Met a lovely man with 3 Gordon Setters today- pup, Dad and Grandad. Morse enjoyed playing with the 16 month old while the older 2 observed and we had a display of whistle training, very impressive. Id like to know more about the breed. Anybody own them?  What are they like with kids?They seem to need the same amount of exercise as Morse and do a similar gundog job to pointers.

i had one handsome,big softy for five years back in 1990 to 1995 then he was taken from me at a short life from the big c.he lived with a flatcoated retriever and they were sole mates so together that when the gordon setter die the f/c die 2 weeks later,the gordon setter broke my heart that i will never get another one like him,he was my first show dog won two 1st at crufts in 1992 and a r,c,c,.but the best thing about him he was a great family pet with two boys of 10 and 9 at the time he came in the house,love running the feild and rangers,swimming and driving for stones,but the down side they do dribble and the coats is hard work,

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Hi
I'm proud to say I own a beautiful Gordon Setter bitch called Bess. She is 11 months old and a delight to own. She loves people and other dogs. My husband walks her with a group of folk and their dogs in the village and Bess is seen as the 'personal trainer' to all the lazy hounds! She plays and chases the other dogs ensuring they are as fit as her!  ;)  
She is very careful around my grandson of 14mths but can be a bit too bouncy in her greeting with adults.
As for training - a trait of Gordons is that they can be 'resistive' so maybe not as easy as some gundogs. Bess is certainly an example of the stamina and energy of the breed - she could run all day if allowed. Free running is essential each day for her but we have had to be careful not to over exercise her as she grows.
A big dog with a big heart.
Sandy

And just the right height to nick other folks bait from their bait bag -------- a friend of mine has 3 Gordon's at ringcraft she sends them to check my bait bag out to see if they will work for my bait!!! 

Sounds great. Bess sounds a right character - you should charge for her services as a Personal Trainer Pooch. :) Looked at the link too. Resistive - we have that its called Morse. "I know I mustnt pull, so Ill just eel in front a little bit while shes not looking - DRAT! Foiled again!" He is getting better though, improving daily and such a love.

We have an adorable 12 week old Gordon, who has proved to be so easy to train in almost all aspects! He has been clean and dry every night since the second night we got him at 7 and half weeks, now we put him to bed in his crate at around 11pm and get him up for a pee around 7.45, then back to bed till 9 when he gets his breakfast. He will sit on command 9 times out of 10, sused "down" pretty well, will relieve himself on command, will wait for his food even if its on the floor in front of him. The only thing thats taking time is stopping play biting, but we are making progress with that one slowly! oh, and eating soil from pot plants!!!! I have previously owned an Irish Setter, and a Golden Retriever, neither of which were a quick or eager to learn. You are right - they are amazing adorable things!!! We are really chuffed with him, and are thinking of getting another in a few years time!!

Looking forward to hearing of gorgeous gordons progress at 6-18 months. Showed my other half the pictures of Gordon Setters and he was impressed. We need to meet more of them. The 3 I met were so joyful and keen to learn, which is what we love about Morse.