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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
We have finally realized that
we need a FAQ page, so here it is.
Q. How big do our dogs get??
A. Males range from 48 to 58 pounds, females 43 to 53 pounds. Males 22 to
25 inches tall at the shoulder, females 18 to 23 tall at the shoulder. (of
course there will be variations)
Q. Are the dogs close working or
big ranging?
A. Our dogs are athletes. They can hunt hard country, they can range
very big or stay close. It is a matter of training your dog to work how
you want want them to work for you. We hunt mostly on foot and
occasionally on horseback. They are not big lumbering dogs, nor are they
short legged boot polishers. They are built to perform. 98% of our
dogs go to hunters.
Q. Can you hunt them in the grouse
woods, big prairies, wooded draws or creek bottoms?
A. Yes to all. These dogs are
hunting successfully in the quail habitats of America and Mexico, the grouse
woods from New England, to North Carolina and on to Washington, the Chukar hunts of the American West, ptarmigan
from Alaska to Newfoundland and the pheasant and sharptail grouse fields of
the American prairie. Wherever upland birds of North America are hunted,
chances are, you'll find a Havelock Setter.
Q. What kind of trials do our dogs
compete in?
A. We have competed in All Age, Shooting Dog, and walking championships.
Our Clients have competed in just about any type of trial there is. AKC,
FDSB, Amateur, Professional, NSTRA, NAVHDA and others and have had success at
all.
Q. Can you hunt waterfowl with our
dogs?
A. We have had reports that many of our dogs retrieve waterfowl. But bear
in mind that setters do not have the oily skin, or webbed feet like the water
dogs, so they will get cold and play out with constant water retrieves. If
you want a duck or goose dog, you should be looking at the breeds bred for that
purpose.
Q. Do our dogs retrieve naturally?
A. About 50% retrieve naturally. They can be trained to retrieve.
Most, if not all will run out to the downed bird. Some will pin the bird
to the ground with their chins, while others will locate the downed bird and
then be done with it. (This is where training your dog "Dead Bird", or
"find the bird" comes in handy.)
Q. What does o/w, b/w, or
tri & w/b/t and tkd mean??
A. O/w means orange and white, b/w means black and white, tri or w/b/t mean
white, black and tan. Tkd means ticked. The flecks of color in the
English setter color pattern is called ticking. Occasionally we also will
get Chestnut and chestnut tri colors.
Q. Do they make good pets?
A. Yes, but they are not lap dogs. They love their people and just about
anyone else, they are not demanding or in your face kind of dogs. They are
content to sleep nearby while keeping an eye on what you are doing. They
will put their heads on your lap for a brief time for some companionship and
then go lay down. They need physical exercise and will not do well locked
in a small kennel without exercise. If you do not have time to take the
dog out for daily walks or have time to train them, then consider a different
breed.
Q. When do you start training
them?
A. The day you bring them home. You start with baby steps.
Teaching them Here, how to keep track of you while out walking, house training,
playing fetch, house rules, to kennel, etc. Formal training begins when
they seem ready for it, usually around 10 months to a year. We don't
teach our setters to sit. We train by repetition and consistency, and
we don't push them beyond what they are ready for. Read out
training tips.
Dogs eat, dig and get into many
things and will have consequences from some of them. Here is a list of
some poisonous plants.
Common household toxins
and other emergencies
http://www.akc.org/public_education/emergency.cfm
Our English Setters are smart bird dogs that are easy to train.
Their most valuable assets are their great noses and strong desire to point birds.
Pups are from smart, high tailed, proven
mothers with good noses.
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