Firelight SettersI 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.…
A week before our season closed here in Kansas we were very pleased to have Scott Gillis of Round River Setters and 3 of his dogs travel here from Iowa to join us for a weekend of quail hunting. Scott normally hunts pheasants back home and in South Dakota so quail hunting here…
Old Hemlock Setters Old Hemlock Setters are a line of English Setters developed by George and Kay Evans using a dog obtained from George Ryman, Old Hemlock Blue, and then breeding for the type. The Evanses were looking for a companion gun dog for primarily grouse and woodcock hunting. Old Hemlock Setters are…