Hi Geoff, welcome to ES, your story is a lovely tribute to your father and I wish you the best of luck in finding the line you are looking for. I cann`t help you with this as my three are not from this line, hopfully someone can put you in touch with someone that can.Love your profile picture, beautiful pups, good luck hope you find what you are looking for <:0)

Hello Geoff

I had contact with your dad some years ago, he was a member of the Irish Setter Association, England, and he took an advert in their yearly publication, The Annual Review, I am the editor, his page had a number of dogs on a couch. I was sad to hear that he had passed.

I checked another Setter list and found Red Bramble Lord Briscoe who is about 8 years old.

http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-PLUTO.exe?A0=SETTERS-L put Red Bramble in the search, you have to be a member to correspond. Perhaps if he still has his bits you might be able to get some semen from him. Ann Marie Kabacz is mentioned in connection with him, she is on that list, but also on the Irish Setter Club of America site, she may have more information of other Red Bramble stock

Best of luck

Rosie

Hi Geoff,

Sorry to hear of your Dad's passing. My family and I have had (and loved) Red Bramble setters. My father-in-law bought a puppy who came over from Ireland. Her name was Kelly. She was mated with Your Dad's Pip. From that litter we got our beloved Murphy. Kelly was later mated with Barkus, and we got Murphy's half sister Killian and my in-laws kept Murmer (He had a heart murmer). I came across this website while doing a google search for the Red Bramble web site... We now have Clancy - who we got from a couple on Long Island (Port Jefferson). Your Dad steered me to them when I was looking for a puppy in 2006 - something that I will forever be grateful for. I believe they said that his lines crossed paths with Red Bramble somewhere back. Not that it matters, as he is now neutered. I would be most interested in hearing how your efforts turn out... Also, I will be seeing my father-in-law soon, and will see if I can get some contact information on where the rest of the pups went, in the event that there may be opportunities there for you.

Regards,

Gary