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.
Hi Chantal the only footage I have is from my phone and it doesn't do him justice we are going to another show this weekend so I'll try to get some good video and load it on ES
Thank you very much Chantal. My Irish Setter is called Miley, he is 18 months and adorable. I lost my method of contact with the people I got him from and regretted not being able to update them. Just today I remembered being told about this site, and voila!! I will upload photos when I get a chance, meanwhile I am sure Sjoerd Bosch won't mind me telling you that you can see photos of Miley's parents Jake and Shannon on Sjoerd's page....... and apparently Miley and his brother Mac (also on this site) seem to have inherited their dad's habit of shredding their bedding.
Chantal, I have been reading all the comments on your blog and its apparent your heart is broken and I am so sorry for you. Our beautiful Irish capture our hearts as you know we had a very worrying time recently and I couldn't function as I was so heart broken, I felt I just wanted to acknowledge how you feel and when you are ready to share your experience I hope you find comfort in how much folks on ES genuinely care xx
Thank you Chantal! A picnic in the Highlands would have been nice but with the wind and rain we've had today I think it was safer to stay in ;-) Had a lovely day nevertheless.....
Thankyou for kind words Chantal we had a lovely time at the show Elton smiles like that at me when we are running around the ring it's really heart warming
Thanks for your wishes Chantal. It was celebrated in a great region of Germany, the witchrocks of the Harz means walking and swimming with all four setters. Faraway from screens being blinded by nature feels fine!
Hi Chantal my wife Susan pretty much keeps the camera on standby 24/7 if anyone can get a pic she will .The roos are very hard to get near they spook and run very easily we keep the dogs inside around the time they come through each day and the affys are never allowed to run in the paddock there are too many burrs to let them off plus the fact that they tend to run off
Chantal, your IS are beautiful - I m new to this site but loving it - I live in the Pacific Northwest of United States am originally from Vancouve BC Canada - I live about
five mins from the US/Canada Border so can get to Vancouver easily. There
are very few Irish Setters in this part of the States. Whenever I take one or
both with me somewhere - I get so many compliments on how beautiful
and rare they are. We love them and we are going to be adding to our
family in about a month and a half - a friend of mine in Oregon is having
a litter and we will be getting one - not sure yet if it will be a little boy
or girl. My friend is very special that is having the litter = we befriended
each other on Craigslist when she was seeking to get a new puppy - she
had just lost her precious girl and one month before I had lost my precious
Molly. So happy to have found this site - it s wonderful. Going to work
out in the garden with the dogs help and enjoy the 80 degree sunny
labor day weekend weather. Have a wonderful weekend.
I am all excited u r the first to welcome me, I met a woman in Beltra Show in Sligo yesterday and she told me about this site, I have just got a laptop and trying to figure it out so I can include the three girls, hopefully will get them on soon. Hayley is 15 yrs old Grainne is 7 and Laoisr is 3yrs old.
Hi, not to sure if my last comment sent,in case it didn't I will try again :) tks for ure message, u are the First so I am all excited tks, heard about this site yesterday at Beltra dog show in Sligo( long trip from Cork) , just got a laptop and trying to download photos of the Girls,
It was V sad when Sain had to depart we lost a very loyal friend! Little Chilli pop pop is very beautiful and she is learning very quickly! She started school on Monday lol
hi chantal thanks for your comments about pups trudy walsh took realy lovely photos at the moment i have 2 bitchs for sale i am looking for very good homes for them i would be delighted if you here of any one looking for a pup
Thank you for the birthday wishes... it was all a blur and we didn't get a cake for me and Charlie to share... but I'm just about to post some pics of Charlie on his birthday, eating his cake (which was liver and cream cheese, so as a vegetarian, I'm happy to stay away from it) :}
Thank you for your friendly wishes! I don`t see before because I don`´t visit this site for a longer time. At all pictures you see Antje, yes. Good luck and happiness with your little boy Mac. Kind regards Horst
Hello Chantal, Thanks for your birthday greetings. Sadly because Kimba was starved and only fed raw sausage meat she is only allowed prescription diet so birthday cake is not an option for her. She had malnutrition when she came to me and was 10 kilos underweight but she is the happiest setter you could meet. She is now 30kilos!
thank you very much for your kind welcome we look forward to spending many happy and informative hours on ES. Very soon we shall upload some pics of our baby Tiffany.
