I'm a mess tonight - Exclusively Setters2024-03-29T10:53:14Zhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/i-m-a-mess-tonight?commentId=865021%3AComment%3A1010040&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhat funn. You probably neede…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-19:865021:Comment:10122002012-12-19T19:15:09.977Zrob winemakerhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/robwinemaker
<p>What funn. You probably needed a walk after a repast like that. There must be trails in the woods? Is it a park? There are different types of public land here.</p>
<p>Keba is getting frustrated. He feels better and pulled the cone off last night but fortunately did not chew on the splint. He stands pretty well to put the rubber booty on. Jean Green, who bred him and might be a member here, has offered us the puppy enclosure to give him more space. I don't think there's been enough time…</p>
<p>What funn. You probably needed a walk after a repast like that. There must be trails in the woods? Is it a park? There are different types of public land here.</p>
<p>Keba is getting frustrated. He feels better and pulled the cone off last night but fortunately did not chew on the splint. He stands pretty well to put the rubber booty on. Jean Green, who bred him and might be a member here, has offered us the puppy enclosure to give him more space. I don't think there's been enough time yet.</p>
<p>Can you post a photo of the shoot?</p> I think you undersell yoursel…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-19:865021:Comment:10119492012-12-19T15:56:56.674ZGeorginahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Georgina
<p>I think you undersell yourself, you definately have a good eye. My setters were pets too but I did show them but because I am not a competitive animal I didn't push them. Some breeders bring out puppies, campaign them hard and then you never hear or see the pups again. You clearly love your dogs very much especially as you still "have them" with you. I've still got mine too.</p>
<p>I've just got back because we've had a shoot with 15 guests and dogs everywhere. They had sausage rolls…</p>
<p>I think you undersell yourself, you definately have a good eye. My setters were pets too but I did show them but because I am not a competitive animal I didn't push them. Some breeders bring out puppies, campaign them hard and then you never hear or see the pups again. You clearly love your dogs very much especially as you still "have them" with you. I've still got mine too.</p>
<p>I've just got back because we've had a shoot with 15 guests and dogs everywhere. They had sausage rolls and soup at 11 and then two course lunch at 1pm so it was full on. I belted home picked up the dogs and then walked in the forest wherethey bombed about like loonies.</p>
<p>Anyway, most important of all, how is Keba today?</p>
<p> </p> None of my boys were similarl…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-19:865021:Comment:10122702012-12-19T14:00:25.843Zrob winemakerhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/robwinemaker
<p>None of my boys were similarly bred. My dogs have always just been for pets. I've been lucky to get some good lookers each time. Yes that is Sackett w/ the bandana. Kane and Ketch-up were father-son. I'd have to scan some old photos to get pics of them up but there is a remarkable coincidence how Keba looks like Kane and Rooker looks like Ketch-up. I am fortunate that 4 of them are on the bank overlooking the stream out back. I saw once that Heaven is where all your dogs come to greet you.…</p>
<p>None of my boys were similarly bred. My dogs have always just been for pets. I've been lucky to get some good lookers each time. Yes that is Sackett w/ the bandana. Kane and Ketch-up were father-son. I'd have to scan some old photos to get pics of them up but there is a remarkable coincidence how Keba looks like Kane and Rooker looks like Ketch-up. I am fortunate that 4 of them are on the bank overlooking the stream out back. I saw once that Heaven is where all your dogs come to greet you. What joy!</p> Monarch of the Glen is a bit…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-18:865021:Comment:10120492012-12-18T21:52:02.289ZGeorginahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Georgina
<p>Monarch of the Glen is a bit romantisised but the filming took place not far from where I live so you'll know why I love the place so much. There are many beautiful parts of the world I guess so maybe I shouldn't be so blinkered. Really I'm happy wherever I am so long as I have dogs around me!</p>
<p>Maybe the next time you will be able to spoil yourself and come to Scotland and then you'll have done the four corners of the UK. My main problem with holidays is leaving the dogs…</p>
<p>Monarch of the Glen is a bit romantisised but the filming took place not far from where I live so you'll know why I love the place so much. There are many beautiful parts of the world I guess so maybe I shouldn't be so blinkered. Really I'm happy wherever I am so long as I have dogs around me!</p>
<p>Maybe the next time you will be able to spoil yourself and come to Scotland and then you'll have done the four corners of the UK. My main problem with holidays is leaving the dogs behind...... so unless I can take them I don't have them!!! </p>
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<p> </p> The children and I came over…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-18:865021:Comment:10120482012-12-18T20:42:17.975ZKimberly Simmonshttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/KimberlySimmons
<p>The children and I came over in '02 with my aunts(who had been to Scotland) and spent the first week in the Lake District, with every intention of crossing into Scotland for a day or two. I'm afraid that having hit the ground running upon landing, once Tuesday rolled around the children conducted a coup de ta. They revolted at the thought of a 5 hour car ride to visit yet another quaint village and abbeys! We did get to stomp around Yorkshire, James Herriot country as well Beatrix Potter…</p>
