english setter

dicky82

does anyone work english setters in the dublin/meath/kildare area?

temujin

hi, i don't have one but i know a man who does in mayo and they're excellent workers. this one ranges huge distances and will hold a set and they have great noses. as pointers and setters go he's also a brilliant cover dog. they are a brilliant dog but you need to have the right ground for them, which should be big open areas.

Vizzy

dicky,are you interested in buying one or just seeing them work ?
My brother runs 2 of them and a Gordon(class to see working properly)

dicky82

Vizzy wrote: »

dicky,are you interested in buying one or just seeing them work ?
My brother runs 2 of them and a Gordon(class to see working properly)

pm sent.

Vizzy

and replied

snipey

Hi dicky82,I'm running two setters a gordon and an english and think you wont run better dogs but it's takes time and alot of patience to train,i used to use the long lead method but found they were not rangeing far enough so i started using the e collar and find it just brillant as in they will turn, come back, drop,just when they hear the beep,i very rarely have to give them a shock,i only put the collars on them once or twice a week so they wont get used to it,and if your planning to trail you obviously can't use a collar.Best of luck with him.

Spunk84

snipey wrote: »

Hi dicky82,I'm running two setters a gordon and an english and think you wont run better dogs but it's takes time and alot of patience to train,i used to use the long lead method but found they were not rangeing far enough so i started using the e collar and find it just brillant as in they will turn, come back, drop,just when they hear the beep,i very rarely have to give them a shock,i only put the collars on them once or twice a week so they wont get used to it,and if your planning to trail you obviously can't use a collar.Best of luck with him.

Wats the Gordon like for hunting ? Heard there really headstrong

snipey

Hi there,the Gordon is anything but,i bought him from a woman in scotland that brought the mother of my fellow from sweden and made him up to be British field trail champion so if you buy the hunting dog rather than the show dog you wont go wrong,the only thing i will say he is only showing his real hunting style this year and he just turned three so patience is needed,where the english setter is nearly perfect after a year and a half.

Spunk84

snipey wrote: »

Hi there,the Gordon is anything but,i bought him from a woman in scotland that brought the mother of my fellow from sweden and made him up to be British field trail champion so if you buy the hunting dog rather than the show dog you wont go wrong,the only thing i will say he is only showing his real hunting style this year and he just turned three so patience is needed,where the english setter is nearly perfect after a year and a half.

Had one as a kid and he was very loyal ,such a great dog

snipey

Excellent with children,i have a 7 year old that pulls and drags out of him and never a bother with him

Spunk84

snipey wrote: »

Excellent with children,i have a 7 year old that pulls and drags out of him and never a bother with him

Yea my mate has the bitch,dog and amateur section for red setters that have won every field championship of Eire ,UK and I think of Europe at the moment and he was saying the gordons tend to take longer but they make a class working dog

dicky82

snipey wrote: »

Hi dicky82,I'm running two setters a gordon and an english and think you wont run better dogs but it's takes time and alot of patience to train,i used to use the long lead method but found they were not rangeing far enough so i started using the e collar and find it just brillant as in they will turn, come back, drop,just when they hear the beep,i very rarely have to give them a shock,i only put the collars on them once or twice a week so they wont get used to it,and if your planning to trail you obviously can't use a collar.Best of luck with him.

thank's for that. will pm you during the week. cheers

snipey

Hi dickey82,did you get that pm?