Hi Sherry ! seems your last Shilo & my Legolas are about the same size, he's about 35kg so roughly the same and like Shilo..muscle not fat. he's just a much bigger build than Theoden, who seems to be more the Llewellyn type (working) and is lighter & shorter. The working type seems to have less feathering too, for practical reasons I suppose. I don't know if Rohan will ever be Legolas' build/weight but he is going to be a tall lad I think :)
Poor miss Molly has my sympathies ! my lads would be the very same Sherry, those cute chipmunks & squirrels would drive them crazy...assuming they were still alive to do so, the boysare pretty fast when hunting & when working as a team...very little gets past them. There's a mouse/mice however that hides out in the hen house, it drives them mad, they can smell/hear it but where it hides, they can't get at it, if it's not carefull it'll end up like a lot of the other mice they've found ! maybe she'll eventually get bored of them & ignore them.
As we all know we can have some "tuff" times with our Setter kids and when you own more than one Setter it can happen that they all get something wrong at the same time. I am grateful all my Setters kids are still with me. None of us are getting any younger!!
Hi Sherry, I can relate to your words "treasure each moment" and this is what helps me to let go of my despair particularly when my Setter kids suffer unnecessarily. Poor Hobson has only turned 8yo but looks the oldest of my three at the moment. If Hobson had died I don't know whether I could feel this way right now but he is alive so I focus on getting him well and enjoying every moment I am able to share with him, and also Hammer and Rose. I still miss Beau with all my heart and long for him to be home again but in the meantime "fate" has sent me three special English Setters, one of whom is Beau's brother.
Best wishes from Susan and her English Setter kids
Sherry, we are too exhausted even to post his complaints! He is growing every day, and every day there is something new with him.He still has his mad phases every morning and evening - I ahd ro sit up with him till 2 am the other night until he was tired enough to go to sleep.
Yesterday he found he could jump up on the sofa if he took a run at it - before he had to clamber up or get a helping hand. Darwin is such an easygoing dog and when this whirling drevish launches himself at him, he just has to go away! That said, Darwin is accepting him more and more. David
Needed my morning giggle.....seems Mac is all typical Irish Puppy! ( is when I introduced the water polo or volley ball (slightly deflated) out in the yard to wear the little "angels" out). Poor Darwin must be giving you those long suffering looks like this was your IDEA and NOT MINE! Loved it when they found they could getup onto the sofa to explore and cuddle....and that first bark that scares them......like who did that? Not ME! Not sure if Molly would accept a puppy chewing on her...playing and cuddling but not biting.......she would go into hiding along with her sock collection. Hang in there as outside will help a lot with Mac......so much more to explore and sink those little teeth into! and just think of all the excercise you all will get chasing after him. :)
Thanks for the compliment. It is harder to let some of them go than others, as you might suspect. We had a Gordon a while back that was totally blind, but she was so cute and very affectionate and full of life. She was hard to let go. I've had some real sweeties. So loving. Makes it very easy to love them back. I currently have another Gordon and she has had such a sheltered and hard-for her- life. I feel so sorry for her and I'm glad that every day I can give her things she never had and really should have had, as a dog growing up. Anyway, I have done a little training here at the house with some quail, but have not actually gone hunting with them, even though I want to. I don't think I would even want to have a show dog now. They look to me to be funny looking. The working dog is what they were meant to look like anyway. I think it's kinda like some mad scientist took a perfectly good dog and changed everything until they look rather hideous. Know what I mean? Of course, I'm like a salmon swimming upstream on that thought. Back to the Gordon...she is actually from Kansas City I think. Her name is Roxy.
Phil I am familiar with Roxy's pictures and brief story on SOS....just makes me feel bad to see our older setter's for no fault of their own having to live in foster homes instead of the home that should have delighted in them from puppy hood onward. I admire your dedication to fostering and especially for loving them and giving them the things...and attention they missed earlier in life. It's the attention I know they love the most.
