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.

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  • Peter Hennig

    Hi Chantal
    the photo of Elton with the shiny coat was taken a couple of weeks after a show so we are very pleased to see the shine remain. I can tell you the secret,(make sure no one is watching) all I do just before a show is, he gets a hydrobath with a shampoo and a conditioner with an ingredient called (sshh tell no one) neem oil he then gets blown and brushed dry and a light spray of a leave in conditoner and a satin coat put on, this brings his coat up absolutely glowing.
    He gets fed fresh chicken mince with dry dog biscuits (please delete this evidence)
    cheers Peter
  • Jim Hall

    Thanks Chantal, you are too kind.
  • Ro Cox

    Thank you Chantal - we had a great day especailly as Tiroen True Blue JW got Group 2 as well!!

    :)

     

  • Ewa Wojcik

    Thank you very much Chantal  for your kind words about my boy.

    I'm so proud of him -It is the first child born in my kennel :)

    Greet from Krakow

    Ewa

     

     

  • Marta Galuszka

    Hello Chantal,

    Thank you very much for your nice comments on my photos:) Greta started to swim when she was 7 months old. She loved it from the very beginning. Love to watch her in a water she is amazing! Wish I could swim as good as she:)

     

  • Colm Nolan

    any photographs I had/have are not digital ! so will have to scan them and make electronic copy.
  • Colm Nolan

    Have to look for the photographs, some were lost in move back from USA in 2000, but I think I still have all negatives of litters and the parents.

  • joan northend

    thank you I will try to et some on soon
  • Michelle Walsh

    Hi Chantal ! How are you ? all well I hope & Darwin in good spirits ? Many thanks as always for your lovely comments on Lego's photos ! That crazy hair of his always cheers me up :)

    It's just so un-setter like :)

    ~take care, Michelle & the lads

  • Bryan Stone

    What a happy message!  The 'wee Irish' is already there, as just like O'Bama, my ancewstor John left Cork in 1849 for Birmingham. He was not a farmer, but a carpenter; but there was no work for any of them. So a new branch of the family grew up in the Black Country, Walsall and district, and they were all there when I was a boy. Now the survivors are scattered, and we, especially Susan, are keeping up the Irish in Switzerland. It's very green here too. I was in Cork some years ago with my late wife. Best regards

     

    Bryan

     

  • Michelle Walsh

    Hi Chantal ! seeing Lego's hair in it's full 3-d glory evryday always makes me smile, it's only fair to share the fun :) He's actually doing really well Chantal, the injection into the joint has worked brilliantly so far & he's flying around the place lke a puppy :) I only hopes it lasts  a good while for him before he has to go back to Cork for surgery.

    I'm almost afraid to ask but has Darwin been unwell or something? only when you mentioned his condition, it sounded like he'd been poorly & I don't remember you saying anything about it..if you did & i've forgotten ...so sorry !

    Many congrats on your impending new arrival !! YAY!! i'm assuming another setter? when do you think you'll have him? any names picked? believe it or not i have my own little bundle of red joy coming very soon too :) we'll have to swap puppy pics.

    ~Take care & good luck with your new addition to the family xx

     

  • Elizabeth Ball

    HI Chantal, thanks for the comments on the photos, most of them are getting old now so I should put some new ones on but where does the time go?  These setters are very photogenic and Bella has definitely learned that it is in her best interests to pose for the camera!  How is the lovely Darwin doing, is he continuing to do better?  and what is this I read of a new pup?
  • RAISON-LAFORGE Dominique

    Merci pour votre sympathique commentaire concernant mon setter anglais de 16 ans !!!!
  • Catherine Carter

    Bonsoir,

    Je t'ai envoye un message sur ES....L'as-tu recu? Mon skype ne marche pas en ce moment.....

  • Rodney Drinkwater (BRABROOK)

    Thank you Chantal yes there be getting cake for performing well on my Birthday. LOL

     

  • Marion Kroes

    Thank you Chantal. Yes my red fellow Guinness had also a lovely day. Especially when the grandchildren came and spoilt him to drop sometimes a little piece of cake for him!