Thank you for caring. I already have 2 dogs who I love with all my heart, Hobson and Rose. Now is not the time for a puppy. Rose is seriously ill and I have to prepare myself that she might die soon. Hobson is worried about Rose, grieving for Hammer and he is not well. Unlike with Hammer, I have finally found a decent vet so at least I have his help every week to do what we can for Rose. Because of the misdiagnoses and mismanagement of previous vets it is going to take some time to get Hobson back. Every one who sees him thinks he is a very old dog. Hammer would still be alive if it had not been for the vet in GP I trusted. This happens to all of us. However all we can do is make the best decisions we can at the time for our beautiful Setter children and each one of them knows how much we love them. You cannot fake love.
Hello Chantal was lovely meeting with you, David, Darwin and the put upon Mac. Your boys are so gorgeous. I hope you get on well at Macs first show let us know how he gets on.
As you can see we are back home in Bonnie Scotland we managed to get the 4.30 ferry which was great xx
Hi there Chantal Hope that your wee boy got over his 'first' show, he looked so laid back...but having his half brother here I know that can be a false impression on their real charector...but just love that 'jingley' cheekyness...do let us know how he gets on at his first....entered show...
Peter Hennig
Thanks Chantal
Elton takes my breath away when I see him in the ring he has stunning movement
Aug 22, 2011
Ewa Wojcik
Thanks Chantal,
I love this boy with all my heart. This is my first child. He loves the show and I love to ride with him to exhibitions.
Ewa
Aug 22, 2011
Renata Berlińska
Aug 22, 2011
Peter Hennig
Aug 23, 2011
olenka frenkiel
Aug 24, 2011
Tracey Currid
Aug 24, 2011
john murphy
Aug 25, 2011
silvia
Aug 26, 2011
gerardmirck
Dear Chantal it is a long time ago that i have visit this web but suprice how many people have send me a happy birthday .
I want to thank you also for that .I know it is late!!
Gerard
Aug 27, 2011
Estelle Meiring
Hi Chantal
Thanks for the good wishes!
I was awoken on the morning of my birthday with a big lick in the ear by Karla - true setter style ;-)
Regards
Estelle
Aug 27, 2011
Delia Bryce
Aug 27, 2011
Doris, Senta and Iris
Thank you Chantal,
pictures treasure good memories;
Doris,Senta,Iris ,Pegasus and Sarah
Aug 28, 2011
Nicole Wilson
Aug 28, 2011
McBIRDY - Jean DUHANT
Thanks you Chantal for all your comments on our photos ! !
We are so proud of them ! A real passion !
We love your little MAC !!
Aug 28, 2011
Peter Hennig
Aug 29, 2011
Henk ten Klooster
Sep 1, 2011
Peter Hennig
Sep 3, 2011
Lynne Van Luven
Chantal, your IS are beautiful - I m new to this site but loving it - I live in the Pacific Northwest of United States am originally from Vancouve BC Canada - I live about
five mins from the US/Canada Border so can get to Vancouver easily. There
are very few Irish Setters in this part of the States. Whenever I take one or
both with me somewhere - I get so many compliments on how beautiful
and rare they are. We love them and we are going to be adding to our
family in about a month and a half - a friend of mine in Oregon is having
a litter and we will be getting one - not sure yet if it will be a little boy
or girl. My friend is very special that is having the litter = we befriended
each other on Craigslist when she was seeking to get a new puppy - she
had just lost her precious girl and one month before I had lost my precious
Molly. So happy to have found this site - it s wonderful. Going to work
out in the garden with the dogs help and enjoy the 80 degree sunny
labor day weekend weather. Have a wonderful weekend.
Sep 3, 2011
Peter Hennig
Sep 3, 2011
Philippa Mockler
Sep 4, 2011
Philippa Mockler
Sep 4, 2011
Zsuzsanna Kázsmér: Maya and Skíp
Thank you Chantal! :)))
Sep 4, 2011
Philippa Mockler
Sep 5, 2011
Lori
Sep 6, 2011
Carmen Lorenzi
Thanks Chantal for all your lovely comments !
