New Member w Irish Red & White Setters

[wbockman]

Hi, my husband Ed and I live in PA, we currently have 4 Irish Red & White Setters. My husband likes to hunt with them so I'm learning to shoot so I can go too, but I'm also training the dogs with his help and a trainers also for field trials and hunt tests. Our Rylee will be two this fall and she has her JH. She'll be trained for Senior Hunter and compete when she is ready. Toir is our male. He'll be going in the show ring starting this fall and we're still determining which aspect of field work he will be best at. Right now he's best at marking every bush along the field. Emerald is my newest. I just adopted her at the age of 4 about 6 weeks ago. She was so out of shape and really didn't know anything. She's so eager to please and is picking up the training really quickly and she now runs like the wind. She's our best field trial prospect. We also recently aquired a pup that is half sister to Emerald. Abigail is only 5 months old so we are starting basic field work with her. We are lucky to have a training ground with a lot of nice people that are there almost every day and are willing to help out with not just advice but hands on help also.

I've been checking out the forum and it seems there are a lot of nice people here.

Wendy B

[monksmom]

Hi Wendy! Glad to see you here! Dee (mother of Monk)

Where do you train?

[Kiki's Mom]

Hi Wendy....good to see you here! Welcome to the forum Dee, Wendy trains out at Water N Wings. Where are you, Dee?

NC Quail Hunter and Myself are a couple of the other IRWS owners on here. Glad to have Miss Wendy aboard...she is really NEAT people!!

[NC Quailhunter]

Hey Wendy
Welcome to the board. It is great to see that KiKi's Mom and I are not alone out there with IRWS. You ar going to have a great time on this board. There are some great people and this place is full of great information.
Welcome again and I look forward to hearing more from you.
NC Quialhunter

[Greg Jennings]

Welcome to GDF!

[wbockman]

Hi Wendy! Glad to see you here! Dee (mother of Monk)

Where do you train?

Hi DEEEEEEEE!!! Give Monk a hug for me.

As Helen said we train at Water N Wings. It is in Zionsville PA which is just south of Macungie/Emmaus, southern Lehigh County. My new girl Emerald is doing soooo good, I'm hoping by next year she'll be ready to compete in Field Trials, Some of the other dog owners have started to notice her now when she is running, makes me smile.

[wbockman]

Hey Wendy
Welcome to the board. It is great to see that KiKi's Mom and I are not alone out there with IRWS. You ar going to have a great time on this board. There are some great people and this place is full of great information.
Welcome again and I look forward to hearing more from you.
NC Quialhunter

Thanks, we went quickly from 2 to 4 and by next year we'll have added anothe pup to the mix, this is fun. Just the other day I got my first shotgun and learned how to use it. I took a Hunter Safety course a few years ago when my kids were taking it, figured if I was going to drive down and sit there I might as well sign up too, so I already know my safety stuff, and of course DH is always quick to review and remind us of safety.

The girls and I got to try it out on some clays, and I actually hit one. I was pleased since I haven't ever fired a shot gun before.

[NC Quailhunter]

I went to your website and see that your pups and mine share alot of the same lineage. That is pretty cool. I look forward to reading about the trailing and conformation progress you make over the next year.

[Meller]

Welcome to GDF

[monksmom]

NC Quailhunter.../Wendy:

I'm not far from water n wings actually...I'm in Lancaster Co, PA...maybe we can train together some time. By the way, I do sporting clays too from time to time...not often enough to be that good...if I hit more than 50% I feel pretty good about it. Real birds are usually much easier!

[wbockman]

NC Quailhunter.../Wendy:

I'm not far from water n wings actually...I'm in Lancaster Co, PA...maybe we can train together some time. By the way, I do sporting clays too from time to time...not often enough to be that good...if I hit more than 50% I feel pretty good about it. Real birds are usually much easier!

Hey Dee, if you want to bring Monk up for a visit sometime just let me know! We don't have an Spins that train with us!