    Greetings from Holland, Marion, Bert and Guinness

  • Marion Kroes

    Hi Chantal, Did you lose your MC in this May? Iam so sorry for the both of you but indeed a pup will bring you joy and happiness and it will ease the pain. We had in 33 years 4 red ones and our Guinness is 10 now. My husband is now 61 years old and we think Guinness will be the last. If Bert can live without his red setter.

    With kind regards, Marion

  • Marion Kroes

    Hello Chantal,

    Thank you for your email. It was lovely to hear from you. I agree with you you will never forget your setters. Every setter has (how is it possible) his own carracter but the base always stays: gentel, loving, funny and once you had a setter you will always be mad on them!!!! We took a setter in the 70 because they are very friendly to children and now we have grandchildren it is still that way. If you see how fond he is of ours and when I say to him: the little ones are just coming, he is very allert and excited. When our Dunquin died two years ago (we had to take him to the vet because it was awfull to see him that way) Suze our granddaughter, she was then 4 years old, and I, we did give him together his last meal. The little girl she was very sad. I told her, Dunquin is not away, he stays for ever in your heart and always will be with you. I hope when she is an adult, she will prever a RED IRISH SETTER. 

    Ver exciting to have a puppy within a month. I am very curious.

    Have a nice evening, with kind regards from Holland Bert and Marion and Guinness

  • Paola Pineyro

    Thank you!!!!

     

  • Lada Navratil

    Hi Chantal, thank you for welcoming. I just found ES few days ago, they are brilliant. We are so excited to get a puppy - my three years old son wants to teach her to speak  :), but we must wait until the end of July because we are going to visit our family in Czech. I will see Monty after 6 months.I'm wondering how he looks now... actually how much grey he is.

    Regards Lada

  • Teresa Jones

    Thanks for welcoming me to ES.  We're going to choose Murfee on Saturday - can't wait he'll be 3 weeks old and we have a choice of 3 puppies.  Personally I'd like to take the lot!!  It's been over 7 years since we lost our beautiful Paddy to cancer - he was only nine. I'll take some photos of the puppies and send them to you.

     

    Regards Teresa

  • Sherry Miller

    Just sending you a hug today.  Talk to you soon.

    Sherry

  • Marta Magi

    Thank you Chantal for commenting on my Burnie and her coming babies, your words are much appreciated! Best wishes and happy times to you / Marta
  • Agnieszka Rola

    Thank you very much for the birthday wishes! :)

  • Peter Hennig

    hi Chantal thank you for your comment we tied Rahni's hair up to prove he has eyes
  • Susan Stone

    Thank you for your comment, Chantal. Interesting to hear you started with one of the Moanruad dogs. - is that the courageous one planning to leap from the window? I'd better not tell the puppy buyers about that...;-))

    best wishes from Switzerland

    Susan

     

  • elizabeth cross

    Thank you , she's just so young and learning still . Worried about her barking and jumping , hoping she understands what the baby is ...

     

  • Jo-Ann M.Virga

    Hi, Chantal, I did post Sir Winston's (Winnie to his friends) photos on my new page. Please bare with me, I'm not computer savvy. The picturesnof my baby are some of the photo's in his new book.  Winnie had a story to tell.  You know how setters always have something to say.  I miss him sooo. I never realized h
  • Jo-Ann M.Virga

    Thank you Chantal.  I love your site.  To me there is no one more elegant than our Setters.  When you walk w/ a setter You even feel elegant even if you are wearing jeans and no make-up.  I always told my husband:"Winnie has your nose but his Mom's(me) eyes".. 
  • elizabeth cross

    Thank you for the advise. My husband and I keep reminding ourselves, how great of a puppy she really is. Took no time to house train her , really only a few days . She doesnt chew on anything thats not her ( besides the occasional teddy bear , she steals from Skylers room), and she sleeps all night now outside of the kennel ! Ive had dogs my whole life growing up and she is the first to learn so quickly . I think its the pregnancy moodiness and restlessness that makes the barking 10x worse for me !! LOL. I guess just like a child if you want a well behaved dog , it takes a lot of work and consistency. My worries come from being a first time mom ( Skyler is my step daughter) and having a puppy all at once, the fear of the unknown . But I know she is a fast learner and will pick up it up in no time . thanks again :)
  • Susan Stone

    Thank you, Chantal, for your enthusiastic comments on the photos. We really had a lovely day out!