I have had both types of IS here.......last old gentleman was a show setter but he HATED to be groomed or bathed so you can imagine the struggle that was with all his heavy show coat. I have never hunted or had anyone hunt over my IS ....just know Molly is intent on her hunting all the time...much as my first IS was. I have always had a male before so this female has taken our home by storm and stolen everyone's heart. We just feel so lucky to have been picked to be owned by her. Molly is also a wee bit bossy.........but does know the word NO. We really do not know much about her background......except why she was given up and fact that her previous person wished her put down....it was her vet that saved the day for Molly and got her into a rescue group here. Funniest part is that the person here who said NO more dogs ever and then a year and a half later agreed to a small dog is the one who stole my dog from me.") Has been wonderful to watch Molly charm him from day one and to see him doing things with her he never did with my lads.I believe this is the first time he has ever felt so loved by one of my Irish Setters ......she stalks him even from the windows outside which is hilarious to watch. Hope that things continue well for Roxy and weather cools soon for all of us so our picky ladies can spend more time outdoors.
Hi Sherry thanks for your nice comments our dogs go crazy when they see the wallabies we try not to let the dogs out when they are around as they would chase them and it's really nice seeing them come so close to the house the fox is as bold as, he just sat down and looked at our dogs who were going ballistic, knowing some how he was safe on the other side of the fence
Hi Sherry we have not seen the joey yet we are playing with the photo to blow it up and load it on ES the joey is more visible when the photo is enlarged but the enlargement won't load
At 3:49am on September 1, 2011, Peter Hennig said…
Hi Sherry thanks for your comment it is fun having some roos in our back yard we are hoping to get a look at joey at some stage , they are very hard to get near and take off quickly if spooked, this mum stands about 4 ft tall there are a couple of males as well that are a little bigger
At 4:53pm on September 14, 2011, Laura Bayless said…
Hi, it's so good to find a fellow setter lover in Mo. Most people here haven't even seen one before.
At 2:12am on November 30, 2011, Peter Hennig said…
thank you for the birthday wishes Elton had a lovely day we went for 4 walks and had special treats through out the day
I'll have to look up again exactly where my boys are from. I got them locally here from Jean Green( also on this site) but they sire and dam are from Mo. and Tx. I forget which. I don't show or hunt ( I did show obedience yrs ago ). We just hang out and the boys show me what they got into and hunt for garbage and have loads of fun doing it. Seems to me the kennel in MO. bred several kinds of dogs.Siberians, Gordons?,I'll look into it.
The one kennel near KC breeds I believe other dogs besides IS and ladies husband breeds Red Setters for hunting. Molly just hunts for her own enjoyment,,,,,the squirrels, chipmunks , rabbits and when the sun is just right her leave shadows. Doesn't catch them but likes an audience while she is showing off her skills. We have never shown or hunted with our Irish...just beloved companions who rule our world. She is our first female and while somethings are the same we are learning all about how prissy a female can be (at times) and just enjoying her 100% of the time. I do envy you that farm for them to run on though, Wonder how such tiny pups got way up your direction!! Enjoy them.
Rob that is the kennel Bailey ( lives in neighborhood) came from. I have never gotten one of my IS from them but did look at the site after Bailey came home.
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Hi Sherry ! seems your last Shilo & my Legolas are about the same size, he's about 35kg so roughly the same and like Shilo..muscle not fat. he's just a much bigger build than Theoden, who seems to be more the Llewellyn type (working) and is lighter & shorter. The working type seems to have less feathering too, for practical reasons I suppose. I don't know if Rohan will ever be Legolas' build/weight but he is going to be a tall lad I think :)
Poor miss Molly has my sympathies ! my lads would be the very same Sherry, those cute chipmunks & squirrels would drive them crazy...assuming they were still alive to do so, the boysare pretty fast when hunting & when working as a team...very little gets past them. There's a mouse/mice however that hides out in the hen house, it drives them mad, they can smell/hear it but where it hides, they can't get at it, if it's not carefull it'll end up like a lot of the other mice they've found ! maybe she'll eventually get bored of them & ignore them.
Until next time ~take care
Thank you for your well wishes, Sherry.
As we all know we can have some "tuff" times with our Setter kids and when you own more than one Setter it can happen that they all get something wrong at the same time. I am grateful all my Setters kids are still with me. None of us are getting any younger!!
