How many of you have had 'no issues' with your Setters? - Exclusively Setters2024-03-28T21:32:15Zhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/how-many-of-you-have-had-no-issues-with-your-setters?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A743915&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIssues? hmmmmm.....thinking…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-20:865021:Comment:7523652011-08-20T03:30:47.925ZSherry Millerhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SherryMiller
<p>Issues? hmmmmm.....thinking back and also including my darling Molly I have to say I do not think it was so much issues as competition for my attention. Our Irish who did not have children to compete with ( first Shilo and Molly) seem to be spoiled but pretty issue free....they each have their quirks which make them who they are( Molly hiding her borrowed socks) but not what I would call an issue. Our Irish who were raised with our girls competed I feel.........found ways to make sure the…</p>
<p>Issues? hmmmmm.....thinking back and also including my darling Molly I have to say I do not think it was so much issues as competition for my attention. Our Irish who did not have children to compete with ( first Shilo and Molly) seem to be spoiled but pretty issue free....they each have their quirks which make them who they are( Molly hiding her borrowed socks) but not what I would call an issue. Our Irish who were raised with our girls competed I feel.........found ways to make sure the attention was on them as they seldom misbehaved when I was gone but waited for me to be right in the middle of paying attention to the girls when they pulled something........and it worked! but then I learned to adjust and include the IS in everything I did here at home with the girls so issues disappeared....and the girls loved the IS being included in most things ( bedtime stories they were the pillow....bathtime they were cuddled up watching to be sure the drain did not swallow their baby. I have been lucky in not having one who had separation anxiety or destructive behavior that never stopped,,,,so I would say no to issues and yes to them just fitting into different phases of my life.</p>
<p> Intelligent? you can take that to the bank.........never have met a dog who was smarter than my Irish......they know how to get what they want when they want it and you have to get up early to keep ahead of them!! Love watching them manipulate things to their advantage....like tricking you to get you out of their chair or sofa you happened to sit on.......or borrowing your sandwich after distracting you.........it is just part of the whole package......charm, mischievous, loving, smart, and just happy go lucky most of the time. Each time I think I have seen it all they find something new to show me they know! So I would just enjoy and love them for just being Irish Setter's loving life and living it large! </p> Ha ha ha - if we're stretched…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-16:865021:Comment:7450892011-08-16T18:26:18.462ZCathy Smythehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/CathySmythe
Ha ha ha - if we're stretched out watching a film, the boys will ask to go out and when you get up to open the door, they whizz back and launch themselves on the sofa!!!!!
Ha ha ha - if we're stretched out watching a film, the boys will ask to go out and when you get up to open the door, they whizz back and launch themselves on the sofa!!!!! Clever boy!tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-16:865021:Comment:7449682011-08-16T17:51:47.921ZVal Martinhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/xn/detail/u_3k8ugkdvlpw06
Clever boy!
Clever boy! What a touching story Sue....…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-16:865021:Comment:7447702011-08-16T17:48:20.552ZVal Martinhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/xn/detail/u_3k8ugkdvlpw06
<p>What a touching story Sue........</p>
<p>I agree with the last sentence, my home will never be without an Irish Setter (or three or four!!) either.</p>
<p>What a touching story Sue........</p>
<p>I agree with the last sentence, my home will never be without an Irish Setter (or three or four!!) either.</p> I have to say my little red g…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-16:865021:Comment:7444672011-08-16T15:27:01.329ZJOANNEhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JOANNE
I have to say my little red girl, Solasdas Copper Ruse, has been a dream to live with. She is the most gentle lady, loves everyone, was easy to train both at home and for the show ring. She is a pure delight to live with and although has had no exposure to children in the house she is always the first to greet them on one of her walks. Her only fauly maybe is being rather selfish by taking up her mums side of the bed during the night :-)
I have to say my little red girl, Solasdas Copper Ruse, has been a dream to live with. She is the most gentle lady, loves everyone, was easy to train both at home and for the show ring. She is a pure delight to live with and although has had no exposure to children in the house she is always the first to greet them on one of her walks. Her only fauly maybe is being rather selfish by taking up her mums side of the bed during the night :-) Ah well, after 39 years of Ir…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-16:865021:Comment:7442152011-08-16T14:34:16.686ZSue Patersonhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/SuePaters0n
