FoundersWe 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
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Lynn Dee Galey, Cliff and Lisa Weisse, Walt Cottrell, Jason Gooding, Fran and Frank Thompson, Walt Lesser, JC Smith Contact Us
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…
There are currently a small number of puppies available from our breeder members. If anyone would like more information drop an email to the Founders and we will put you in touch. Founders
Nothing Has Spawned as Much Confusion and Misinformation Surrounding Hip Dysplasia as the Misinterpretation of Heritability. ‘Heritability’ is a statistical concept used in quantitative genetics and selective breeding. Used properly it tells a breeder how to choose breeding animals that are likely to produce improvements in important traits. On the other hand, misinterpreting…
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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…
Your Dog’s Environment Did Not Make It Dysplastic Barring a traumatic injury, if a dog doesn’t have the genes for Hip Dysplasia it’s hips will develop normally. It’s all over the Internet. “Information” about how the environment makes puppies become dysplastic. Too much food, the wrong food, jumping, climbing, too much exercise, not…