Chantal McIlveen-Wright

Female

Coleraine, Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

How many Irish Setters do you have?
Two again. Darwin (17/10/2004) and Mac (born 1/6/11).
How long have you owned Irish Setters?
Since 1996
About Me:
My love story with Irish setters started in 1996 with the most wonderful IS ever - MC, a field trial with Monroad ancestors. I was so lucky to have this very special and clever boy!!! Unfortunately, I lost him in May 2010, a couple of days short before his 14th birthday.
In between, in January 2005 came very handsome Darwin, the sweetest nature possible, Irish born with Thendara gd-parents. Recently we had a new addition to the family, Mac (the holy terror), born the 1/6/2011 from Sumaric Mr. Jingles and Thendara Vanilla Ice.

Comment Wall:

  • Maggie Smith

    Welcome - plenty of passionate setter lovers here - you will love it

    Sep 14, 2010

  • Claire Prangle

    Welcome to the site Chantal, hope you enjoy it, look forward to seeing photo's of your dog
    Kind Regards

    Claire

    Sep 17, 2010

  • Claire Prangle

    I do understand how hard it is to lose a dog, i had to put my Beautiful Chance to sleep in March, he was 3 1/2 years old, and it still hurts but time is a great healer.
    Take Care
    Claire

    Sep 18, 2010

  • Claire Prangle

    Red Ribbon

    Sep 18, 2010

  • Maggie Smith

    Thanks for the birthday wishes - as usual my girls 'bought' me all the presents that I wanted 2 charms and perfume - they know me so well. Girls are very happy with walkies today. Georgie my 4 year old has been ground much to her displeasure. She fractured her tail 2 weeks ago so it needs time to heal. I am going to Darlington Show tommorrow just for a look and maybe show my friends girl - Lucia. Good to talk to you

    Sep 18, 2010

  • lyn hathaway

    welcome aboard chantal

    Sep 19, 2010

  • jacqueline lockett

    Thankyou Chantel, pups celebrated with lots of kisses and running around as pups do, this is my first time on site and I think its fab. Tilly and Timmy are my second set of Irish Setters lost my beautiful girl Belle in February this year due to gastric tortion, miss her every day but these two are fun and fantastic to have around.

    Sep 19, 2010

  • jacqueline lockett

    They are brother and sister, from a litter born on 28th Jan 2010 from a litter by Dee Farndell
    Cordarragh Rosanna and Cordarragh Rifleman, sire SH CH Sumaric Shadow of MR JINGLES and Dam Cordarragh JIVE BUNNY, They also have the same bloodline as Belle so its lovely to have a part of her in these two pups.

    Sep 19, 2010

  • Peter Hennig

    Thankyou very much for the birthday wishes . Elton slept on the bed with me which is a nice way to start the day
    He is a beautiful boy that has helped fill the void of the loss of Morgan
    cheers Peter

    Sep 20, 2010

  • Peter Hennig

    Hi Chantal I just had a look at your photos there are some really lovely shots , you've captured the emotion with the looks on your faces. There is something about the IS that endears them like no other breed. My wife and I have a two y/o Afghan and a 13 week old afghan and a 1 y/o havanese but its the Irish that has my heart dont get me wrong I love all the others but there is something very special with the Irish cheers Peter

    Sep 20, 2010

  • Tina Clamp

    hi chantal

    what a lovely little boy you've got, i bet he is a bundle of fun he must be.

    Sep 21, 2010

  • Michel Vermeulen

    Thank you for the birthday wishes Chantal.

    The birthday cuddles were overwhelming !

    Sep 27, 2010

  • Cathy Smythe

    Am cuddling right now for you Chantal!! It is just so nice to find a community which seems to be purely for the love of these dogs with no hidden agendas. I'm loving it!

    Sep 28, 2010

  • Cathy Smythe

    Your pictures are beautiful Chantal and so sorry for your recent loss. We lost our Fonz not too long ago and they leave such a huge gap when they go .......... thank goodness for all the wonderful memories though.

    Sep 28, 2010

  • Carolyn Rose

    Thank you for the birthday greetings.
    I took my dog Sassy with me on a 31/2 hour drive each way to collect my granddaughter. Sassy enjoyed the drive with her head out the car window most of the way then 2 hours running thru the country side and swimming in the billibong. When we arrived home she went straight to bed
    A great day all in all.

