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…
Classic SettersThis November we finally made the trip to try hunting Huns and Chukars with friends Lisa and Cliff Weisse (October Setters) in Idaho. We had unusually good weather while there, though we had to dodge high wind warnings and road closures on the way there and back through Wyoming. Lisa and Cliff were…
Classic Setters is anticipating a litter at the end of February 2026 by Classic Fiona’s Blue Bebee and Hafrafells Mori. Mori is our imported stud dog from Iceland and descendent from championship bloodlines in Europe. Bebee is linebred from our Ryman-type setters. This is a repeat breeding and the first litter is doing great in…
October Setters
Time for pre-season tuneups and getting everyone in shape. We’re still having summer temperatures here in Idaho, so you have to go out first thing in the morning to get a run or two in before it warms up. The northerly jet stream that’s cooling off other parts of the country hasn’t done…
Stoney Brook OutfittersWe are excited to have a repeat breeding between Willow and Riley. The first litter produced pups that were able to start hunting at 4.5 months old and were very quick to learn the game. They have been excellent hunting companions and 6/7 had wild birds shot over them their first season! We…
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…
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…