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colette tuite

Female

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

How long have you owned Irish Setters?: Portia was the first Irish I owned in 1975, however grew up with Joanmas Lollipop who we got in 1964.I regularly showed my mothers dogs from 1972.
About Me:: I love irish setters . I mainly have show dogs but have working irish as well which i train for field trialling.I have had a full champion CH Astleys Portia of Rua who was the first Irish to win BIS at CRUFTS in 1981 and a field trial champion FTCH Rua Connemara of Porschet.I have also owned and worked a Gordon Setter Lusca Black Shadow at Porschet and a Pointer Ferglen Feroda at Porschet who also won awards at field trials.I have also handled my mothers Irish Red and White setters at trials and have taken them shooting with me.I also have been successful with my show pointers. I am a championship show judge of Irish Setters and have also judged some field trials on Partridge and Grouse.Outside dogs i enjoy playing tennis, piano/keyboard/guitar and reading.This keeps me fairly occupied.

Comment Wall:

Dee Rance

Hi Colette hope that you will enjoy it here on the site, I am sure that you will.
Dee and the girls

Feb 14, 2009
Rosie Dudley

Hello Colette, if you'd like to, ring me when you are ready to put your photo's on and I help talk you through it. It's not difficult. Rosie

Feb 14, 2009
Myra Thomas-Rhodes

Hello Colette - welcome to the site.
I have of course judged your Irish at Bath Championship Show, and I still have the beautiful framed sepia prints of Portia, available after her Best In Show, Crufts win, in 1981.
Cheers,
Myra.

Feb 15, 2009
Jenny Ronnebro

Welcome to this site, looking forward to see your photos! Greetings from Sweden.

Feb 15, 2009
Dee Rance

Hi there Collette
Oh yes you will get quite addicted to it. I find I have to ration myself to it...There are a few debates on the Forum that get quite heated, Hunting v Showing, you can probably see it from both sides, I have just taken one of my girls to a Working lesson, she did really well, but wants to chase the birds all the time, unfortunately I have never thought that I would work her, so she has been aloud for 31/2 years to chase birds....any suggestions???? Nice to speak to you, speak soon Dee and the girls

Feb 15, 2009
bengt

Hi Colette!
As an accident I happened to see that you are on this site.
We met some 10 years ago in England together with Per and Tina.
Hope everything is good with you and your dogs!
At the moment my wife Maria and I have 6 dogs
3 Irish setters and 3 English setters.
3 of them are Champions and 5 are winnerclassdogs on huntingtrials.

Feb 16, 2009
Jenny Ronnebro

Thanks for kind words about our Irish! Kennel Discovery, own by Barbro and Bo Rehn, started breeding Irish 1982 mainly based on Clonageeralines and later on they also breed from Thendaradogs. For more information please visit the website, www.kenneldiscovery.se We have big expectations about this last litter with MIller and Siofra. Will put photos here at site later on.

What an achivement to win Best In Show at Crufts!!!! I hope you will add some photos from that moment. Best Wishes Jenny

Feb 16, 2009
Susan Stone

Welcome to this fascinating setter-site!
I'm looking forward to seeing some pictures of your dogs at work. Somewhere I have a lovely photograph of I think Flame of Tara (?) . must look in my old albums and get it scanned for you.
I was in POD's training course and would have loved to see more Irish, but sadly Glen was the only one there...
wishing you all the best
Susan

Feb 18, 2009
bengt

Hi Colette!
On my pictures from high up in Sweden my dogs are pointing grouse(the Swedish grouses are white in the winter)
Per & Tina still have lines from England and are doing quite well.

Feb 19, 2009
Carmel Murphy

Welcome Colette! I have always admired your dogs and love the fact you come from both sides of the setter world!!;o)

Feb 19, 2009
Carmel Murphy

I agree Colette! My dogs would prefer to be in the field than in a show ring!! I have never done formal training but I have always encouraged them to look for birds while out in woods or in fields etc!! Sometimes with a bit of success! The instinct is so strong! When we finish in the ring at IKC in Dublin the reward is a run in the open area where the smells are great for dogs! Megan sometimes wants to skip the show part and starts walking towards the open area instead!!;o)

Feb 21, 2009
Rita Pike

Hi Collette
Nice to find you here - I am just getting into this site - a great time waster. Look forward to seeing you at Crufts.

