Rachel Shaw-Rainey

Female

County Antrim

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

How many Irish Setters do you have?
2
How long have you owned Irish Setters?
30 years
About Me:
Very lucky to have bred ShCh Starchelle Chicago Bear who was Best in Show at Crufts in 1995. Have bred/owned 4 Irish Setter UK champions. Now living in Northern Ireland with husband Tony. We have Irish Wolfhounds and Greyhounds as well as Irish Setters. The reds always my first and best love. Website very out of date!

Comment Wall:

  • Alenka Pokorn

    Hi Rachel, welcome to this site. We are looking forward to your input and some photos of your lovely dogs. Alenka
  • Laura Kolbach

    hello and welcome, nice to see more and more UK people joining.
    laura and the girls
  • Catherine Carter

    Hi Rachel! Welcome to the site! I think you will enjoy all the photos and the discussions! see you soon at some shows!
  • Jenny Ronnebro

    Welcoome to this website! Looking forward to see photos of your dogs!
  • Deborah Christopher

    Hi Rachel
    I used your stud dog Theo about 10 years ago, when you used to live in Batley. Is he still about?
  • Alenka Pokorn

    Might be time consuming at the start as there is so much material already on it. The show results are very up-to-date and so many lovely photos. Not to mention many interesting discussions on the forum.
  • Dee Rance

    Hi there Rachel.
    Nice to see you here, I think that you will enjoy this site, Dee and the girls
  • Deborah Christopher

    Sorry to hear that, a good age for a setter. I've still got Irish, English and a Great Dane now!! It was a toss up between Dane and Irish Wolfhound, the husband won with the choice of Great Dane. He is a real character.
    Deborah
  • Lena

    Hi Rachel, long time no see, but I hope all is well!
    At the moment we have a litter of lovely puppies at home - Joshua's granddaughter's grand children!
    Love, Lena
  • Jenny Ronnebro

    Thank you for the kind words, much appriciated. I have a beautiful photo of my late Gizmo (Discovery´s Ways To My Heart) and your husband, Tony! I think you will soon find out how things work here at Exclusive! Have a nice weekend. All the best Jenny
  • Brian & Norma Limpus Karidell Setters

    Hi rachel just joined the sight new at this online thing but doing my best hope you Tony and all your dogs are doing well we havent seen you for ages looking forward to seeing you soon luvNorma & Brian
  • Rachel Shaw-Rainey

    Hi Debbie Lovely to hear from you. Looks like you have a new puppy. Hope you have lots and lots of fun with him. Hope to see you at a show some time.....
    Rachel
  • Sandra Mather

    hi rachel you found the site we are all hooked on. ive been busy for a while i had puppies which have now all gone to the new homes.I never have chance to talk to you at the shows as with everyone either in the ring or so lmany to catch up with. how are the dogs. ?
  • Vojna Medvedec

    Welcome into the world of red devils and angels.We all know Chicago Bear.
    He and his two friends Danaway Debonair & Caspians Intrepid made with their Crufts Bis wins our beautiful breed known worldwide!
  • Sandra Mather

    hi Rachel, so when are you back over again , you must do a lot of travelling. How are all the dogs. Erin is fit and well takes it easy when she can with Shadow hes 12 1/2 now doesnt time fly.Hes a little blind got cataracts so he sniffs and remembers things so he does ok.His hearing is ok shout biscuits or food and hes here like a shot.
  • Sandra Mather

    hi have you raced the greyhounds at all. My friend who has a setter off Sue Shepherd has whippets and greyhounds plus the setter which is her husbands really. She did show it when she first had her but he goes its mine. She did bring Zoey class but she consontrates on the whippets.In fact one of them was from ireland.~Im sur id love Ireland I have a relative over there at present and he kept asking me to come over for a visit but with the dogs i just cant leave them.Id love to see the land of the dogs home country im sure it would be great.Ive got a friend who has pointers and she goes over for all the shows travelling around.~Its the cost which is my problem.My Avon started to go down bank a few years ago and ive lost such a lot of customers so i dont make the money i did and soring costs for dogs and car just mount up.Maybe one day ill take a look at what ive missed over there.
  • Sandra Mather

    What sort of weather are you getting over there ,we have had such a lot of rain its a shame taking them out to get wet even though they dont mind to much.Have you done well showing your greyhounds and wolfhounds?
  • Carmel Murphy

