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Hunting for eternal youth - Birds for Birthday
Lets hunt for eternal youth on a twelve years birthday. No cake, but back to fields of a first point as a youngster for Echlin O'Conloch.
Front carseat to enjoy a theater of fields for youngsters after a good swim&dive scene.
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Like a…
ContinueAdded by Henk ten Klooster on March 28, 2010 at 6:41am — 9 Comments
That's thrilling, Thomas!
Thomas, the Irish setter from the blogpost Therapy setter needs therapy https://irishsetters.ning.com/profiles/blogs/therapy-setter-needs-therapy
Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 10, 2010 at 2:20am — No Comments
Pick your favorite pointing picture
Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 2, 2010 at 2:55pm — 15 Comments
Pup plays on point
Pup Kells enjoys her first field day
Full of surprise she stands still when her halfsister Giulla points pheasant
But hey ain't that hare much more fun
The hare outruns pup Kells
Returned, hey must be something…
ContinueAdded by Henk ten Klooster on March 2, 2010 at 2:34pm — 7 Comments
Therapy setter needs therapy
Recently I took on request of the ISCN two IRS in temporarily shelter for retraining. One of them -Thomas- was in his youth a therapy dog for mentally handicapped which he did well according to an employeee who owns a littersister. But Thomas was neglected when there was not enough staff around. Next address he lived mainly outside with his brother.
Where most of his littermates I know (the breeder died so couldn't care) are as free… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on February 2, 2010 at 7:01am — 27 Comments
She's here and there and than she's gone
She's just like snow here and there and than she's gone my new pup Kells
Loves loving the girls
Next time I'll eat your ears
More pupfun… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on January 21, 2010 at 4:10pm — 12 Comments
Digging up golden Irish setter history (2)
The gg daughter of Edgar Rea, first breeder of Menaifrons (starting in the twenties last century) asked information to pass this on to (g)children. Your help was asked – thanks for the few responding but it is luckily not needed anymore.
Medals of Rea’s winning Irish setters in his gg daughters home now have faces with a lot of stories. She is delighted with them. Many gaps in official recorded history… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 29, 2009 at 5:32pm — No Comments
A puppy to start 2010 update There She Is
Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 29, 2009 at 5:30pm — 11 Comments
Harry’s history continues after death
Harry’s history continues as maybe next week his pups will be born in Ireland. It is a repeat of the combination that gave Irish field trial champion Pallas Green Harriet. Good news after sad news for Harry’s owner Gerard Mirck and breeder Joop Harms plus Harriets trainer/owner Jim… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 29, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments
Digging up golden Irish setter history –help needed
Your help is needed to dig up some golden Irish setter history.
Recently a great grand daughter of the first breeder of Menaifrons, Edgar Rea, asked me to send some old material on this once famous dual kennels. This "to pass on this history to (grand) children."
Questions rise, like where does the name Menaifron comes from, what happened with kennelbooks when the second breeder Mary Holt (for a… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on November 27, 2009 at 4:27pm — 4 Comments
Irish setter makes life saving phonecall
Added by Henk ten Klooster on August 9, 2009 at 2:34pm — 2 Comments
Irish setter on the cover of a magazine
An Irish setter is on the cover of the French magazine ‘Le chasseur de Becasse’ July/August issue. It features the article ‘Le setter irlandais "fighting spirit" dans le marais’ written by Alain Damperat.
On four pages with seven pictures the working Irish setter is highlighted, focusing on Moanruad Irish setters and their breeder John Nash. The John Nash trophy is for the best Irish setter working on snipes (French:… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on August 9, 2009 at 7:17am — 9 Comments
Birddog Behind Bars for Birthday
Because of birth of birds Giulla (right) spends her third birthday behind bars.
Together with her dam Redwing White Lightning (Clancy) left and sire Echlin O’Conloch she enjoys looking between bars young life at the farm. Like eight young geese, looking what is behind those bars.
Young life as well in front of the… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on April 27, 2009 at 5:52am — 9 Comments
Partridge wins European Championship Irish setters
Prize-winners were under more Urtis de la Chaume di Rigault and Apache des Sorcieres du Sancy. Both were trialed and trained for their owners by French professional trainer Daniel Munini.
Three days of trialing in French fields around start of spring provided an event… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 27, 2009 at 4:10pm — 5 Comments
Fun watching family preparing for field trials
Fresh flown over from Canada, Giulla watches family preparing for the European championship for working Irish setters in France. He takes the front seat for a good view of his home soil, the Netherlands.
His sister Giulla R. and mother Redwing White Lightning (Clancy) enter fields in an industrial area.…
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Added by Henk ten Klooster on March 8, 2009 at 3:13pm — 8 Comments
Celebrating a Setter Centennial 3: Stepping into Setterparadise
After Rex (1) came Astrid (Lady) paid for by delivering newspapers. Chasing Lady’s family meant meeting O’Cuchulains, descendants of Hartsbournes (2) stamping Dutch setter history. Reports and pictures made as thirteen years old kid show this was like stepping into setter paradise. Celebrating a Setter Centennial is sharing thrills, enjoy setters of the sixties! Especially Shandon, my favorite. If you want more… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on February 19, 2009 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments
Celebrating a Setter Centennial 2: Hartsbourne History
Many words are written over Hartsbourne and their first breeder mrs Eileen Walker. But not many pictures are published apart from traditionals (shows). Celebrating a Setter Centennial means sharing, so here on request some from around 1950. They were made by a Dutch baroness, visiting the kennels in Foresters, Stanmore Common. Most Irish, nowadays umpteen times in extended pedigrees were pictured like Popsy, Tobias,… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on February 12, 2009 at 6:56am — 25 Comments
Celebrating a setter centennial
Cleaning up old pictures, it appeared I’m celebrating a centennial in Irish setters.
Fifty years ago me (around four years) and my brother Wim emptied our saving boxes and bought Rex. His mischief inspired me to write as a kid plus making pictures, books are still there. That is why I have to thank my Irish setters because that inspiration lead to my daily bread (reporter now editor) lifelong plus interest for their history teacher of… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on February 5, 2009 at 7:07am — 19 Comments
Hey wasn't life great!
Death is the only thing sure in life but you never get used to it. She’s still on the floor now, as if in a deep sleep: Daly O’Conloch. A day after last Dutch winters day, her (grand)children racing horizons, she walking knees her eyes telling I still want to live but can’t anymore. You know what, I’ll post a picture of Summer 1994 - your puppyhood with our youngest daughter Iris. Because you never get used to death. Hey wasn’t life… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on January 12, 2009 at 11:22am — 17 Comments
Harry hits again
Red and white Irish setter ‘Harry’ born from all red parents sired a litter. Five dogs and three bitches were born end of June in the Pallas Green kennel of Gerard Mirck in Almere, the Netherlands. Congratulations to the breeder.
In a preceding litter of Harry x Craigrua Goldie, Pallas Green Harriet was born, who became the first Dutch bred and raised setter ever to win at field trials in the country of origin, Ireland, for her… Continue
Added by Henk ten Klooster on June 30, 2008 at 4:05pm — 4 Comments
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