[pairishsetter]

Hi Everyone,
Glad to see someone is having success with Red and Whites. I was dealing with the Irish Setter Rescue and found one in New Jersey which when I went to see promptly bit my wife on the arm and lower lip. We still brought him home but found we couldnt keep him where there were any adults but us...... then we also found one in Kentucky but they werent socialized so we had to let her go also.... any time she decided she was unhappy she went to the kids' roomand took a giant dump.... so she had to leave also. I kept hearing that the original hunting bloodline for irish setters had been maintained in the red and whites.... kept hoping that I would get one that showed that. All we seemed to get was aggression with the ones we had.
I will keep reading your posts to see what you have to say. Perhaps the breeding stock wasnt the greatest?

I am about 45 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Thanks for your time. Hope to hear from you soon.

[wbockman]

Hi Everyone,
Glad to see someone is having success with Red and Whites. I was dealing with the Irish Setter Rescue and found one in New Jersey which when I went to see promptly bit my wife on the arm and lower lip. We still brought him home but found we couldnt keep him where there were any adults but us...... then we also found one in Kentucky but they werent socialized so we had to let her go also.... any time she decided she was unhappy she went to the kids' roomand took a giant dump.... so she had to leave also. I kept hearing that the original hunting bloodline for irish setters had been maintained in the red and whites.... kept hoping that I would get one that showed that. All we seemed to get was aggression with the ones we had.
I will keep reading your posts to see what you have to say. Perhaps the breeding stock wasnt the greatest?

I am about 45 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. Thanks for your time. Hope to hear from you soon.

I've heard there are some lines like that. Our one female was very protective of us but we've worked it out with her. The other 3, 2 female and 1 male are overly friendly, they love everyone. Some of it can also be the upbringing, it's best of you can meet both parents, of course that isn't always possible. I am located on the other side of the state from you, but you are more than welcome to visit. Helen (Kiki's mom) is closer to you, she has one male that is 3 years old and is trained for field trials, they are in the south west corner of PA. I drove out there for a visit, beautiful area, very hilly.

[NC Quailhunter]

Pairishsetter
My IRWS is one and she is the biggest love bug there is. When I first got her she was real timid and nervous around people. She has really come out of her shell and is excite to meet new people and she is inseperable from my son. The aggression part I never heard of in my research so far into the breed. Just like any breed I am sure there is a chance of aggresiveness. A lot of it may have to deal with breeding and the upbringing of the dog.
NCQ

[Kiki's Mom]

HI Pairirishsetter....

I'm down in Greene County, PA and am owned by the biggest love bug, flopsy-mopsy IRWS on the planet. YES....the breed has some temperament issues within certain lines of dogs but for the most part I believe that there are more good ones then bad ones out there. You would be more then welcome to come visit Aidan sometime. Wendy and I are planning a breeding this Fall....Aidan and Emerald, if all goes well with the required health clearances. These pups are being planned with an eye towards getting them into really wonderful hunting homes.....but I won't feed you fantasy.....PUPPIES are a great deal of work and IRWS pups mature very, very SLOWLY :roll:

Come meet Aidan sometime....and get a feel for what the breed can really be all about

[NC Quailhunter]

Helen
That should be a great pairing. I will be deployed at that time but please keep us all informed. Since I got my pup I have developed a real liking of this breed and I am really interested in following the progress of the breed.
Thanks
Brian
NCQ

[Kiki's Mom]

Wendy and I think so too. We got the thumbs up on the combo from our friend/mentor FT guru Terry O Leary in Ireland as well so we are very excited. Emerald's OFA came in with a GOOD rating today and Aidan is scheduled in at the end of the week for his X rays. We shall see

[NC Quailhunter]

I am really glad to hear about the OFA grade rating for Emerald. I am sure Aidan will come back good also. I know this has nothing to do with me but I am excited for you guys and hope it all goes well. Keep us all informed.

[wchua24]

hello there welcome to the community enjoy your stay here. im also a newbie

[wbockman]

hello there welcome to the community enjoy your stay here. im also a newbie

Welcome to you too!

Wendy