    Hi Rachel,
    Glad to see you here! I have only recently returned to the internet having been without it for almost a year!! I feel normal again;o)) I particularly missed this site!
  • Carmel Murphy

    It is good fun! Looking forward to your photos! Dont forget to add the hounds also ;o)
  • Sandra

    hi rachel
    just heard about this site told pat and she has joined, not shown a lot have had a terrible time with my dog puppy 6 weeks in hospital with what started as colitis but didnt stop lost 10 1/2 kilos and all his muscle no diagnosis other than giardia parasite 2 scans x rays and surgery all results normal but intestines all ulcerated but after 6 weeks of vomiting blood and pooing blood im not surprised he is now on the mend and has gained his weight 34.2 kilos now so hopefully i will be back in the ring with him next year. hope to hear from you
    from sandra penny.
  • Lena

    Yes, I will be at Crufts so is looking forward to meeting you both then!
    Love, Lena
  • Eija Jormakka

    Hi Rachel,
    Nice to hear from you. Do you know Urho got Finnish Junior Winner title last December. His owner is very pleased with him. I will make his own album on our site soon. I let you know when it´s ready. Hope to see photos of your new boy.
  • Dawn Riddell

    Hi Rachel, long time no see, I'm back around the ring with another boy from Liz, Rory is almost 15 months. Bailey is going on 13 now and a bit stiff and unsteady, but he still loves life...............and food. I'll be at Crufts, so will look out for you.
  • Catherine Carter

    Hi Rachel,
    Thanks for including me in your friends'list! I hope you upload some photos of your new boy from Frances!
  • Catherine Carter

    Hi Rachel,
    You should be able to add photos by going on your page and clicking on 'add photos'....also you can send me private messages by clicking on my page and then underneath my photo clicking on 'send a message' if all this fails my email is cih.carter@gmail.com
    Regards,
    Catherine
  • Ana Gaspar Kozelj

    Oh,So this is you ! :) Glad to meet you and congrats for breeding Chicago Bear,one of my favorites dogs ! Best regards,Ana
  • Catherine Carter

    Thank you for sharing some of your photos with us! Hope to see at a show soon! Only managed a 'Hello!' at Crufts!
  • Michelle Webster

    Lovely to see you on here. I love the photos, especially the oldie.
    Best wishes,
    Michelle
  • Sandra Mather

    Hi nice to have seen you at crufts. As usual never time to chat for long.
    Hope the dogs are all ok..
  • Carmel Murphy

    Once again Very well done to you and Cassidy!!!! ;o))
  • Guðrún Dögg

    Hi Rachel
    Again congratulation with your wonderful boy!
    It was nice to meet you in Dublin

    Guðrún
  • Karen McKelvey

    Hi Rachel didn't know you were on here too. My congratulations on Cassidy's success at the circuit. He looks lovely!
  • Jenny Ronnebro

    Congratulations to Cassidys Shch title! His a wonderful dog, if you ever get tired of him, please send him over!!!!!!!! Best regards Jenny
  • Susan Stone

    Congratulations on Cassidy's title! Now to let Tony have a hand at training him for the field:-))
    kind regards,
    Susan
  • Cecilia GUIOT

    Congratulations on cassidy's irish champion title.
  • Lynne Murray Hogsflesh

    Hi Rachel,
    didn't realise you were on this site until today...hello!
    Congrtulations on Cassidy's title, looks like a lovely young man.
    Do you remember the time you stayed with us when you wer showing Joshua & our daxi's snoring kept Chrissie awake & she thought it was you??? Happy times xx
  • Lynne Murray Hogsflesh

    How is Cassidybred Rachel & how did you choose him........he is obviously a real 'stoater' as we would say in Glasgow! xx
  • Lynne Murray Hogsflesh

    Money isn't everything my friend, we ave something much more precious sitting on our sofa at home! Anyway my ex's brother in law was a millionnaire but he wasn't exactly bursting with joie de vivre!
  • Elín Gestsdóttir

    Hello, we have three dogs of old breeding lines in Iceland - comes from Norway originally and then we had a Goldings bitch in 1987, who was our first breeding bitch. Then late 2007, I was lucky enough to have Gwendariff Rock Krystal (Lína) from Diane Ritchie added to our family, she is now two years old, a stunning bitch and we have high hopes for her.