Best wishes from Switzerland
Carmen, the 5 girls and the young man
Sep 7, 2011
Susan Stone
Thank you Chantal, for your kind comment.
best regards
Susan
Sep 7, 2011
Nick Brailsford
Sep 7, 2011
martina mckeag
Hi Chantal how are you thank you for the comments on my photos they love playing tug
looking forward to the setter meet hope the weather is good
Sep 8, 2011
Doris, Senta and Iris
Thank you,Chantal,
Senta is very romantic by nature,behavior and look.
Best regards,Doris,Senta and Iris
Sep 8, 2011
Moons Johan
Thanks for te nice comments on the pictures from my two Irws
greetings
Sep 9, 2011
martin falsey
Sep 10, 2011
MARY FITZSIMMONS
Thank you for your welcome, Chantal. I'll certainly put up some pictures of Molly and Nonie.
Mary
Sep 10, 2011
Jessica Meyers
Sep 10, 2011
Bosko Balcakovic
Sep 11, 2011
Ziggy Percival
Thank you for the birthday wishes... it was all a blur and we didn't get a cake for me and Charlie to share... but I'm just about to post some pics of Charlie on his birthday, eating his cake (which was liver and cream cheese, so as a vegetarian, I'm happy to stay away from it) :}
Sep 11, 2011
martina mckeag
Hi Chantal how are you thank you for all the lovely comments on my photos .
hope you did not suffer to much with the strong winds we had is things still going ahead for Sunday ?
Sep 14, 2011
Lorraine Martin
Sep 14, 2011
McBIRDY - Jean DUHANT
Sep 14, 2011
Horst Bock
Sep 15, 2011
martina mckeag
Sep 16, 2011
martina mckeag
Sep 16, 2011
Andrea Bassil
Hello Chantal, Thanks for your birthday greetings. Sadly because Kimba was starved and only fed raw sausage meat she is only allowed prescription diet so birthday cake is not an option for her. She had malnutrition when she came to me and was 10 kilos underweight but she is the happiest setter you could meet. She is now 30kilos!
Cheers,
Andrea
Sep 16, 2011
Catherine-Marie & Tiffany
Hi Chantal,
thank you very much for your kind welcome we look forward to spending many happy and informative hours on ES. Very soon we shall upload some pics of our baby Tiffany.
Again thank you
William & Catherine-Marie
Sep 17, 2011
Peter Hennig
Sep 19, 2011
Kickie Boman
Thanks for the birthday wishes! I'm having a lovely day.
- Kickie
Sep 22, 2011
june walsh
Thanks Chantal
Drifter is a much loved family pet who lives not too far away from me
Love the pictures of your new baby
Sep 22, 2011
Finding_Beau
Dear Chantal
Thank you for caring. I already have 2 dogs who I love with all my heart, Hobson and Rose. Now is not the time for a puppy. Rose is seriously ill and I have to prepare myself that she might die soon. Hobson is worried about Rose, grieving for Hammer and he is not well. Unlike with Hammer, I have finally found a decent vet so at least I have his help every week to do what we can for Rose. Because of the misdiagnoses and mismanagement of previous vets it is going to take some time to get Hobson back. Every one who sees him thinks he is a very old dog. Hammer would still be alive if it had not been for the vet in GP I trusted. This happens to all of us. However all we can do is make the best decisions we can at the time for our beautiful Setter children and each one of them knows how much we love them. You cannot fake love.
Take care
Susan
Sep 23, 2011
Yvonne Wark
Hello Chantal was lovely meeting with you, David, Darwin and the put upon Mac. Your boys are so gorgeous. I hope you get on well at Macs first show let us know how he gets on.
As you can see we are back home in Bonnie Scotland we managed to get the 4.30 ferry which was great xx
Sep 24, 2011
Dee Rance
Hi there Chantal Hope that your wee boy got over his 'first' show, he looked so laid back...but having his half brother here I know that can be a false impression on their real charector...but just love that 'jingley' cheekyness...do let us know how he gets on at his first....entered show...
Sep 26, 2011
Laura Kolbach
Sep 26, 2011