and said we could get an AKC registered, show Irish Setter who was 13 months old. Well, I did not want an Irish Setter----I had heard they were stupid, hyper, all the really awful doggie traits. It turned out the dog's owner was having no luck in rehoming him (his name was Romeo) and was planning on having him put down. I did not want that on me, so I agreed to take him. It tuned out, we were his fourth family and he had been abused. He turned out to be the most loving, wonderful dog. When he crossed over the Rainbow Bridge, we went to Irish Setter rescue to give another animal a home. They are truly great dogs. I think the most loving I've ever encountered.</p>
<p></p> I love this poem....I had a c…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-27:865021:Comment:9724742012-07-27T16:41:09.075ZTorie Lancasterhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/TorieLancaster
<p>I love this poem....I had a china mug with it printed on one side and a picture of a setters head on the other,unfortunately, I am a bit clumsy when it comes to china mugs and it ended up hitting the tiled floor in my kitchen :((</p>
<p>I love this poem....I had a china mug with it printed on one side and a picture of a setters head on the other,unfortunately, I am a bit clumsy when it comes to china mugs and it ended up hitting the tiled floor in my kitchen :((</p> Amentag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-27:865021:Comment:9724352012-07-27T15:38:02.330Zrob winemakerhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/robwinemaker
<p>Amen</p>
<p>Amen</p> When God had made the earth a…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-27:865021:Comment:9723412012-07-27T15:29:54.682ZAngela Clarkehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/AngelaClarke
<p>When God had made the earth and sky, <br></br>The flowers and the trees, <br></br>He then made all the animals, <br></br>And all the birds and bees. <br></br><br></br>And when His work was finished, <br></br>Not one was quite the same, <br></br>He said: I'll walk this earth of mine, <br></br>And give each one a name. <br></br><br></br>And so He travelled land and sea, <br></br>And everywhere He went, <br></br>A little creature followed Him, <br></br>Until his strenght was spent. <br></br><br></br>When all were named upon the earth, <br></br>And in the…</p>
<p>When God had made the earth and sky, <br/>The flowers and the trees, <br/>He then made all the animals, <br/>And all the birds and bees. <br/><br/>And when His work was finished, <br/>Not one was quite the same, <br/>He said: I'll walk this earth of mine, <br/>And give each one a name. <br/><br/>And so He travelled land and sea, <br/>And everywhere He went, <br/>A little creature followed Him, <br/>Until his strenght was spent. <br/><br/>When all were named upon the earth, <br/>And in the sky and sea, <br/>The little creature said: "Dear Lord, <br/>There's not one left for me!" . <br/><br/>The Father smiled and softly said: <br/>"I"ve left you till the end, <br/>I"ve turned my own name back to front, <br/>And called you "DOG", my friend. <br/><br/><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Found this on a previous discussion</span></p> "all the rest are just 'dogs'…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-27:865021:Comment:9723352012-07-27T13:28:04.240Zrob winemakerhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/robwinemaker
<p>"all the rest are just 'dogs'"</p>
<p>I've said that for along time but most people don't believe me.</p>
<p>One of my guys now is sort of mixed up and nervous but he's our special child w/ special needs. A hunting dog trainer I know took a look at him and said " That guy wants to hunt." He's just not directed in that area.</p>
<p>You should see him snatch frisbees though.</p>
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<p>"all the rest are just 'dogs'"</p>
<p>I've said that for along time but most people don't believe me.</p>
<p>One of my guys now is sort of mixed up and nervous but he's our special child w/ special needs. A hunting dog trainer I know took a look at him and said " That guy wants to hunt." He's just not directed in that area.</p>
<p>You should see him snatch frisbees though.</p>
<p></p> As I said before.....''those…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-27:865021:Comment:9722512012-07-27T10:27:14.264ZDee Rancehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DeeRance
<p>As I said before.....''those places'' at that time were the only place most of us thought of getting a puppy.....puppy farms that is.....I bet there are many more on this site that had this kind of ''start'' in dogs, but boy look at us now.....lol </p>
