Just saying hello!

[Karin Diller]

Hi,
I´ve been looking for an active setter forum for quite some time, there are a few for English Cocker Spaniels but none for setters. More or less accidentally I stumbled over this site and wanted to say hello.
We are a family of five (people), two (dogs) and one (cat). Our Irish Setter Giulio is now eleven years old and we got him at almost six years of age from an animal rescue organisation in Italy. In the beginning he was quite a handful and compared to our Cocker he still ist a thoroughbred hunter.
I´ve also been looking for his breeder, in his immunization papers his name is stated as "Highlanders Junior", does anyone know of the kennel?

[lyn hathaway]

hi welcome to the site.hope you have many enjoyable hours looking and taking part in this setter forum

[Susan Stone]

Hi Karin and welcome to this ever growing setter-site!

re your question about Giulio - I do not know if the italian bred dogs are all tatooed? But if you can read his tatoo then maybe you can find out more about his background.

[Karin Diller]

Hi, Susan,

his tatoo is still readable and stated in his original immunization paper. How should I go on?

[Susan Stone]

Hi Karin,
a friend sent me this information - german now:-))

"in Italien werden auch Tierschutzhunde tätowiert... Aber am Besten eine Mail an die ENCI schreiben(Zuchtverband in Italien). Fragen betreffend Pedigree kann man an [e-mail] senden."

oder den im Impfpass vermerkten Tierarzt kontaktieren?

[Karin Diller]

Hi, Susan,

thank you for the information. I hope, I can ask in English, since I son´t speak Italian .

@All: Thanks for the welcome!

[Sue and Cash]

Hi Karin
I am new also. Welcome, your dog is looks very sweet.

[harriet]

welcome here