<p>Ah well, after 39 years of Irish setters, 15 in total, and usually in multiples, I can't begin to list the 'issues'! many I recognise from reading these posts, and can't help smiling! I'm still learning how to manage the issues, and find that each dog presents differently and responds to different things. Finding their motivator is usually the key, but each one develops differently. Try as I may to be one step ahead, I'm usually left running to catch up if I take my eye off the…</p>
<p>Ah well, after 39 years of Irish setters, 15 in total, and usually in multiples, I can't begin to list the 'issues'! many I recognise from reading these posts, and can't help smiling! I'm still learning how to manage the issues, and find that each dog presents differently and responds to different things. Finding their motivator is usually the key, but each one develops differently. Try as I may to be one step ahead, I'm usually left running to catch up if I take my eye off the game!</p>
<p>The thing that really gets me going is when someone says as a generalisation 'Oh they're such scatty mad dogs aren't they!' And I then launch into my stories that prove they aren't....to be honest I have had a few hooligans (I had a bit of a reputation in the ring!)...but equally some real sweethearts.</p>
<p> Only one got me to the point of almost no return. He was a total delinquent. To top it all Shea would chase his own shadow for miles, and reflected lights etc. I can pinpoint the exact time and place that it first occurred...at a show at Ardingley. There followed a year of sitting in unlit rooms at night, walking him with a head collar so he couldn't look down on sunny days etc. but finally we got him through it. What a wonderful loyal friend he was as he got older and a wonderful playmate to our grandson who had leukaemia. Two really happy go lucky youngsters together. I like to think they are playing together now at Rainbow Bridge. Their roses in our garden are 'Irish Eyes' (Shea to a T) and 'Peter Pan' for Aaron who never grew up.</p>
<p>Issues they may bring but this home will always have an Irish Setter in it, or it won't be home.</p> Great reply Finn....:-))tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-16:865021:Comment:7441132011-08-16T13:25:18.801ZVal Martinhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/xn/detail/u_3k8ugkdvlpw06
Great reply Finn....:-))
Great reply Finn....:-)) Sue, thank you! I think you h…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-16:865021:Comment:7442782011-08-16T12:51:49.169ZJulia Gracehttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JuliaGrace
Sue, thank you! I think you have to approach training Setters in a totally different way to how you would train an 'ordinary' dog because they will outwit, disobey you, answer back and generally do as they please if they sense that they can. And even if they know they can't get away with it, they will still try! It's been a long road of trial and error but I am very proud of him :o). He responds much better to praise than a telling off though and I've tried to remember that :o).
Sue, thank you! I think you have to approach training Setters in a totally different way to how you would train an 'ordinary' dog because they will outwit, disobey you, answer back and generally do as they please if they sense that they can. And even if they know they can't get away with it, they will still try! It's been a long road of trial and error but I am very proud of him :o). He responds much better to praise than a telling off though and I've tried to remember that :o). Not sure this is a real issue…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-16:865021:Comment:7439152011-08-16T12:45:03.461ZLois McCulloughhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/LoisMcCullough
Not sure this is a real issue however Hamilton managed to corner a hedgehog on the patio last night and we wouldn't have known anything about it except a very loud yelp grabbed our attention. On investigation there was Hamilton on all fours and the hedgehog peering at him pushed up against the storage box. Rescued Hamilton and the hedgehog ran off into one of the flower borders.
Not sure this is a real issue however Hamilton managed to corner a hedgehog on the patio last night and we wouldn't have known anything about it except a very loud yelp grabbed our attention. On investigation there was Hamilton on all fours and the hedgehog peering at him pushed up against the storage box. Rescued Hamilton and the hedgehog ran off into one of the flower borders. Romeo must be a setter in a m…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2011-08-15:865021:Comment:7419712011-08-15T21:10:55.025ZJames Doranhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/JAMESDORAN
<p>Romeo must be a setter in a million. I only got him when he was five years old but he has none of the issues mentioned by Val or others on this post. Rachael & Tony obviously did a fantastic job bringing him up, but i feel that he is a special character and people always comment on how he is different from the other setters they knew. The only thing i find strange about him,being a gundog breed that is,is that he will not go into the water and loud noises like gunshots agitate him. As he…</p>
<p>Romeo must be a setter in a million. I only got him when he was five years old but he has none of the issues mentioned by Val or others on this post. Rachael & Tony obviously did a fantastic job bringing him up, but i feel that he is a special character and people always comment on how he is different from the other setters they knew. The only thing i find strange about him,being a gundog breed that is,is that he will not go into the water and loud noises like gunshots agitate him. As he is my first setter,i guess i am a very lucky boy to get one so mature,well behaved and without many of the issues mentioned. Still, life is a box of chocolates....and all that! We love them no matter what....and that is all that matters.</p>