Bird Dogs

[Michael Phillippe]

I have a freind who owns a kennel specializing in English Setters for Grouse, Woodcock, and Pheasant. I had an opportunity to spend a day with him while he was doing some training. Thought you all might like to see a few shots.

[kendal larson]

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[John Bennett]

Nice Michael, one of my favorite subjects.

[lauren]

Michael, are your friends the dual-purpose Setters folks?

(And love that pup pic!

[Grant Wright]

Stylish dogs!

[Michael Phillippe]

Lauren,

I’m not sure what you mean by dual-purpose.These setters are from the original Ryman setters and are fantastic hunting dogs for grouse, pheasant or any upland bird. They have wonderful personalities and do well with families. And, they are not inexpensive! If you want a dog to chase grouse in the mountains of North Georgia, these dogs would be great!

http://www.decoverlykennels.com/

Best, Michael

[lauren]

I thought I remembered them advertising themselves as breeding “dual setters” – setters that looked like show dogs but had also been bred and trained to hunt and hunt well.

[Kyle Kulig]

Excuse me if this off the subject a little bit, but just take a guess at how much I can bench press. Come on, what do you think? Take a guess. 315 pounds, at the top of my game, maxing out at 500!

[Zach Matthews]

Kyle –

Huh?

Zach

[Mike Anderson]

Roid Rage?

[Zach Matthews]

Ok, Kyle, I have to apologize to you, because that was completely hilarious and it went right over my head.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218839/quotes

Thanks to another board member for pointing it out, too.

Zach

[Michael Phillippe]

Lauren,

I’m sure there is a proper nomenclature, but am ignorant of it as well. The DeCoverly dogs are from the Ryman strain of English setters. They were created ca. 1907 by George Ryman purely for hunting. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a DeCoverly “show” dog. In fact, I’m not sure I would utter the word around my friends at the kennel….and I missed the “Best of Show” joke as well.

[Zach Matthews]

Hey Michael –

This is from the DeCoverly website:

“Their appearance should be of good English Setter type and be as close to show appearance as they can be without giving up ANY field performance. Physically, the standard is an elegant, efficient athlete with a structure that allows a setter to hunt all day in demanding terrain and conditions.”

There’s a whole discussion of the ‘dual’ Setter here:

[Grant Wright]

Setters are beautiful dogs — I’m on the prowl for a new dog to go along with our new home.

[s. l. giuliani]

Beautiful dogs! Here’s one my wife took of ours.

[Michael Phillippe]

Grant,

Get a yellow Lab!

[Grant Wright]

Michael — A lab would be my first choice, but my wife is not a big fan of dogs, especially in the house!

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