Bryan Stone

87, Male

Switzerland

Profile Information:

How many Irish Setters do you have?
now none
How long have you owned Irish Setters?
35 years
About Me:
Living in Switzerland since 1968. Born 1938 and grew up in England. My wife (died 2005) started me with Setters, as she and her sister had English Setters when I met her in the 1950s. After settling in Switzerland, we always had Irish Setters, and this is the family tradition that my daughter Susan Stone keeps up and has extended. Our last Setter died on Jan 8 2008 aged 11 1/2, so it's very lonely here now, but Susan and I will do something about that.

Comment Wall:

  • Susan Stone

    Welcome to the international site of setter-lovers!
  • Carmen Lorenzi

    Hello

    Another Stone-member:-)
    Welcome to the list!

    Best wishes from the "Ostschweizer-Setterbande"
    Carmen
  • Jo Ottinger

    Welcome
  • Laura Kolbach

    Hello, welcome to the setter world in cyberspace :-) Your Susan is a great "girl" !!!
  • Marta Galuszka

    Hello, welcome here:-)
  • Carmen Lorenzi

    Hi Bryan

    I heared from your sad lost!
    So sorry for your lovely girl Ginger!
    It's good to have Susan and her setters near to you...

    Carmen
  • Susan Stone

    Hello from rainy Thörigen...

    ...still waiting for your Forum post 'Lord Byron's Boatswain'
  • Judi Schuerman

    Thank you for posting the tribute to Boatswain. I enjoyed reading it and plan to print it out.

    My friend, Ginger Kinney, said life is too short to be without a setter! I told her I had to wait for a puppy and she said, all Irish are puppies for the rest of their lives! They are fun loving and best friends for sure!
    Best wishes,
    Judi
  • Belyakova Julia

    Hello Bryan!
    I like your page very much and and is very sorry to hear that you have lost you lovely dog!
  • Vojna Medvedec

    So nice to meet the people like you.As I could understand your main wish is to give love and to be loved by an irish setter the gorgeous dog with most noble heart.
    Thank you to be with all of us!
  • Judi Schuerman

    Bryan,
    Do you have an Irish yet? I was thinking of you when my puppy is getting into trouble and I have to teach her manners! Puppies are lots of work but they are fun too! Best wishes,
    Judi
  • Vojna Medvedec

    Thank you Bryan for Lord Byron's lines....the lines for those who can love and who want to be loved.
    Our beloved irish certainly know that and can teach the Love to people.
  • Myra Thomas-Rhodes

    Hello Bryan,
    Have thoroughly enjoyed reading your article on "Boatswain." Some wonderful words there, and most thought provoking.
    Hope you have a new Setter in your life now. My mother is 81, and has one of my 18 month old boys. In fact he has lived with her since he was a baby.
    Cheers,
    Myra.
  • Susan Stone

    Friends... on the first morning of Year 2009.
    HAPPY NEW YEAR!
  • ursula wilby

    Hello Bryan!
    And have a super day tomorrow!
    I am so hopeless at remembering birthdays (often even my own) so I thought I had better get this message written!
    :-)
  • ursula wilby

    Hello again Bryan,
    Susan and Thomas came past my house 3 days ago and had a cup of coffe + delivered a box of swiss choklade (most of it eaten by now), so I knew you had Brambles with you...enjoy your day! I dont know how good Bramles is at baking cakes, but there are always shops!
    Thank god.
    Good to hear from you!
  • Monique VIRY

    Happy Birthday Bryan !!! Je vous souhaite de passer un agréable dimanche si particulier.
  • Catherine Carter

    Happy birthday, Bryan! hope you have a special day!
  • Nicole Wilson

    A very happy birthday, Bryan!
    With best wishes from the Swiss in Scotland,
    Nicole & Busby
  • Frances McKimm

    A very Happy Birthday Brian hope you have a lovely day.
  • Zatu Rimpisalo

    Happy Birthday!! =)
  • Myra Thomas-Rhodes

    Happy Birthday for tomorrow, Bryan. Enjoy your day!
  • Carmen Lorenzi

    Heute scheint der Tag der Geburtstage zu sein:-)
    Herzlichen Glückwunsch und alles Liebe!
    Liebe Grüsse aus der Ostschweiz
    Carmen
  • Carmel Murphy

    Happy Birthday Bryan and enjoy your day!!
  • Susan Stone

    I see here you are not the only one celebrating a Birthday today - makes me wonder if this bank holiday is really just for you... I fear you may have to share the honour!
    Happy continued birthdaying!
  • Carmel Murphy

    A Very Happy Birthday Bryan!! Enjoy your day;o))
  • Barbara

    Alles Gute zum Geburtstag Bryan! Liebe Grüsse aus Wien. Barbara
  • Chantal McIlveen-Wright

    A very Happy Birthday Bryan!!!  may be Susan will give you a wee Irish as a birthday present???  :-)
  • Chantal McIlveen-Wright

    Thank you for the invite and very happy to become your ES friend!!!  :-)  :-)
    So did you get a little puppy from Susan?
  • Monique VIRY

    Herzliche glückwunsche für das geburtstag, ich wünsche euch ein angenehmer tag mit die Stone familie.