Summertime Lady shines in field and show

[Henk ten Klooster]

For the first times in decades in the Netherlands, a high field qualified Irish setter won an Excellent in an international show. Summertime Lady gained her 1 excellent last Sunday at the Hanzeshow in Zwolle, in the working class under judge Wil Hochstenbach.

The three years old Irish import, bred by David O'Connor, was trained to go from "green" to "catwalk" by Joop Buiten on the Dutch island Ameland. He showed her. She is now back working in the fields with me together with young Ceasar, the winningest young working Irish setter, her niece Redwing Last Apache from the USA and homebred Giulla O'Conloch.

Our aim is to present during the celebration of the centennial of the Irish Setter Club of the Netherlands a red setter that can win both at shows and field, just like it was with the most famous Irish setter in the Low Countries, Derry Una. According to reports in her days she "took the fields by storm", next day winning a show.

Thanks for your attention,

Henk ten Klooster

[James Doran]

Nice one Henk. My boy adopts the very same pose whenever I open the fridge!

[Henk ten Klooster]

Thanks, James. Lucky you with the fridge :-) 

[Angela Clarke]

Supreme, wonderful and well deserved. great photography too.

[Sherry Miller]

Beautiful picture......congratulations.

[Rosie Dudley]

Hello Henk, when and where is the centennial of the Irish Setter Club of the Netherlands to be held, would love to come and see your girl in person

[Sharyn Latchford]

Beautiful...congratulations

[Catherine Carter]

Congratulations !!! :-)

[Henk ten Klooster]

Thanks Angela, Sherry, Rosie, Sharyn and Catherine. The programma of the centennial of the ISCN in 2015 is under construction, Rosie, back on that with details later. It would be nice meeting you!

[Rosie Dudley]

and you Henk !

[Henk ten Klooster]

Thanks Rosie! It would be great meeting all people who want a bright future for our Irish setter in the next hundred years. That will probably be the theme for ISCN's centennial.