<p>The children and I came over in '02 with my aunts(who had been to Scotland) and spent the first week in the Lake District, with every intention of crossing into Scotland for a day or two. I'm afraid that having hit the ground running upon landing, once Tuesday rolled around the children conducted a coup de ta. They revolted at the thought of a 5 hour car ride to visit yet another quaint village and abbeys! We did get to stomp around Yorkshire, James Herriot country as well Beatrix Potter territory in the Lake District. The kids were 15,15,(my son's best friend came along because as he said "I'm not going to England with 3women and a child!")and 11(my daughter, his sister, "the child"!)</p>
<p>The second week was on the border of Cornwall/Devon, with a stop over in Wales.</p>
<p>We'll come over soon hopefully, especially since my husband and I watch The Monarch Of The Glen and Hamish MacBeth re-runs all the time! Lol</p> He was really called Donald b…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-18:865021:Comment:10118522012-12-18T19:11:30.469ZGeorginahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Georgina
<p>He was really called Donald but when he was little and we wanted him to come in he would ignore us. So my ex told him was a dopey puppy, typical Irish, so after that insult Dopes came in. Then a few days I couldn't get him to obey so I too told him he was dopey, so he came in!! Hence it stuck, I think it was the rise and fall of the word because Donald is quite a flat sound. Anyway he was delightful Dopey and I loved him, like his uncle Fergal, who was the first male I'd had, he was…</p>
<p>He was really called Donald but when he was little and we wanted him to come in he would ignore us. So my ex told him was a dopey puppy, typical Irish, so after that insult Dopes came in. Then a few days I couldn't get him to obey so I too told him he was dopey, so he came in!! Hence it stuck, I think it was the rise and fall of the word because Donald is quite a flat sound. Anyway he was delightful Dopey and I loved him, like his uncle Fergal, who was the first male I'd had, he was out of a bitch I had bought. I'd always had bitches apart from Daniel so when I kept Fergal I was totally hooked. I found them to be much more biddable and less moody than bitches - I have three of them presently - and they are a handful. A terrier, a spaniel and a dalmation and they, like their owner, are too opinionated!</p>
<p>Not sure if rooker is Scottish, it seems to me that everything ends eeee, like cuppee (cup of tea), dugee (dog), wee (small), bittee (bit of) etc etc etc.</p>
<p>You should have put a "no entry" before the blighters moved in on you, maddening but it may pay off at the end of the day and your land has a premium on it for development that you may benefit from. Love the name explanation, Sackett must be the one with the bandana. You must have a good eye for Setters which is probably from your time with horses, because the pictures of your dogs show really nice typey ones. Are they simarly bred? Mine were Wendover/Sowerhill/Cornevon bloodlines so bred for show.</p>
<p>Ketchup because he was red and sweet?????????? Just off to a local carol service to sing my heart out (God help the neighbours) that's before they learn that I was banned from the school choir because they identified my voice as the terrible droning noise...........hmmmmm</p> Dopey for an Irish? Did that…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-18:865021:Comment:10120382012-12-18T17:46:43.205Zrob winemakerhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/robwinemaker
<p>Dopey for an Irish? Did that create him issues?</p>
<p>I am well aware Keba's mishap is merely a blip compared to the real issues of life.</p>
<p>And unfortunately, residents of Rochester located my country idyll . They built a 4 lane and well, can't stop progress.</p>
<p>Ok, you may nail me on this one. For starters, all my Irish for reasons unknown have always had a 'K' in their names. I saw an Irish named Riker once and liked that and it became Rooker. Now did I see once that rooker might…</p>
<p>Dopey for an Irish? Did that create him issues?</p>
<p>I am well aware Keba's mishap is merely a blip compared to the real issues of life.</p>
<p>And unfortunately, residents of Rochester located my country idyll . They built a 4 lane and well, can't stop progress.</p>
<p>Ok, you may nail me on this one. For starters, all my Irish for reasons unknown have always had a 'K' in their names. I saw an Irish named Riker once and liked that and it became Rooker. Now did I see once that rooker might be Scottish for rock or rocky area? Well, probably not, maybe I made that one up. Keba is much more interesting, it is from the Hebrew word "akiva" or as I saw it 'akiba' which can mean "replace" as he and Rooker came after my dear boy Sackett which is from the aforementioned Louis L'Amour novels. We've also had Kashmir, Mickey, Kane and Ketch-Up (don't ask).</p> Well, Daniel was a red cocker…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-18:865021:Comment:10121192012-12-18T16:46:57.528ZGeorginahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Georgina
<p>Well, Daniel was a red cocker spaniel so from a early age I had a red dog by my side until 4 years ago when I lost Dopey my last Irish. Most of the friends I have came into my life through dogs and I find them to be the most compassionate, sane people, wicked senses of humour and real "lifers" in so far as they cope with life, enjoy the good times and are philisophical when things turn upside down. Just like you are doing with Keba's present crisis but don't forget life is a state of mind…</p>
