Why do you own an Irish Setter? - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T11:02:07Zhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/865021:Topic:4199?feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi Angie - sure you are close…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-10-14:865021:Comment:233952007-10-14T17:00:31.112ZSusan Stonehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
Hi Angie - sure you are close enough - after all, you do have an Irish setter - even if it is of a patched kind:-)) I think setters in all shapes and sizes qualify! After all, their nature is loving, kind, affectionate, cheeky, vivacious, just all the things we love (and sometimes hate) about them... Next go to the theme 'what do you hate most about your Irish Setter'
Hi Angie - sure you are close enough - after all, you do have an Irish setter - even if it is of a patched kind:-)) I think setters in all shapes and sizes qualify! After all, their nature is loving, kind, affectionate, cheeky, vivacious, just all the things we love (and sometimes hate) about them... Next go to the theme 'what do you hate most about your Irish Setter' I hope it's ok that I reply t…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-10-14:865021:Comment:233912007-10-14T16:34:42.981ZAngie MacDonaldhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Winston2
I hope it's ok that I reply to this. I don't have an Irish setter, I have an Irish Red and White setter. Close enough? We had an Irish setter when I was a kid, and though I don't remember her much, I heard stories. We have always had beagles, and when we lost our old beagle last year I started researching different breeds. We visited an Irish setter breeder and an IRWS breeder and decided the IRWS would fit better. I was looking for a breed that was affectionate, active, playful, and smart. I…
I hope it's ok that I reply to this. I don't have an Irish setter, I have an Irish Red and White setter. Close enough? We had an Irish setter when I was a kid, and though I don't remember her much, I heard stories. We have always had beagles, and when we lost our old beagle last year I started researching different breeds. We visited an Irish setter breeder and an IRWS breeder and decided the IRWS would fit better. I was looking for a breed that was affectionate, active, playful, and smart. I found all that in our IRWS. Maybe someday when we have a bigger house I will get an Irish as well. They are such sweet dogs, and she learns very quickly. Very different from a beagle. Very special breed.<br />
Angie I think that each person has…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-10-05:865021:Comment:214162007-10-05T08:26:26.113ZMonique VIRYhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Moniqueviry
I think that each person has a type of dogs which it finds most beautiful, to me it is the Irish Setter. Whereas I was 8 years old, I saw " the most beautiful dog of the world " . It was necessary me to have patience not badly of years to carry out my dream and now we let us have 2 at the house of them. I like certain paintings especially those of Monnet but to have Si at its sides is to have at every moment a companion of any beauty and very attentive.
I think that each person has a type of dogs which it finds most beautiful, to me it is the Irish Setter. Whereas I was 8 years old, I saw " the most beautiful dog of the world " . It was necessary me to have patience not badly of years to carry out my dream and now we let us have 2 at the house of them. I like certain paintings especially those of Monnet but to have Si at its sides is to have at every moment a companion of any beauty and very attentive. First time when I saw irish s…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-10-04:865021:Comment:212932007-10-04T12:47:44.660ZAgnieszka Rolahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/agnieszkarola
First time when I saw irish setter was also in the cinema on Walt Disney's "Big Red" :) . I was 10 or 11 years old. Since that time I love setters more and more every day :) Their lovely character, big energy, neverending cheerfulness and gorgeous appearance. I could never stop smooching them and watching how they run.
First time when I saw irish setter was also in the cinema on Walt Disney's "Big Red" :) . I was 10 or 11 years old. Since that time I love setters more and more every day :) Their lovely character, big energy, neverending cheerfulness and gorgeous appearance. I could never stop smooching them and watching how they run. Hi Jodi - I just love the smi…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-08-15:865021:Comment:95762007-08-15T07:25:04.754ZSusan Stonehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
Hi Jodi - I just love the smiling face of your dog!
Hi Jodi - I just love the smiling face of your dog! WHY NOT!!!! I don't know of…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-08-10:865021:Comment:82862007-08-10T20:19:18.638Zjodihttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/jodi150
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WHY NOT!!!! I don't know of any other breed that has the behavior range these dogs do - they're goofy, loving, sensative, smart, active and an abundance of joy...I have always had dogs - always a setter - and see groups of dogs everyday when we go to the dog park and none of them can measure up to the only setter in the group :) That big ole heart of theirs is too endearing and a necessary element in our…
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WHY NOT!!!! I don't know of any other breed that has the behavior range these dogs do - they're goofy, loving, sensative, smart, active and an abundance of joy...I have always had dogs - always a setter - and see groups of dogs everyday when we go to the dog park and none of them can measure up to the only setter in the group :) That big ole heart of theirs is too endearing and a necessary element in our house. I love all these heart-warmin…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-08-06:865021:Comment:69992007-08-06T07:37:09.789ZSusan Stonehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SwissSusan
I love all these heart-warming, amusing, touching and also sad stories about your own personal reason for owning an Irish Setter. Throughout all the messages the love for that 'very first Setter' is so apparent. It is difficult to pick out any one reply in particular, but if you have not read Ursula Wilby's reminiscences - you must!<br />
I look forward to reading more stories from all 177 members... why not put it in your own language if not feeling too sure about the english?