Take care
Hi Sherry, I can relate to your words "treasure each moment" and this is what helps me to let go of my despair particularly when my Setter kids suffer unnecessarily. Poor Hobson has only turned 8yo but looks the oldest of my three at the moment. If Hobson had died I don't know whether I could feel this way right now but he is alive so I focus on getting him well and enjoying every moment I am able to share with him, and also Hammer and Rose. I still miss Beau with all my heart and long for him to be home again but in the meantime "fate" has sent me three special English Setters, one of whom is Beau's brother.
Best wishes from Susan and her English Setter kids
Sherry, we are too exhausted even to post his complaints! He is growing every day, and every day there is something new with him.He still has his mad phases every morning and evening - I ahd ro sit up with him till 2 am the other night until he was tired enough to go to sleep.
Yesterday he found he could jump up on the sofa if he took a run at it - before he had to clamber up or get a helping hand. Darwin is such an easygoing dog and when this whirling drevish launches himself at him, he just has to go away! That said, Darwin is accepting him more and more. David
Phil I am familiar with Roxy's pictures and brief story on SOS....just makes me feel bad to see our older setter's for no fault of their own having to live in foster homes instead of the home that should have delighted in them from puppy hood onward. I admire your dedication to fostering and especially for loving them and giving them the things...and attention they missed earlier in life. It's the attention I know they love the most.
I have had both types of IS here.......last old gentleman was a show setter but he HATED to be groomed or bathed so you can imagine the struggle that was with all his heavy show coat. I have never hunted or had anyone hunt over my IS ....just know Molly is intent on her hunting all the time...much as my first IS was. I have always had a male before so this female has taken our home by storm and stolen everyone's heart. We just feel so lucky to have been picked to be owned by her. Molly is also a wee bit bossy.........but does know the word NO. We really do not know much about her background......except why she was given up and fact that her previous person wished her put down....it was her vet that saved the day for Molly and got her into a rescue group here. Funniest part is that the person here who said NO more dogs ever and then a year and a half later agreed to a small dog is the one who stole my dog from me.") Has been wonderful to watch Molly charm him from day one and to see him doing things with her he never did with my lads.I believe this is the first time he has ever felt so loved by one of my Irish Setters ......she stalks him even from the windows outside which is hilarious to watch. Hope that things continue well for Roxy and weather cools soon for all of us so our picky ladies can spend more time outdoors.
thank you for the birthday wishes Elton had a lovely day we went for 4 walks and had special treats through out the day
Hi Sherry, I see you are from the Show Me state. Is your current girl homegrown there? I think my current boys have lineage that traces there.
rob
Hi Sherry, Romeo sends cuddles across the pond in return for your Birthday wishes. Thank you.
I'll have to look up again exactly where my boys are from. I got them locally here from Jean Green( also on this site) but they sire and dam are from Mo. and Tx. I forget which. I don't show or hunt ( I did show obedience yrs ago ). We just hang out and the boys show me what they got into and hunt for garbage and have loads of fun doing it. Seems to me the kennel in MO. bred several kinds of dogs.Siberians, Gordons?,I'll look into it.
The one kennel near KC breeds I believe other dogs besides IS and ladies husband breeds Red Setters for hunting. Molly just hunts for her own enjoyment,,,,,the squirrels, chipmunks , rabbits and when the sun is just right her leave shadows. Doesn't catch them but likes an audience while she is showing off her skills. We have never shown or hunted with our Irish...just beloved companions who rule our world. She is our first female and while somethings are the same we are learning all about how prissy a female can be (at times) and just enjoying her 100% of the time. I do envy you that farm for them to run on though, Wonder how such tiny pups got way up your direction!! Enjoy them.
Sherry,
It's Rose Valley Kennels, Excelsior Springs, MO. The name is Lola Davis. They breed IS, GS, Siberians and Wiemers. Does that sound familiar?
Rob that is the kennel Bailey ( lives in neighborhood) came from. I have never gotten one of my IS from them but did look at the site after Bailey came home.
Dear Sherry! I wish you and Miss Molly merry Christmas and a healthy New Year 2012!!
All the best. Barbara
Hi Sherry, I tried to send you a mail sometime before Christmas - does your mail-box work? Whishing you a ver Happy New Year, C & J xxx
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