<p>Well, Daniel was a red cocker spaniel so from a early age I had a red dog by my side until 4 years ago when I lost Dopey my last Irish. Most of the friends I have came into my life through dogs and I find them to be the most compassionate, sane people, wicked senses of humour and real "lifers" in so far as they cope with life, enjoy the good times and are philisophical when things turn upside down. Just like you are doing with Keba's present crisis but don't forget life is a state of mind so don't despair about Keba and not feeling able to cope with it, you will, he will get better and life will return to normal. It is part of the joy of having them around is there ""joi'de vivre"" and because of this sometimes they get into scrapes that perhaps other breeds would avoid. The way they throw back their heads and laugh in the face of adversity/hurt, wiggle their little bodies and set their sights on the next chaotic project to be created!!!! Having first heaped a whole load of worry and expense on our shoulders with the attitude of "ah to bey sure, to bey sure"!</p>
<p>Your life sounds wonderful surrounding yourself with privacy, horses and dogs and the house sounds charming. The last two properties I had were built 1850 but currently bought a modern house which overlooks the local forest where the dogs gallop safely.</p>
<p>What does Keba mean and is Rookie to do with police????</p>
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<p> </p> Wow Georgina,
What a romantic…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-18:865021:Comment:10121182012-12-18T15:22:10.529Zrob winemakerhttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/robwinemaker
<p>Wow Georgina,</p>
<p>What a romantic story. My existence has been rather mundane. I grew up near NYC but went to college in Rochester, NY. When I graduated, some folks introduced me to the Finger Lakes area and I fell in love. Since I had no idea what I was doing with my life, I left the city and moved way out into the country. It was rather remote at the time (1978-my first Red actually used to sleep on the gravel road and it wasn't a worry ). I lived in a small wood and stone cabin and…</p>
<p>Wow Georgina,</p>
<p>What a romantic story. My existence has been rather mundane. I grew up near NYC but went to college in Rochester, NY. When I graduated, some folks introduced me to the Finger Lakes area and I fell in love. Since I had no idea what I was doing with my life, I left the city and moved way out into the country. It was rather remote at the time (1978-my first Red actually used to sleep on the gravel road and it wasn't a worry ). I lived in a small wood and stone cabin and saved every penny I could so I could buy some land. In 1985, I bought 93 acres, part of an old dairy farm with a house dating to 1842- new by European standards. I had horses for over 20yrs ( I read too many Louis L'Amour westerns ) growing and selling hay as well. Horses are long gone now but the Reds remain.</p>
<p>I also spare no expense for my boys. I'll come home from the grocery having spent more on the dogs than on myself. He is surely a noble one. The problem is the older I get, the harder it is on me to go through this sort of thing. When owning an IS, there is usually a continuous litany of trouble they get into.</p>
<p>Where did the IS figure in your life. Once you got to Scotland?</p> Mmm, not what I would not for…tag:irishsetters.ning.com,2012-12-18:865021:Comment:10119282012-12-18T14:17:10.199ZGeorginahttps://irishsetters.ning.com/profile/Georgina
<p>Mmm, not what I would not for him either but maybe as it mends he could go to physio where they could offer swimming so that he could flex the joint. I see what they mean about pressure points because if he developed one that would be a major discomfort for him to bear and would possibly introduce infection. I know what you mean about the expense, I'm a real skinflint when it comes to myself and needs but blow a fortune on the dogs. We have a saying here, penny pinching, pound…</p>
<p>Mmm, not what I would not for him either but maybe as it mends he could go to physio where they could offer swimming so that he could flex the joint. I see what they mean about pressure points because if he developed one that would be a major discomfort for him to bear and would possibly introduce infection. I know what you mean about the expense, I'm a real skinflint when it comes to myself and needs but blow a fortune on the dogs. We have a saying here, penny pinching, pound foolish! Well, he is an Irish Setter, and from the photos he is a noble beast so of course he is going to be gentlemanly and kind. He has a lovely life with people who love him so he's going to be brave when having horrible things done to him. Shoulders back, chin up and it won't be long before he is back to normal and because he is young he will soon forget.</p>
<p>My grandfather, in his day, was a famous explorer and adventurer and the BBC did a programme called This is Your Life and grandpa was one of the first guests. We were in Australia at the time and my father came back to the UK to take part in the show. He had been flying for an Australian airline at the time. He was offered a job by the BBC so decided stay and we followed on a few months later. We had a gorgeous cocker at the time and when the return was booked and my mother asked what accommodation was available for the dog, the captain told my mother that no dogs were allowed so she promptly told him "No dawgs sir, no passengers"!!!! in her imperious English way. Needless to say he gave in and Daniel had a wonderful time on the ship. He spent quite a lot of time on deck with us and he was much admired he had to go into quarantine for 6 months and that was awful. We only visited him once because my father couldn't take Daniel's bewildered,mournful little face. He'd travelled across Australia with us constantly and was a very loyal dog.</p>
<p>My ex and I used to visit a friend up in Scotland and when we split up I didn't know whether to go back to Australia or Scotland and the rest is history. I love it up here as do the dogs..</p>
<p>Have you spent all of your time in the States?? I appreciate hearing how Keba's doing.</p>