Russell Irish Setters

So it has been nearly a year since I last updated the site.  I have placed two of my dogs with good friends which has eased the homefront somewhat, and I have been fortunate to have worked out an agreement with Czarnecki's for Jack to spend a few months with Trena trialing. I will not be at the ISCA National field trial this year due to a recent bout with pneumonia, but I will be there in spirit.   Jack, Joey, Meg, Sister, and John will be there.   Mary has gone to live with my...

So here is a good update on what I've been up to lately and on the accompllishment of Russell dogs here and elsewhere:

I travelled to Arkansas in late October to run dogs at the Irish Setter Club of America's National Field Trial and to ride and watch the braces of the NFT.  Russell dogs Jack, Meg, Sister and John competed.  John, Sister and Meg ran in the Derby Classic and all did a good job for Pro Trena Cardwell.  Trena elected to pick Meg up despite a decent run as sh...

Hope delivered 11 pups in just over 4 hours yesterday afternoon!  She is an excellent mother and the pups are all great looking, calm and quiet.  Check out the litter page for more information and photos.

I got the folliwing update from Lohmann's in Germany during my hospital stay - it definitely cheered me up!!!

"Today our wonderful canadian redhead ELI (official RUSSELL'S KISMET) gained his final certificate to finish the title of:

German Show Champion (Dt.Ch.VDH) !

We are more than happy and over the moon.

Now we continue to work on the "other side of the moon" - Working champion. Next spring might come. Inbetween we will start on versatile gundog trial ...

AT LONG LAST!!!!!  Mary is in heat and on her way to Jack who is currently at Chukarhill Kennel in Eastern Washington State.  After the breeding, which should happen in the next couple of weeks, Mary will return home to me to have her litter, and Jack will go on the field trial circuit, including the National Field Trial in Arkansas.  I am sooo excited.  After spending most of the summer in hospital, this will be a welcome positive!!!  I can't wait for this litter, th...

Mary had her hips OFÁ Radiographed last week in Ohio by Jean Webb who is helping me to look after Mary right now.  The hips looked great by all accounts, so now we just wait until the results come back.  There is a wait list forming for this litter both because of Mary and Jack themselves, but also because of the incredibly success of Cassie Allen's litter by Jack's brother Joey out of Mary's Dam Reba.   Those dogs from Cassie's litter are two now and they are doing i...

This coming weekend the BCABPC will host the Canadian Chukar championships near Kamloops BC.  This will be John's first trial and Meg's last as a pup.  Jack and Hope will run in the broke stakes despite having had absolutely no work lately.  I've been feeling poorly and a short hospitalization has thrown a monkey wrench in my tune-up schedule.  Well, that and the bobcat that ate all but 3 of my pigeons!    Other Russell dogs running at this trial will b...

I have added more photographs to the album and also to the More Russell Dogs page.  Those of you who have sent photos over the years that I have not put on the site I apologise - please do send some now and I will endevour to be better about adding them in a timely fashion.  This site is relatively easy to work with even for one like myself who is very non-literate on the computer.

Good news on Twister who is loved by Carrie and Trevor Michael: the fracture that she suffered a...

For those of you asking, I have put up a new page for Lohmann's Paddy O'Leary which can be accessed via the "Our Males" page.  They are from last fall.  Paddy continues to do well living with Rhys in Saskatchewan, and I do plan on seeing Paddy and getting his OFA done soon.  I hope to have a litter sired by Paddy in the coming year.  Thanks for your continued interest in this nice young German Import dog. 

Goose's owner Karen and I blasted down to Colorado last week to support the ISCA's bid to make the Walking Championship an AKC reality.  The trial at Rocky Mountain Roosters was a lot of fun with the possible exception of the high winds hte first day.  It was fun to see so many folks that I had not seen for ages, and fun to see a bunch of dogs I had not had a chance to see for ages as well.  Meg was the star from our camp with her second place in the puppy stake.  Jack and...