Dear Dee ,

we are preparing for winter;hay is in the barn;horses grow lots of coat;dogs love the snow.

We will still have nice weather for September and October;Thanks Giving holiday is really nice,lots of fall colors;I will keep you posted,

Doris,Senta and Iris

Dear Dee,thank you for checking out the pictures;raccoons are cute but not very welcomed neighbours;Senta is very vigilant and  is watching them like a hawk through the window doors all night ;Iris does not care much .

Thanks, Dee. Such a relief Glen is clear, I am not worried about the carrier status of the girls - it could have been far worse.

best wishes

Susan

Hi Dee,

thank you, yes it was a lovely enjoyable weekend.

Marie

Hi Dee,

Thank you very much for your comment on Pitanga and pups photo!

I am very pleased with their evolution, they are completely changed and it's only been two days! They are comming to me and my girls with confidence, wave tails and play very well with each other and with us! It's a big change from the puppies that just wanted to hide from us!

Hi Dee,

Thanks for you comment and interest in my pups, it's very reassuring to find out I wasn't crazy by taking them home! I'll try to take some pictures of the parents, but it won't be easy, as they are mostly around their herds - they belong to my neighbour, so maybe I'll be able to take some pictures when the herds are closer to me!

I have amazing homes for the other two! The girl is going to be a cattle herder for a friend, that I would trust to take care of Pitanga and Romã without hesitating! As for Pitch, the other boy, he's going to live with my brother's in laws, so I'll be in touch with him for the rest of his live, and they are also a great home!

Since they came to me so young, I'm considering to try and cicker train Trigo, and perhaps Pitch, since this breed is very instinctive and hard to train: At the age of 2 and a half, the only thing I could ever teach Lord was "come here" and "go away"(...and this was after Pitanga, lol!)

I just love sunsets and sunrises...when I lived 'in the middle of nowhere' they were beautiful...but seems the built up areas don't seen to have them...

Thanks for sharing yours with us...

Hi Dee,

How are you?

I am coming to Scotland in November....or rather I am trying to arrange the trip and I hope I can come...I have entered the girls!

Hi Dee

Thank you for your comment about my photo of Khomet. I too believe we will all be together again. The hard part is getting through the remainder of our physical lives without them.

Hi Dee, Thank you for your nice comments about Hobson and Sam. Sam is still here with us every day. Recently he has stayed most of the day. His mate has visited a couple of times too. I am hoping very hard I am not forced to sell our home because this would mean that I would be forced to leave Sam. I know Sam will be alright because he can feed and protect himself and he has his mate. However, I would miss Sam so much and I know he would miss me because we have become good friends, even though Sam is a wild bird and I am a human. xxxxx

thanks Dee I hope you are well and having fun with your dogs

hi dee ,we are fine thanks hope all is well with you saffy and fin.

been so busy with gettin things ready for christmas and also helpin with nicola and baby eva.

as show season finished now apart from that lkc one (i think thats what it is )

weathers not been too kind for you of late as it ive woke up this morning to an heavy frost looks lovely now with me having decorated all my windows and having snowflake stickers on lol only got my tree and ceiling decorations to do now .it takes so long doing em these days,im not bothering with outside ones this year as we are going with van to sandringham on 29th dec while after new year weather permitting.was due to go last year but the snow put a stop to it.

hope your dads settled in for you and not causing you too many problems.

speak to you soon dee .

lyn .layla and lucy xxx

I have had the same wish especially as the flowers are shaped like small red bells. Unfortunately it does not flower for 7 years and by that time it fairly large. Guess the we will have to keep visiting it on a christmas walk.

Hello Dee

I quite often say that I don't mind the cold. I tell my student "you can always get warm by rugging up" as we go out to practical work outside. I will now have to qualify that as being a Victorian saying. -1 and going down!!! We will think of you and your Irish when we are sitting under the air conditioner, boys laying flat on the tiles under the vent, bemoaning our fate.

What happens to showing over these snow bound months? Our shows have a heat policy which has them being cancelled or starting earlier when it goes above 38 degree celcius.

Thanks Dee! Wishing you Great days and a great 2012! 

Happy Birthday, Dee!! Whishing you all the best on this special day! C + J xxx

Happy Birthday dear Dee!! Wishing you all the best!! Love and kisses B + T 

A very Happy Birthday dear Dee!!!!  have a great celebration with all your friends and family but especially with beautiful Saffy and Findlay!  :-)

Have a very Happy Birthday Dee;o)

Happy Birthday Dee hope it's a good one

Happy Birthday, Dee! I hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy your evening being spoilt! All the best

Susan

Hi Dee,

There is a day when the price for the candles is higher then for the cake ...:o))))) hi hi !  !

Wish you a good birthday !

Hi Dee,

Only just noticed it is THE day today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! I hope all is well !  xxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi Dee, happy birthday! Hope you've had a lovely day!

Thank you, Dee - they are sweet :-)) - Merry Christmas to you and the gang! C + J xxx

Merry Christmas Dee and your gang!

I wish I have Ursula´s talent , too:DD

She is not only  the  great artist but she is a lovely person. She came to Slovakia and we spent a few days togehter...

Many many greetings to you, Dee

thank you Dee for the wishes!

Hi Dee.

It's been a long time. Thank you for your comment. Yes, I was scared, because I knew bloat can kill and the time was ticking, but it was after all a New Years Eve. You can read about it here:

 http://blackbird-bags.blogspot.com/2012/01/longest-night.html

and

http://irishsetters.ning.com/forum/topics/what-are-your-experiences...

I hope you and your reds are all doing well.

kristina

Dear Dee.

Flora will be turning six on the 11th of March. No, she never had bloat before. There were times when she would vomit about 15 min after eating, eat again the same food she just vomited and then she was fine.

She was never a fast eater, more of a picky eater and therefore more of a skinny setter (27,5 kg max). I was so cautious, so when the symptoms appeared, they  took me by suprise. Good thing I was home! I can't thank God enough the vet on duty that afternoon was a surgeon! There were no complications during the surgery and after I think she is on a very good road to full recovery. She is stubborn again and that is a good sign, don't you think?

All the best to you and your reds in the 2012!

Kristina 

Hello Dee,

I hope everything is well with you!

Thank you for the comment on the picture!

Thanks for your comments !    and yes, we will be at Cruft's with Fletcher and Idgie. See you there !

Hello Dee

Sunny greetings from Reni and Isis :)

35-38 degrees  during next days in the central Europe. YOu aree very WELCOME here:) 

Magnifique toute cette série de photos  !!!!

Happy Birthday Dee! Wish you a wonderful day! Love B+T xxx

Another one ... :o)))   All the Mcbirdies wish you a very happy b-day with your reds !

Noëlla and Jean

Happy Birthday Dee! Hope you've enjoyed it with your red kids as well as your grandkids! And Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday!!!

Thankyou for your Comment Dee on 'Baileys dad' . I have been reading your page and how much you love your dogs,Bails is 19 months now but we are still in touch with his 'original mum'(breeder) and have frequent visits.I feel so lucky to have him. Been looking at your pictures too-they are absolutely stunning!.Kind regards Tina