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Rumour in Whelp!

Posted by Susan Russell on September 23, 2010 at 2:29 PM Comments comments (0)

I got news last night from Carrie that Rumour is PREGNANT!   We are all very excited and looking forward to the litter which will be whelped here at Russell Irish Setters.  Stay tuned for more information!  Look at the Upcoming Litter page for more details.

Travelling and breeding

Posted by Susan Russell on August 26, 2010 at 8:03 PM Comments comments (0)

Hi Everybody,


As you can see I have been off my site for some time.  I've been terribly busy travelling to trials, training, and also breeding a female.  Birdy's litter are over 4 months old now and looking really nice.  I am thrilled that all have excellent homes and are showing phenomenal temperaments and aptitude. 


I have been trialing Birdy for owners  Cassie Allen and Sandy Jones and have recieved a few CKC placements and an A...

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Fencelines

Posted by Susan Russell on March 19, 2010 at 3:06 PM Comments comments (0)

Rojo and I rode fenceline today - up the big hill at the back and all around the property line.   This was because of the fun time I had keeping red dogs inside the fence yesterday on our run.  The coyotes have dug under the high farm fencing in a bunch of places allowing access to the farm for them and OUTSIDE the farm for our dogs.  So today we rode fenceline and filled in holes with big rocks and wire.  Rojo was very good and worked up a good sweat which ...

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Training

Posted by Susan Russell on March 13, 2010 at 2:40 PM Comments comments (0)

We've been trying to get out and train more now that winter is leaving us and the lambs are on the ground.  We've just starting steadying Jack and Hope and both are doing really well.  We've been trying some new techniques that our friend Shirley Nilsson showed us and they've been working nicely to keep attitudes positive.  Candy is still running well, but needs a bit more time to mature prior to asking too much control of her!:D  Raisin has the opportunity to show off fro...

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