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…
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…
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 toyed with the idea of getting gps collars for years but never followed through. Now that we’re using them I thought sharing our experience might be useful for others who are considering it. OLD EARS Neither of us can hear as well as we used to and that’s what led to our…
For several years a group of the breeder members from RymanSetters.com have been discussing the possibility of looking overseas for English setters that are hunted and would be a good compliment to Ryman-types. There are nice setters in a number of countries that might be a fit—some of the Italian setters, Turkey, maybe…
Ryman-Type Range Range is an important aspect of a dog’s performance for hunters to consider. Ryman-type setters’ range is often described as “close”, “close working”, or “foot hunting”. These are, at best, highly subjective terms that have VERY different meanings to different people. Most of us who are attracted to the Ryman-type want…
Ryman-Type Breeders Are Focused On Maintaining The Ryman-Type Setter That We Already Have The answer to the question of whether the Rymans could be re-created from today’s field trial and show dogs is that it will never happen. Could somebody do it if they devoted a lifetime to working on it? Maybe, but…