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around the UK. So let us know what's going on in your part of the country.  
  

  
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New Address

Julie Humphries
7 St Marys Close
Henley on Thames
Oxon.
RG9 1RD

 01491 410927 – same as before
 

New Address

Ms Diana Wilder
Butts Farmhouse
Misterton
Lutterworth
Leicestershire
LE17 4LF
 
Tel:  01455 550 766
Shop no:  0116 259 1035
 
Harmful Product For Dogs

If you do have a dog, please note the information
below about a product that can be harmful to dogs which came from the
Head of Welfare at Battersea Dogs Home:

Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and
wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving
friends and family. Please tell every dog owner you know.

Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased
Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it
smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden.

Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat
and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was
typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any
way. The next day, Mum woke up and took Calypso out for her morning
walk. Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died
instantly.

Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further
investigation on the company's website, this product is HIGHLY toxic
to dogs and cats.

Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that "It is
true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch
can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each
individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it."

Also included was the following information -

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and
other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called

"Theobromine". It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate
and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die.

Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of
caution, check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what
your gardeners are using in your gardens.

Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine,
a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A
dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao
bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later.

Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells
revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

Thanks to Sandy Waterton for this infomation
 
Pedigree Information Required - can you help?

“Hilda Stephenson (Drumwhaur) is trying to reconstruct the pedigree of her very first Irish Setter bitch, DOLLERIE STRONA, which she had over thirty years ago.  Thanks to Mike Oakley and Sybil Lennox, some headway has been made,  but an anomaly with regard to dates had been a bit of a ‘brick wall’. The dam was BRACKENFIELD FENELLA, who had two litters, and the sire may have been RAB OF LAMOND.  If anyone knows anything about this dog, his pedigree or his owners, could they please contact Hilda ?  Her DOLLERIE STRONA produced one litter to SH CH BARNSFORDE WINSTON on 21st February 1975, which was registered under the TULLIEBELTON affix.  If you know of anyone who had a Tulliebelton dog in Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s, would you please put them in touch with Hilda.  (email:   thenaturalapproach@btinternet.com).
 
Great News From Ro & Nigel Cox


Ro & Nigel Cox's Irish Setter Tiroen Taylormade Pd'H won his third Jersey Challenge Certificate on Saturday 3rd May 2008 at the Kennel Club of Jersey Spring Championship Show under judge Brenda Banbury and is now
Jsy CH Tiroen Taylormade Pd'H
He finished the day in style by going all the way to Best in Show!!!!
 

The Irish Setter in Art
A Lecture in the Kennel Club Art Gallery

 The Kennel Club Art Gallery is proud to present ‘The Irish Setter in Art’, a lecture by canine art historian Nick Waters.  This special event is held as part of the Irish Setter in Art exhibition and will take place on Tuesday June 10th at 2.30 p.m.  This lively and informative lecture will focus on how this wonderful breed has been portrayed in art. A traditional afternoon tea is included in the ticket price. 

 Tickets (available to all but limited to 30) are priced at £12.50, including afternoon tea, and are available from the Kennel Club Art Gallery.  Please contact us on 020 7518 1064 or at artgallery@thekennelclub.org.uk to book your ticket. 

Midland Irish Setter Society
Parade of Champions 2007 DVD
Video
Footage of 25 Champions Plus the Slideshow


The Cost is £20.00 + (p & p)
To Order Phone Mel Hillocks Tel: 01362 695922
 

 
   ****A  must have for every Irish Setter Owner / Exhibitor ****
'New' DVD available NOW.  'The Irish Setter, 'Master Class' by Dee Milligan-Bott
 This new DVD will show you how to Bath, Trim, Hand Strip  & Maintain the Irish Setter
show coat and to present your dog to advantage.  
 More info & how to order    

 

PRA Letter From The Kennel Club
KC Letter

David & Betty Laidlaw's
Golden Wedding Anniversary

Fellow exhibitors made a presentation to David at Crufts
Betty was not at the show as she was at home looking after a litter of puppies
 

'The Irish Setter, Masterclass'
'New' DVD available NOW.  'The Irish Setter, Masterclass' by Dee Milligan-Bott This new DVD will show you how to Bath, Trim, Hand Strip  & Maintain the Irish Setter show coat and to present your dog to advantage.
 
To order  send a cheque for £29.99 made payable to: 'HEAD TO TAIL Ltd'   * FREE P&P * To:
 
Head to Tail Ltd
15 Blaby Road
South Wigston
Leicester LE18 3TB 
Tel.  0116 2788447

Click Here For Grooming PDF File
 

George Best
(1946-2005)
                                
Photo: Colin N Waddell
George Best - Irish Setter Owner
More Photos
 

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