Sunshine Setters

29/07/2024

Day 61 Updates from Eleanor (I’m at work, lol)

Disclaimer: we took the fleece out of the box because it’s hot, and she can hang out on the cool tarp for now. She will have bedding, not to worry.

11/07/2024

Then (Six Weeks) and now (19 months)
💜Georgia💜 is AKC Pointed BOSNBPUP* Sunshine’s Ticket to Paradise from our 2022 Vivian x King litter, owned and adores by Rachel Lock.

*Best of Opposite S*x Beginner Puppy 2023 ISCA National Specialty

29/06/2024

Eleanor and I are proud to announce Sunshine Setters’ NEW NEWS! Today, we confirmed Vivian to be in whelp to BrambleBush Irish Setters’ Declan! Inquires for pets and show prospects are welcome. Super special thank you to Cheryl Stiehl for allowing us to take Viv to Declan.

Vivian is: GCH CH UCH IABCACH La Veta Farms 3E’s What’s Your Dream CGCA CGCU TKI

Declan is: BIS MBISS GCHS Bramblebush Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

21/05/2024

Happy mail again today! It is official, both girls have completed their AKC Grand Championships!

💕Vivian💕 GCH CH UCH OHGroup Winning La Veta Farms 3E’s What’s Your Dream CGCA CGCU TKI

💜Estelle💜 GCH CH BOSS OHGroup Placing MotleyAcres Eastern Star At Sunshine CGCA CGCU TKI

29/04/2024

Confused about how dog shows work? This video explains what you need to know!

Dog shows are a simple process of elimination, similar to a tournament bracket, and at the end, one dog is named Best in Show. Find out how that dog makes hi...

17/04/2024

We’re ready for it…are you?!? 🫶🏻☘️🫢

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10/04/2024

All of our dogs are tested in EXCESS of these minimum CHIC requirements. Want proof? Just ask!

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The Irish Setter has been termed by artists to be the most beautiful of all dogs. Along with its appearance, the Irish Setter is described to be fun loving with a “rollicking” temperament.

Are you interested in this breed? The OFA, working with the Irish Setter Club of America, recommends the following basic health screening tests for all breeding stock:
- Hip Dysplasia (OFA or PennHIP)
- Autoimmune thyroiditis
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (DNA test)

Dogs meeting these basic health screening requirements are issued Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) numbers. For potential puppy buyers, CHIC certification is a good indicator the breeder responsibly factors good health into their selection criteria.

For more information about the Irish Setter, please visit the parent club website: https://irishsetterclub.org/

For more information about the CHIC program, check out the OFA: https://ofa.org/chic-programs/

13/12/2023

The opening setter is our gorgeous Sunshine’s Conspiracy Theory CGC 💚Fletcher💚 being presented by junior handler Alessandra Wagoner in the Open Senior class. He was a stand-in for her regular juniors dog, KC, a Toy Fox Terrier.

86 likes, 3 comments. “Open Senior Class”

07/12/2023

Irish Setters are the breed of the day every day over here! Share your pretty redheads with us!

The Irish Setter's lovable personality has endeared the breed to sportsmen and pet owners for more than 200 years. They are outgoing dogs who enjoy making friends.

Why do you love the breed?

12/11/2023

LAST CALL!!!! We are drawing for these beautiful quilts today. The proceeds go towards the costs of attendiand competing in the AKC National Championship in Orlando, FL. Eli and Eleanor are two of the five juniors to qualify from Missouri!

08/11/2023

Why does this seem so confusing??? Well, because it IS confusing.

As someone who has been competing in AKC events since the late 80s, I still struggle sometimes with reading the AKC Rules and Regulations. This is why I chuckle when people say, "it's all in the rules, if people would just read them". And, I get that, but the rules are not easy to understand especially for someone just wanting to learn the basics of how dog shows work. Because you still have to navigate through pages and pages of how much space is required to hold a show, how to complete an application, how the catalog has to be done to learn anything about how dog shows work. And, even still, it's hard to understand.

