New buddy coming soon!
I have wanted an irish setter for as long as I can remember and we have been without a large breed for two years since the loss of our weimaraner. In two more weeks, our new puppy will be making the t...
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My husband's and my first dog together was an Irish Setter we named Kelly (original, I know - lol!), whom we adopted at an adoption event. She had just been dumped off at the event that morning by her owner who was moving to an apartment and couldn't take her. We lucked out!
Kelly was a joy to have, although she had her quirks. She was terrified of bridge overpasses when traveling and would duck, then look back to make sure we hadn't hit it - silly girl. Later, she was GREAT with our young daughter and put up with more than she should have had to (yes, I had to train our daughter how to properly interact with a dog) - very nicely tempered dog.
She was an accomplished escape artist and a thief however, and would return with various articles of clothing from the neighbor's yards and clotheslines to give us as presents (shoes, ladies bathrobe, shirts) ...so embarrassing...
Kelly was a joy to have, although she had her quirks. She was terrified of bridge overpasses when traveling and would duck, then look back to make sure we hadn't hit it - silly girl. Later, she was GREAT with our young daughter and put up with more than she should have had to (yes, I had to train our daughter how to properly interact with a dog) - very nicely tempered dog.
She was an accomplished escape artist and a thief however, and would return with various articles of clothing from the neighbor's yards and clotheslines to give us as presents (shoes, ladies bathrobe, shirts) ...so embarrassing...
