elizabeth cross

Female

Marietta, OH

United States

Profile Information:

How many Irish Setters do you have?
1
How long have you owned Irish Setters?
5 months
About Me:
My family and I just got our selves a beuitful , engergetic, diva like 14 week Irish Setter. Her name is Bella, and she is very smart and seems to be picking up on her training and house rules fast . We have a 9 year old daughter and a baby on the way . I want to make sure Bella gets all the training she can and learn her spot in the pack as soon as she can . Looking for all the help I can get on what to do , not to do .....

Comment Wall:

  • Chantal McIlveen-Wright

    Welcome on the ES site Elizabeth!

    Do not worry, many of us have babies - 2 and 4 legs ones, and it is a perfect harmony.

    Feb 9, 2011

  • Sherry Miller

    Elizabeth...I hope there were no problems caused by Bella jumping on you today...Bella looks like a typical IS and she is also young so she has lots of energy to use up .  Right now if you are resting I would suggest it be her rest time also...but in her kennel so you do not have to worry about where she is or what she is doing.  Bella is going to test you to see how far she can push...much like our children do.. so the best thing you can do is be consistant in you rules...if it is a NO to do something everytime (and not just when you are upset with her) she will soon find something else to do.  I found with my male IS pups that when they were doing something they should not do that I removed either them or the object from them...just like with little ones we sometimes have to redirect their attention to allowed things...a nice chew toy or a game of catch often worked for me.  Enlist the help of your daughter right now as you have your hands full and I can imagine are not wanting to do a lot of active things.  Wish I had the perfect answer to help you thru this patch of worries but just know we all have been there and survived as did our children!

    Jun 2, 2011

  • Chantal McIlveen-Wright

    Bella sounds like the perfect Irish before the age of 2 !!!! Were you not aware of this particularity? The good point Elizabeth is that Bella will calm down and become the perfect angel, believe me it will happen.... but I am afraid you will have to be patient for a year and a half!!!  :-(
    As for the baby, she will be so happy to help you with!!! involvement is the key word with them, if they perceive or feel any sign of being pushed away/rejected they tend to react and cling to you, do plenty for you to notice her and love her, etc. ... and of course her idea of doing the right thing is not always our idea of it ... Irish setters are very found of playing games, and hopefully your daughter can help focussing Bella's energy and attention.

    Having a pup is involving some time and energy and a lot of patience, but the reward is so great, just thing of this when Bella is testing your patience...  :-) 

    I have no doubt that you will do very well Elizabeth, and have a lot of fun with your daughter, your baby and your cheeky Bella  :-)  :-)

    Jun 3, 2011