    All the best

    Susan, Erin, Glen & Reba

  • Janet Doran

    Thanks You for the birthday wishes.  Sorry to be so late in replying.
  • Vicky Smith

    Thanks Chantal, your two babies are gorgeous.

    From Vicky 

     

  • Dee Rance

    Thank you for the lovely comment on Fin's fabulous (to me) win....Will you be going to Antrim next weekend??? for the Belfast Ch Show...maybe see you there....First trip to Ireland in a year...I miss my trips there...

    Thanks again Dee and the gang

  • Eunice Marott

    Molly was a very good girl on Friday that was her reward.... not often as lamb is super expensive in Sydney now after all the floods etc.
  • Dee Rance

    Hi there Chantal
    I will look forward to seeing you on Saturday....hope that your husband has a good trip to Germany...
    Jasmin will be at the show....she is entered but not sure if I will be showing either of my girls...Jas with all her problems...and Saffy is now having a bit of a phantom, so she is in 'feed the multitude' mode...she is hanging down like Jersey cow underneath...poor wee confused sole...But I will be showing Fin in a couple of classes...don't usually show him in more than one class, ah well fingers crossed...back to earth with a bump...All the best Dee and the gang
  • Nancy Ramos

    HI Chantal, My girl's name is Freya. She is 8 months old now. A relative had a setter about 25 yrs ago named Freya,( they were very into viking history) anyway she died and I never forgot her or that name. I am working on getting pictures. I have been watching this site for a couple of years. Love the stories etc.  Have a great day.  Nancy
  • Nancy Ramos

    Good Morning Chantal, Yes, I knew her name meant goddess of love and beauty. From Norse mythology. However that is interesting to learn the German spelling  etc.  When I read that message from Love nelly, I knew it was not right. I have ignored it. I noticed she sent exact message to other people. Thanks for telling me about Gene. Will check his page.Take care, Nancy
  • Paola Pineyro

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!! Yes he made my birthday special,he does everyday of my life special,yesterday my AC broke, and with 95 degree was terrible,so my kids, Aghy and me we all slept in the living room with 2 fans, we had a great time in spite of the heat.
  • Tom Farrell

    Thank you Chantal!  Indeed, Carly will partake of the cake and ice cream!!!  Your Setters are beautiful!
  • Cherry Casey

    thank you for the birthday wishes!!!
  • Astrid Landsaat

    Hi Chantal,

    thank you for your comments on my pics! I am the proud owner of Pallas Green Kells. Not a pup from Henk but his youngest bitch. She is very special to me!

    Regards, Astrid and Kells.

  • june walsh

     

    Hi Chantal.

    It was a great day for Sean and his owners   also for me   as my boy Drifter   was his father as was he father  to my Abbi  (Seans half sister)...who got the RCC    .a day to remember

  • june walsh

    Hi Chantal

    Done it again     one of my Sussex Spaniels has won her first CC today for her owner  there will never be another week like it again

  • keller cathy

    merci, Décibel et Flavy me donnent en effet  des tonnes d'amour ,le plus beau des cadeaux.
  • Rachel Millan

    Hi Chantal,

    Many thanks , it was so nice to receive your congratulations.You have many lovely pictures of your setters.!

     

    Kindest regards,

     

    Harry and Rachel.

  • june walsh

    Sorry Chantal  you must be muddling me with somebody else   one of my Sussex did win the bitch CC at 3 Counties but l was not at the Belfast Show.
  • Cheryl Gorey

    Thanks Chantal for the birthday wishes.  We didn't have cake, but we did share breaky!!!  cheers Cheryl
  • Rachel Millan

    H Shantal,

     

    Yes we still have Missy, she will be fifteen on the 12th. August. She still eats well and can see the others off if need be.

    Many thanks for asking.

     

    Rachel.

  • barbara davies

     

    Just would like to say many thanks,

    Barbara......