Firelight SettersRymanSetters.com is excited to announce that the first annual Ryman Setter Breeders Gathering and Hunt is scheduled to be in January 8-15, 2017 in northcentral Kansas. This wild-bird-only event is a long needed opportunity for dedicated breeders to hunt together to see each others dogs as well as evening fireplace conversations about breeding…
Parker Hollow Setters
I am very excited to announce that we had a successful breeding of Belle, our four year old blue belton on May 15th. The offspring of two grouse dogs, Belle has proven herself on grouse and woodcock over the last four seasons and just about everything she does is natural. Before her first season,…
I enjoyed this article and although it was written by a show breeder, the ethics, points and issues are the same and I thought I would share. In Search of the Perfect Stud Dog by Peri Norman I bought my first show dog in 1971. He became a Champion and attained his CD. He…
FoundersThis may be the most important point we make in our series on Canine Hip Dysplasia: Most cases of HD go unrecognised and undiagnosed because people don’t realize it isn’t normal for dogs to become arthritic when they are old. This is worth repeating. Absent a history of trauma it is not normal…
Mike and I have just wrapped up our hunting for the 2015-16 year. It was a good one that spanned the months of Sept-January and included 5 different states. My personal time afield was a bit restricted by a litter born in late November (I’m thinking these pups were worth it but I’m…
Our close friends, Warren & Roni Coleman of Vermont, have entrusted us with breeding and raising a litter from their Dixie. Dixie is a daughter of my late, beloved Tweed. Dixie spends most of her hunting time pursuing ruffs in New England but she and Warren also join us each fall for hunting…
Old HemlockWe plan to have two litters of Old Hemlock Setters this spring. One will be in Duluth, Minnesota . We are breeding Aaron Hislop’s Old Hemlock Blue Sky to Scott Hanshue’s Old Hemlock Copper. This will be a blue belton bred to and orange belton. The other litter will be in Templeton, Mass.…