I love all these heart-warming, amusing, touching and also sad stories about your own personal reason for owning an Irish Setter. Throughout all the messages the love for that 'very first Setter' is so apparent. It is difficult to pick out any one reply in particular, but if you have not read Ursula Wilby's reminiscences - you must!<br />
I look forward to reading more stories from all 177 members... why not put it in your own language if not feeling too sure about the english? I read a lot of books when I…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-08-06:865021:Comment:69582007-08-06T03:49:07.368ZMavishttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/mavimet
I read a lot of books when I was young and one of them was, of course - Big Red. I didn't think too much of it and at the time I had a small mixed breed dog, but a few years later, I met a man walking the most beautiful dog I had ever seen. I talked to him for awhile and played with his dog (of course it was an Irish Setter), and when I went home I told my parents that I would get an Irish Setter one day. It was several years after that when my 1st red dog came into my life and I was lucky…
I read a lot of books when I was young and one of them was, of course - Big Red. I didn't think too much of it and at the time I had a small mixed breed dog, but a few years later, I met a man walking the most beautiful dog I had ever seen. I talked to him for awhile and played with his dog (of course it was an Irish Setter), and when I went home I told my parents that I would get an Irish Setter one day. It was several years after that when my 1st red dog came into my life and I was lucky enough to have him for 16 wonderful years. When Red left for the Rainbow Bridge I had more dogs - mostly mixed breed and all rescues. Four years ago while taking Dakota (a springer spaniel cross) for a run & swim at the dog park, I met a man with an Irish Setter. I hadn't seen one for years and seeing and petting that beautiful dog brought all the memories of Red back. I couldn't keep the redheads off my mind and when I saw a posting for a rescue Irish Setter on a local e-mail list a few weeks later, I replied. Before I knew it, I had Chester home with me and Dakota. Chester isn't the flashy show type, but he has all the personality that I remember with Red. Im sorry to say (?) I never h…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-07-30:865021:Comment:56962007-07-30T20:27:36.757Zursula wilbyhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/mossby188
Im sorry to say (?) I never had any great longings to own an irish setter at all. When I was growing up, a german shephard was the breed I desperatly wanted but ended up getting a toy-poodle from my parents instead. I loved the poodle, taught her tons of tricks. She was terrific at tracking and amazingly easy to work with (in hindsight). But I had still set my sights on a german shephard. So when I got married, that was the dog I bought. He was great, and all I ever wanted in a dog (or so I…
Im sorry to say (?) I never had any great longings to own an irish setter at all. When I was growing up, a german shephard was the breed I desperatly wanted but ended up getting a toy-poodle from my parents instead. I loved the poodle, taught her tons of tricks. She was terrific at tracking and amazingly easy to work with (in hindsight). But I had still set my sights on a german shephard. So when I got married, that was the dog I bought. He was great, and all I ever wanted in a dog (or so I thought at the time). But then we moved from Sweden to England and he was put into quarentine for six months. I dont know what happened, but he died after two months and I was left dog-less. I tried finding a dog like my shephard and searched high and low...but then you never can find a true copy and replace one dog with another can you? I suppose I was too young to know. I then looked at labradors, at curly coated retrievers, at flat coated retrievers. But my heart was never in it...so I somehow ended up looking at a litter of irish setters (I never even wanted to look...like me? Wanting an irish setter? Never!) Well I fell instantly in love! Not with the shiny coat, not with the colour, not with the elegant look. No, I fell in love with the nature of the breed. The happiness and the kindness. And now, well over 30 years later, I still feel the same way. I could not care less if the irish setter was blue or grey, I fell in love with the inside, and that is the part I still adore.<br />
Ursula my love started when my siste…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2007-07-29:865021:Comment:53112007-07-29T20:42:56.601Zyvonnehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/taddle
my love started when my sister bought their first Irish , since i had more time i made long walks with Quantos , when i got married we wanted a dog , my husband wanted a german shepperd and i the Irish , we went to a shelter to look for a dog that we both wanted and there he was , just 1 day in the shelter , the Irish Setter Chippy and i felt in love with him , from that moment on the Setter took part of our lives , we have had 3 Irish and 1 Gordon , now we have a Irish again , a 13 months old…
my love started when my sister bought their first Irish , since i had more time i made long walks with Quantos , when i got married we wanted a dog , my husband wanted a german shepperd and i the Irish , we went to a shelter to look for a dog that we both wanted and there he was , just 1 day in the shelter , the Irish Setter Chippy and i felt in love with him , from that moment on the Setter took part of our lives , we have had 3 Irish and 1 Gordon , now we have a Irish again , a 13 months old boy , Kimmo and two Gordons , Pelle and Bear , setters will always be a part of our lives , for us the most wonderful breed