Hi Every body, My first visit to what seems a very good site. My family and I are about to very shortly brinh home a dOG iRISH RED SETTER PUPPY. I know there are many questions I do not have answers for. This is to be a family dog. I have reasearched as much as I can, but so many different answers. At this stage I am looking for some good helpful tips fromanybody who has had or got a red setter puppy. This is to make the family and the puppy life easier when it arrives in its new surroundings. As I said I have many questions which I shall ask when the dog settles in. Any help tips or poinetrs would be great. I have had dogs before, but not a red setter. Regards

the best book to get for all breed of dogs and puppy is the perfect puppy by gwen baily.

this will help to get very thing readly before the puppy comes home it will help you all thought different stages and training,and theres a chart at the back of the book to tick the boxs.for socailiztion,

one will come along poss who got more information on the breed.

Thank you.

You will need to enroll your puppy in some puppy trainin classes ASAP (ie once all innc's have been done)  Work out when this will be and phone round and book your classes now.  They are normally done in 8 week blocks to keep puppies so young of a similar age together and good ones get booked up very quickly so do it now.

Setters are extreamly clever dogs and have very active minds, although very different from that of say a border collie.  They will work things out for themselves, they will push the boundaries to see how much they can get away with so you have to lay down the rules.

Make sure everyone in the family is aware what commands are to be used for the dog.  (so many people use"down" for lay down and get off the sofa, so think of your commands and make sure the whohle family use the same commands for same things.

Once puppy has settled in start basic training of sit, wait etc

You don't mention hohw old your children are, if they are young, well any age really, make sure that the pup has somewhere to escape from them where the children know not to touch the dog. (I guess this also goes for you! ;)

As mentioned already do buy the perfect puppy by gwen bailey.  Read it before getting the puppy home and use it as your bible! :)

Good luck!

if you were buying a puppy from me then i would hope you would be asking me, the breeder all the questions as the breeder with their years of breed specific experience is ususally the best person to ask.

But it's also good to get other's opinions isn't it sam?  I mean what works for one person doesn't always work for someone else.  It's best to get a varied amount of opinions, including those of breed specilists, and trying out different methods for what best suited you and your pup and the whole family?

Also human error allows for one human to forget to pass on some information surely?  Do you tell each of your puppy owners the same amount of detail, never once forgetting something and having to tell them at a later date?

And not every breeder has years of experiance.  It might just be their first litter and they are learning too, we all start somewhere don't we? :)

I'm sure the OP is also asking her breeder and I assume, as she has done research she has found a reputable breeder who is helping her and able to give a one sided opinion on something.

I can understand where you are coming from in your own breed, as scent hounds, especially your blood hounds are more specilist then most breeds.  However setters are not quite like that.  Of course there not average either, but what is?

Kimberley

there are a few of us on here that have various breeds of setter, Ice Queen has red and whites, I have Gordons as does Rachelsetters (also has an Irish and an English) and there are a few people with Irish.  there are also a multitude of people who are very experienced

As Ice queen said they are intelligent but show it in a different way to breeds such as a collie (although i still have my doubts if my youngest has anything upstairs in the brain department) They are great fun, in their own unique way, so any questions ask away!

enjoy your new puppy

Hi Kimberley - lucky you - am very envious - I so love the Irish puppies - so sweet and loveable but very bouncy.

As Jill (Archiebongo) said I currently have three Gordons, one English and an Irish who has just turned 13!

Don't believe what a lot of people tell you - they are not stupid or scatty just fun and bouncy!

As Jill and Ice-Queen said they are intelligient (bit too clever sometimes).  They love to do things if they are rewarded and they pick up training very quickly - they will push their luck as ice_queen said - just to see how far they can go.  But with consistency and fair training they will be you best friend for life!

When do you get your pup - bet you are very excited remember how excited I was!  Its worse than having a baby planning to make sure you have everything.

Am sure your breeder of your pup will be happy to help if you have any questions to - but feel free to ask away sure one of us will be able to help!

All the best,

Rachel

Hello Kimberly, I too have Irish Setters. I've had them since 1973, and my latest puppy is now 17 weeks old and his name is Rory. (He's the one in my avatar)

I also have a lovely old boy called Bailey. Bailey is nearly 12 years old.

As you will soon find out, Irish Setters are very active dogs, they're a galloping breed, and once they're adult, they like quite a good off lead run on a daily basis as well as some on lead walking. I always carry a few little treats in my pocket because all the Iirsh I've ever had have gone through the stage of not wanting to be caught when off lead. So a little bribe works wonders. Of course like all puppies, they should only have short walks and little bursts of running free until they are a year old or so. We say 5 minutes per month of age, up to twice a day. So Rory is 4 months old and he gets 20 minutes per walk.

Where are you getting your puppy from? and what are you going to call him? do you plan on showing him?

Sorry too many questions.

Welcome to Champdogs, hope to hear more about your new puppy.

Dawn R.

Thank you all very much for your shared information.  I have asked many questions from the breeder and will do so more and more as time goes on. It seems you can never know to much about the dog. AsA dog its the one I have always wanted, and therefore I have read and asked so many questions to make sure it will fit in our family life style , but we into his. I have two children 10 and 6 who love animals and are used to dogs. We have had two border collies in the past, which lived to a very good age. Si it is now time to give a dog that my husband and have always wanted. Many people have asked why red setter, I really think that they are just so special, and would make a great addition to the family for a long time.  So Iam sorry for asking lots and lots of questions, but as people have already said, different people have different ideas, you only have to read a number of books, not all agree with each other. I believe that when you make a big commitment you owe it to your family and your pet to get the best. The more information I can get, the better for me and the the new puppy. Many thanks to you all for some kind tips.

HI Dawn, this is the kind of help I was hoping for. thank you very much. I was told by many people if I was going to get an irish red, then get it from a breeder. I do not intend to show at this stage. The breeder we chose seems to have a good pedigree, although its difficult as ther there are quite a few. The family have agreed and disagreed on names, but i think we may wait until he arrives home.

I can understand why you want a Red setter, although personally I prefer the red and whites! :D

As and when you think of a question, just ask away, someone, somewhere will hold the answer! :)

Oh and do keep us updated once he is home! :)

P.S Nusery, your puppy looks gorgeous!  I do like puppies!