Henk ten Klooster's Blog (53)

Isn't the Irish setter worlds best drama, poetry and literature on four legs? Thanks Ceasar for your work in Aurach, Bavaria, Germany.  Up for the next round. (Photo: Karin Heidemarie-Lehmann)…

Thanks to Bridget and Mark Simpson I enjoyed reading a preview of a production entitled The Legacy about the Derrycarne Irish setters of Maureen mc Keever (Ireland) and the related Redsuns in South Africa.

According to the authors this production will be placed in December on the website of the SA kennelclub and spread amongst lovers of the breed in that…

Apache enjoys Dutch soil, after her trip from Kentucky on Amsterdam airport.

The pup was welcomed first by my youngest daughter, Iris.…

Summertime Lady "shines" in Spring.

She won her first qualification in field trials (very good) last sunday in Sinsheim. This young Irish import impressed not only because of her stylish points but as well for looks on the trials in the village near Heidelberg, organized by the English setter club Deutschland. Her next trial this season is in the last weekend…

Amidst bad news of media highlighting sick Irish setters 2013, a flashback in history: 1975 frontpages of many dailies worldwide: an Irish setter in the USA saving a child (picture) from a burning car. (Picture: UPI)

Young Summertime Lady (left) enjoys Hollands first snow this year in a race with teammate Giulla Redskin O'Conloch.

Wintertime seems Summertime Lady's favorite season.…

Veni, vidi, vici, reported  Roman ruler Julias Caesar a victory. Caesar on arriving here today certainly had a victory.

Caesar is a son of one of Europe's winningest working IRS, Int.Ch. Apache des Sorcieres du Sancy (pictured right-EC 2008). He is my…

For the first time in history the eldest Dutch Game Fair focussed also on Irish setters. They were given first entrance in the parade of huntingbreeds.

Craigua Whisper, Summertime Lady (both from Ireland), Sandy (Poland), Redwing White Lightning (USA) and Craigrua Goldie (Ireland) feautured on the three days event on Saturday, other working…

Young setters Craigrua Whisper (left) and Summertime Lady from Ireland learn a pointing trick from Giulla O'Conloch.

Giulla has three weeks left to prepare for the EC for working Irish setters in France. Today she pointed pheasants,…

A fresh start for new adventures. Young Summertime Lady from Ireland races fields near Grenaa, Denmark.

If you meet a promising Derby youngster, Ella von Kappellenpfad from Germany but with Danish…

No future. No chance. That was start of 2010 for Thomas. See https://irishsetters.ning.com/profiles/blogs/therapy-setter-needs-therapy Thomas is now in focus for matings with both Irish red and white setters and Irish red setters.



His owner…

Thomas, the dog you may remember from the blog…

"Irish setters entered for field trials are much too fat, miss passion and structure in work. Its necessary to add pure Irish field working lineage to update their passion & performance in trials."

Thats what -in a nutshell- fieldjudge Didier Horman told participants of trials organized by the Belgian Irish Setter Club on Saturday August 28th, held in Bertinchamps.

Horman found only one entrant okay for a small qualification (good)…

A last spring training session 2010 provided the cover of the Dutch bi-monthly hunting dogs…

Spring provides grey partridge colorful surroundings.

Yes over there now

They are stunning, those…