<p>As I said before.....''those places'' at that time were the only place most of us thought of getting a puppy.....puppy farms that is.....I bet there are many more on this site that had this kind of ''start'' in dogs, but boy look at us now.....lol </p> OK my first encounter with Ir…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-27:865021:Comment:9721372012-07-27T07:34:08.344ZAnn Millingtonhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Vollut
<p>OK my first encounter with Irish Setters.... We had, unwisely of course, bought a border Collie - for the children - from a Puppy Farm in Wales (how bad is that?) Dylan was a poor mixed up nervous wreck, tho' we loved him and got used to his crazy ways.</p>
<p>One day in 1967, we were coming home from school when we saw an Irish Setter snoozing in the sun in the front door porch. We stopped to look at it (we were always stopping to look at things on the way home from school - 4 kids aged…</p>
<p>OK my first encounter with Irish Setters.... We had, unwisely of course, bought a border Collie - for the children - from a Puppy Farm in Wales (how bad is that?) Dylan was a poor mixed up nervous wreck, tho' we loved him and got used to his crazy ways.</p>
<p>One day in 1967, we were coming home from school when we saw an Irish Setter snoozing in the sun in the front door porch. We stopped to look at it (we were always stopping to look at things on the way home from school - 4 kids aged 4, 5, 6, & 8. Anyway this Setter got up,stretched and strolled to the gate, wagging her tail and gently accepting the admiration and caressing in an elegant, graceful way. "The next dog we have will be an Irish Setter." we said.... and so it was, the Empire was created and we plunged into serious dogdom.... and there really is only one breed, Irish Setters - all the rest are just 'dogs'.</p> I know, and I have been worki…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-26:865021:Comment:9720562012-07-26T10:32:32.528ZDee Rancehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/DeeRance
<p>I know, and I have been working hard to get these places closed down fully....people like myself (at the time) only think that you can get puppies in this way....we also have the problem of bad breeders...(don't get me on that subject either) give the rest of us a really bad name, and churn out puppies like they are very expensive sausages.. </p>
<p>I wish that I could have kept her and made her last few days/weeks comfortable....but the £39 represented about a week and a half wages for my…</p>
<p>I know, and I have been working hard to get these places closed down fully....people like myself (at the time) only think that you can get puppies in this way....we also have the problem of bad breeders...(don't get me on that subject either) give the rest of us a really bad name, and churn out puppies like they are very expensive sausages.. </p>
<p>I wish that I could have kept her and made her last few days/weeks comfortable....but the £39 represented about a week and a half wages for my husband and myself and unfortunately it came down to money....as I said I have always felt guilty about taking her back....so very sad...</p> We spent several years puttin…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-07-26:865021:Comment:9720862012-07-26T09:41:15.482ZJean Lippetthttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JeanLippett
<p>We spent several years putting all our energy into building our business in London and it took a while for that to be stable enough to share our home with a dog. My husband was desperate to have an Irish Setter as he'd always missed his beloved August. 'How big do they get?' I asked him. 'Oh, well . . . sort of . . . up to your knees' he lied. We found our puppy but couldn't see his parents as the breeder was in the middle of moving house and a friend was taking care of the litter for…</p>
<p>We spent several years putting all our energy into building our business in London and it took a while for that to be stable enough to share our home with a dog. My husband was desperate to have an Irish Setter as he'd always missed his beloved August. 'How big do they get?' I asked him. 'Oh, well . . . sort of . . . up to your knees' he lied. We found our puppy but couldn't see his parents as the breeder was in the middle of moving house and a friend was taking care of the litter for her. A week later we took Hero, the puppy, back to see his family and bombard the breeder with our ignorant pet owner questions and worries. We had had a lucky break. That breeder was Pat Rutherford and the family were the famous Clonageeras. As we walked in, the dogs all tumbled out of the back door and the most gorgeous animal I'd ever seen ran to me and leapt up and flung his forearms round my shoulders. I was looking up at Sh. Ch. Clonageera Tyrone, and I was in love. Twenty-three years on, our house is presently home to four and a quarter Clonageeras and they still amaze me with their beauty, inside and out.</p>