"Irish" Irish Red Setters

Comment by Susan Stone on July 22, 2009 at 3:13am

Thanks for the reults Carmel and Congratulations to Abbey! And to High Jinks of course, who sems to be having a fantastic start of his career.

Comment by Carmel Murphy on July 22, 2009 at 3:34am

Thanks Susan and Dee!! Abbey had a great weekend finishing with a fun day at Birr Castle where the IrishRedSetterClub hosted a demonstration and talk on working reds! I missed the talk bit as I arrived late and then I bumped into Lord Rosse(owner of the castle) who stopped to admire my girls ;o)) Abbey watched the working reds with great interest and pointed as a dog flushed a bird!! She watched everything! We got to do a tiny bit at the end with Abbey and Rua but time was short so it was only a minute to let them have a go at a poiint!! That was disappointing!! Abbey was so funny! She did point but she was too close to the bird when it flushed and got a wee fright!! Very good day though!! ;o)

Comment by Dee Rance on July 22, 2009 at 3:55am

Keep up the good work Carmel, she sounds like a natural...I have to say that I found 'the working' part of setters really interesting. Hey all that name dropping...rubbing shoulders with the gentry wow. Go Abbey.....;o))

Comment by Carmel Murphy on July 22, 2009 at 4:49am

I didnt know for sure who he was untill later when I looked up Birr Castle on internet and saw his photo!! But I had an idea he did live there, going by our conversation!! A lovely friendly man!!;o))

Comment by Dee Rance on July 22, 2009 at 5:06am

Ah well when are you going back for dinner???

Comment by Marc Ruymbeke on July 22, 2009 at 5:06am

It would be nice to train her and enter her in one of the upcoming trials, the FT folks are very supportive of 'show' dogs giving it a go.

Comment by Dee Rance on July 22, 2009 at 5:43am

I am with you there Marc. Go on Carmel even if it is only the once, just to find out if she has it in her, and it sounds like she has...If I can do it anyone can...

Comment by Susan Stone on July 22, 2009 at 5:57am

I agree, have a go Carmel - the dogs just love it and you are in the right place for sure!

Comment by Carmel Murphy on July 22, 2009 at 6:38am

I will get some help with where to start with her training! She is a fast learner!! Can anyone recomment a good book that could give me a head start with her at home?

Comment by Dee Rance on July 22, 2009 at 8:39am

Don't know of a good book, but the one thing that did strike me on my one ''excursion'' into field work, is, that I should have stopped her chasing tweety birds from the word go, that is one thing that I would personally need to stop, a controlled chase I think is OK, but not the usual full blown Irish Setter yippee type of chase...
I am sure that there will be someone to help....

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