Feb 21, 2009
" Lordly " Jean en Rita Struyf-De Groof

Hello Colette,
lovely seeing your here.
kind regards
Jean & Rita

Feb 21, 2009
Charlotte Godart - Riverwood

Hello Colette,
Thanks for your comment about Girly picture.
It was my dream to qualify Girly for Crufts. She is qualified once to Three Counties and once to Brussels dog show.We hope all to have a great result as you with Portia.But for me to be qualified is already super.I cannot dream about a result like that. For info Girly is in Yearling class;-)
Best regards, Charlotte.

Feb 22, 2009
Rieky van Hal

Hello Colete

Thank you for comment mij foto from Houston.
and nice to see jou here.
Houston is a son of Charmain X Atron limit edition
i hoop jou to see at the crufts
Kind regards rieky

Feb 24, 2009
Laura Kolbach

hello Colette, welcome to this site! Would love to see some photos from your kids, both show and FT!
greetings from Hungary
laura & the girls

Feb 24, 2009
Elaine Joan Wall

Thanks Collette like you say it is a comfort and we do have his Grandson Lucas who isnt doing to badly trying to follow in his footsteps going bis at iscw on sat.

Feb 27, 2009
Mytty and Ruttu

Hello!
Thank you.
Yes, my r&w setter loves the snow. She looks to have fun always when we are out. :)
This site in so new to me that I have to learn more about this.

Feb 27, 2009
dee milligan-bott

Hi Collette,
the photo is of Ken, in his 13th year.
Dee

Mar 9, 2009
Dee Rance

Hi Colette
I felt for you at Crufts, I think that you are a few days ahead of me as to the throaty chesty cough, you were barking well, As for the IrnBru I can't drink anything else, only trouble is that you could dye your clothes with it. I got some on my white wool hat and I CAN'T get it out, so what does it do to your stomach......still it tastes good...
Next time you should have a proper drink...do you do out other Scottish drink....'Whiskey'???
Speak soon Dee and the girls

Mar 11, 2009
Dee Rance

Thank you so much for that, as you say it is always special getting a place at Crufts, have only had a couple of 3rds before.
I will keep a bottle of Irn-Bru in the car for the next time we meet and you can have a whole bottle...Dee and the girls

Mar 11, 2009
Charlotte Godart - Riverwood

Hi Colette,
Thank you very much for our words about my Girly.
She is my dream and i am so proud to be the owner of a girl as her.
She is not only a girl of show but also a very good hunting setter. We began the field training and she likes that!!!
Look at my videos :
Video 1
Video 2
Best regards, Charlotte

Mar 12, 2009
Christiane Lohmann

Hello !

Lawine has PORSCHET WIND IN THE WILLOWS with FLAME STILL BURNING AT RUA and RUA FLANNIGAN behind. I have tried to get something from your mother after FTCh. RUA MARTA few years ago, but didn't succeed.
regards from Germany

Mar 15, 2009
Rieky van Hal

Hello Colette
thank you for comment on mij foto from the haed from charmain.
rieky

Mar 16, 2009
Trudy Walsh

Hi Collette,
I became a member when the site first started, but did not keep in touch. Hopefully I will be able to make the time for it now.
Trudy

Mar 18, 2009
Linda Baldry

Hi Collette, thanks for your lovely comments about my pictures. I have seen you and your mum in some pictures from abroad that have recently been added, also loved the ones on Wilko's page of you showing Flame of the Forest, she was beautiful see you soon x Linda I had a bit of help with the scanning, but now I know how to do it there will be no stopping me, just have to dig out all the old pics. Linda x

Mar 27, 2009
Susan Stone

Hi Collette, thanks for your comment about Glen.
That is just what he is like: he enjoys every second of life and is such a happy dog, he loves to work, he loves to run... he's always full of life.
And obviously I love him just the way he is!
Hope to meet you sometime with your working setters,
all the best
Susan

Mar 30, 2009
Michelle Webster

Hi Collette,

Thanks for that. I always thought he was gorgeous but then I'm biased cos I was his mummy! It's lovely to know that other people liked him too.
Best wishes,
Michelle

Mar 31, 2009
Henk ten Klooster

Thanks for your remarks on the EC working Irish setters. My Fiona (sister to Fay) in the USA had pups from a Swedish male descending from your Rua lineage. So I enjoy everything you write about them!!!
Regards-Henk.

Mar 31, 2009