    Sep 28, 2010

  • Brian J. Pittaway

    Hi Chantal, Thank you for your kind wishes. All 3 dogs gave me lots of kisses and cuddles, but then again, they are such loving dogs that we both get plenty of kisses and cuddles on a daily basis.

    Thank you,

    Brian.

    Sep 30, 2010

  • lyn hathaway

    Hi chantel many thanks for enquiring about layla.she is doing really well we r at present at the coast for five weeks.she loves it and at this time of year we have the beaches mostly to ourselves so she can have so much freedom and with out bumping into anything.hope everyone at your end ok

    Oct 2, 2010

  • Anu Zaerens

    Thanks Chantal! :-)
    Allu sang me a song in the morning, as he's used to do so every morning. ;-D It's a beautiful day, sun is shining and it's about 3 degrees celsius outside! We went to check out the birdies near here just a moment ago and he found enough to be pretty tired little setter boy now. ;-D

    Cheers, Anu

    Oct 2, 2010

  • Frances Howard

    Thanks for the good wishes Chantal! somewhat surprisingly it's a no in answer to the question - Lottie decided this morning was a good morning for a lie-in and refused to get out of bed even for my birthday! I think she's making the most of the peace and quiet - in two weeks time we collect our little puppy - another IS - can't wait!

    Oct 2, 2010

  • Astrid Landsaat

    Hello Chantal,

    thank you for your comment on my photo! I am so sorry to hear that you lost your boy as well. Did he have health problems?

    Some years ago I really believed that Eukanuba was very good food. Breeders and vets recommend it and it is expensive so it should be very good. That was until she started seizing. Then I started searching the www for information about epilepsy. The food issue came back in every article I found. Then I started doing research on dog food, what I found was really shocking! It is true that lots of food contain euthanised pets and all the rubbish that's left over from our food industry.

    I don't know what is wrong with people. Feeding carnivores loads of grain and other stuff they never would eat in the wild? There are some articles about food on my (Dutch) forum: http://epilepsiebijhonden.actieforum.com/epilepsie-en-voeding-f7/

    Kindest regards,
    Astrid.

    Oct 3, 2010

  • Dee Rance

    Thank you so much for your kind thoughts, Jas is one of those special 'people' she is so kind and gentle, a very special dog, and the thought of loosing her at only 9-10 years old. I am still waiting for the vaccine from the states and she has had her scan and it (the melanoma) isn't....so far....anywhere else in her body, So I am just trying to give her as best a time as possible for her remaining months. And yes I will give her a spacial cuddle from you, Thanks again Dee and the gang

    Oct 5, 2010

  • Dee Rance

    The problem is that it isn't curable, so she is, bless her, living on borrowed time now, the vaccine will help prolong her life, I hope. But only if it helps her 'quality of life' once she starts to get bad then I will have to make the worst decision that any of us can make, but I will not go there at the moment.. she is happy and enjoying life at the moment, and she is playing and eating well, and sleeping well at the moment, thanks for the extra cuddles for her I am sure that she will appreciate it. Dee and the gang.

    Oct 5, 2010

  • Astrid Landsaat

    Hi Chantal,

    thank you for adding me as friend.

    Oct 6, 2010

  • Roberto Martin del Campo Hernand

    Thank you very much Chantal, YES!!!!! I haave recived 4 nice loving kisses

    Oct 7, 2010

  • june walsh

    What all of them!!
    OK will do.
    Do the same to your

    June

    Oct 7, 2010

  • Dee Rance

    Thank you for the comments, greatly appreciated, (not all are so kind)...She is now on her usual walks, I have been trying to get her fitt, after her operations, she didn't go out, so now is enjoying all the smells in the Forest that we walk, but I now have to keep her on the lead because of her being almost blind now, if she follows her nose and goes into the trees, I can't go in after her, so a flexi-lead is the name of the game now...she love to meet and greet all the other dogs that are in the Forest. so back to usual, and trying to put it all out of my mind, and pray that the vaccine comes soon..;o))

    Oct 8, 2010

  • Catherine Carter

    Hi Chantal,
    Thanks for your email....I will answer in more details soon!

    Oct 8, 2010