This is why we make the graphics we do and why we create the content we do. So, those of you just trying to learn how about this crazy sport of ours works can find some concrete facts in a way that makes sense to you.

So, here is another cheat sheet for you. This one on AKC championship points.

29/08/2023

We had a very successful trip to Lexington, KY earlier this summer for the Irish Setter Club of America, Inc.’s 50th Anniversary National Specialty! Unfortunately, our ad didn’t make it into the Memo to Members, but it’s too good to keep to ourselves! We took five setters, and our fabulous junior handler, Eleanor!

💕Eleanor and Vivian, CH La Veta Farms 3E’s What’s Your Dream CGC, earned First Place in the Open Junior Junior Showmanship class.

💜Georgia, Sunshine’s Ticket to Paradise, was Best of Opposite S*x Beginner Puppy under judge Dr. Don Sturz.

💚Fletcher, Sunshine’s Conspiracy Theory, CGC, made the cut in a large BPUP class.

💕 CH La Veta Farms 3E’s What’s Your Dream CGC, earned the 2022 ISCA New Member Award

💕 Eleanor Mae received a Junior Award for 2022

✨Beautiful Ad by Jewl Wade✨

18/08/2023

This weekend, our beautiful Estelle was BOB for her first GCH Major! Thank you to Judge Linda Robey for this win, and for your lovely words about both of our girls! Eleanor and Vivian were SB for more GCH points with competition. At just 20 months, we look forward to a bright future for this girl! Thank you also to the Arkansas Kennel Club for putting on a lovely show!

26/07/2023

This guy blew us out of the water this weekend by taking BOB from the Bred By Puppy Class at the St. Joseph Kennel Club show on Saturday under Judge Jamie Hubbard. Fletcher was shown by Eleanor to Winner’s Dog, then handed off to the talented junior Allie, who piloted Fletcher to BOB over six specials (including his mother!). (This is what happens when you enter three class entries and two specials, LOL!) Fletcher is from our Vivian x King 2022 litter. At 7 months, he has 10 points and one of his majors already. So excited to see what is in store for him!

🎥💚AKC Major Pointed Sunshine’s Conspiracy Theory CGC “Fletcher”💚🎥

26/07/2023

Help support our local shelter by stopping at Wendy's on Saturday, July 29th!

Show this flyer from your phone or grab a flyer from around town - show it at Wendy's on Saturday, July 29th - order something and the shelter will get 30% of your order!

14/07/2023

Sweet Belle is still looking for her perfect fit!

So, as sometimes happens, we have an older puppy looking for a new family. Belle is from our Titusz x Scarlett 2022 Nashville Litter. She is 8.5 months old. Belle was placed with a sweet family with 3 children, and simply was not the right fit. Since coming back to us at the end of April, Belle has attended weekly obedience classes, and completed the necessary tasks to have her CGC title.

Belle would be a FANTASTIC rally or obedience dog. She loves to work, and is extremely handler focused. Please message me, or send an email to [email protected] with questions.

Belle will be placed on a strict spay agreement, and is not a candidate for a breeding program.

30/06/2023

Did you know that we offer a Titling & Testing Incentive Program with all of our puppies? This means, even if you don't want to show your puppy in conformation, there are still PLENTY of things you can do with your dog, and we will reward you for it! Any puppy who completes classes, titles, or testing is eligible for rebates up to $300 over the life of the dog. We have had one puppy from each of our two litters take advantage of this program so far! (HINT, if you have a puppy from us, have completed a class or title, and haven't let us know....wellllllll, you're missing out!)

Congratulations to Johnny & Heidi (Sunshine's Ole Red, Titusz x Scarlett 2022 Nashville Litter) on their puppy class completion!

Congratulations to Joshua & Kayla & Hugo (Sunshine's Radiant With Charisma, King x Vivian 2022 Welcome to Hollywood Litter) on their puppy class completion!

