Founders
RymanSetters.com was established by a group of breeders to protect the future of the Ryman-type setter. The type was developed by George Ryman beginning in the 1910s to counter the ever increasing emphasis by English setter breeders of his time on field trials and shows, much to the detriment of the dogs’ hunting…
Sugar Creek English SettersWarmer weather is coming in a few weeks. So are the woodcock, coming back soon from southern locales, at least for those of us within their range. Our friend and mentor Walt Lesser discussed a lot of good reasons to run dogs on spring woodcock in a post here back in 2017 titled…
October Setters
We just want to post a quick mid season update on our males from our outcross to Hafrafells Mori. Both are doing great and we’re really excited about their performance so far. Here is a short video of Birch pointing Huns. And one of Hunter also on Huns. He had to find a…
Okay, don’t try to pronounce that, just call him Finn! More about that in a moment. Finn is a male pup we purchased from Classic Setters of Hartsburg, Missouri a little more than 4 months ago. He is now just past 6 months old, and doing great. All the good puppy things have…
Grey CreekHello everyone! At Grey Creek we had our first litter whelped since joining with other Ryman type setter breeders here at RymanSetters.com. This litter is out of our 5 year old female, Grey Creek’s Jenny Wren, sired by Hafrafell’s Mori, the Icelandic sire imported by Classic Setters in Hartsburg Missouri. (See Classic Setters’…
The Problem For Ryman-types One of the biggest threats to the Ryman-type today is the continued insistence from non-hunting or inexperienced breeders that crossing with show dogs imitates Ryman’s approach and will somehow improve the Ryman-type. Nothing could be further from the truth. Popularizing this idea risks condemning the Ryman-type to the fate…
We have two new breeder members here at RymanSetters.com. Rick and Emma Irish in Maine have joined forces with Thorn Plum Kennels in New York, and Steve Sanderson from Michigan has also recently become a member of our group. Welcome to both! Founders
It’s that time of year. Some of our breeder members currently have spring pups and/or litters on the way soon. If you would like more information here are the breeders to get in touch with: Classic Setters Good Go Ing Sporting Dogs Grey Creek Kennel October Setters Rum Creek Setters Stoney Brook Outfitters…