Irish Red Setters - Getting one......AAAHHH

[katrina]

was the katrina me?? lolz

[mike001]

Hmmm.....Irish Setter.....be prepared for a real challenge and an upside down non peaceful home. There is no way to quiet them down, they seem to need exercise constantly. And you will need mega tons of patience to train it, I sometimes wonder if they overbred them to the point of a no brainer. Very exuberant dog is putting it mildly. Training is hard as they don't seem to be able to concentrate on a command. Our friends have one and I would never own one myself.On the plus side, they are very pretty.

[wolfsoul]

My mom used to clean houses, and one of her regulars had an Irish setter, Hunter. Hunter wasn't there very often, she was always out hunting with the owner -- but when she was there, my mom said she was an absolute crazy hyper thing. Just had no impulse control. She was easy for me to groom when she got older -- she was calm in the tub and stood well on the table. She was a senior at that point, however. She passed away late last year -- had a seizure in the orchard and the coyotes dragged her away.