27/06/2023

So, as sometimes happens, we have an older puppy looking for a new family. Belle is from our Titusz x Scarlett 2022 Nashville Litter. She is 8.5 months old. Belle was placed with a sweet family with 3 children, and simply was not the right fit. Since coming back to us at the end of April, Belle has attended weekly obedience classes, and completed the necessary tasks to have her CGC title.

Belle would be a FANTASTIC rally or obedience dog. She loves to work, and is extremely handler focused. Please message me, or send an email to [email protected] with questions.

Belle will be placed on a strict spay agreement, and is not a candidate for a breeding program.

25/05/2023

Here she is, our newest AKC CH, Estelle!

That’s AKC CH #3 in 14 months, in case you’re counting. (We totally are!)

28/04/2023

Congratulations to Johnny and Heidi (Sunshine’s Ole Red, Scarlett x Titusz) on their completion of puppy class! Love to see our puppy families enjoying their reds. ♥️☘️🐶

09/04/2023

Just because a dog is AKC registered, doesn’t mean it has a good pedigree.

Just because you don’t want to compete in dog sports doesn’t mean you don’t want to buy a dog from lines who have competed. Those letters next to a dogs name for generations prove trainability, intelligence and adaptability, as well as, health testing for the entirety of the dogs lineage. There’s a reason military and police departments acquire their working retrievers from hunt test and field trial pedigrees.

Just because someone selling puppies says they are “health checked,” doesn’t mean they have OFA tested hips and elbows, genetic panels etc. their vets opinion of the health of their dog means nothing when it comes to breeding mentally and physically sound dogs.

Well bred dogs cost more up front, you’re paying for all the time and energy put into the parents, more so than the puppy itself. But, it is typically a “buy once, cry once,” situation. Well bred dogs typically are more willing to train, have far less mental/behavior issues and will cost you far less for the duration of their life.

18/03/2023

Bid early and bid often! We’re always happy to support our school! 🎉☘️

17/03/2023

From all of us to all of you, Happy St. Paddy’s Day! 🐶☘️🐾🌈

07/03/2023

Eleanor & Vivian had a great weekend at the UKC Midwest Classic!

Eleanor placed first in her juniors class all 6 shows!

This was Vivian's first show back from maternity leave, and while her coat leaves a lot to be desired (babies played heck with her feathers!), her body condition has never been better! She still moves and shows like a dream. She had no breed competition Friday, so was BOB for those two shows, and even in her "hairless" condition, snagged a Gundog Group 3! She was BOB two of the four shows with competition. So proud of you girls!

22/02/2023

🍀What's your favorite thing about the beautiful red heads?!🍀

21/02/2023

Finally getting around to posting photos of Vivian & Eleanor's successes in Springfield, MO, in November of 2022. This was less than 30 days before she whelped the "Welcome to Hollywood" Litter!

🍀OHG3
🍀Best Junior Showman

08/02/2023

The “Welcome to Hollywood” Litter had their 8 week evaluations Sunday! We do still have one boy available to a show home.

24/01/2023

From The CC Vault: What is the Purpose and Use of Conformation Shows?

by Dr. Gerry G. Meisels
photo ©Lisa Croft-Elliott

Improving breeding stock was the innate reason for the creation of canine conformation shows as well as shows of numerous other domesticated animals. Improving anything must have a goal, and for breeders that goal is clearly to come as close as possible to the “ideal” dog as described in the standard, a dog that is outstandingly prepared for the job for which this breed was created, be that to flush or retrieve birds, pull carts, guard an estate, go to ground after vermin, run beside a horse-drawn carriage, or sit in the sleeve of a Chinese Emperor. The breed standards are the specifications that tell us what specific characteristics will make a dog most successful in its job. Identifying the dogs whose conformation comes closest to the standard should provide valuable input into the decisions of a carefully designed breeding program...continue reading here: http://caninechronicle.com/?p=255753

23/01/2023

6 week photos of our "Welcome to Hollywood" litter, enjoy! (Please keep in mind 6 week old puppies are not always easy to stack, lol)