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Stefanie56 — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:49:09 CST

Twinsetter's Gordon Setters (AKC, F.C.I.)

European and American Bloodlines

Stefanie von Soden

For pedigrees and more pictures please go to page 2.

The home of "Twinsetter's"

Our house is situated in the countryside, close to Ann Arbor, Michigan. With five acres of woods, filled with wild life, our dogs have plenty of room to run and satisfy their hunting instinct. In addition, they are taken on long walks on a daily basis. We stronly object to kennels. Our dogs have dog room in the basement with free access to a safely fenced dog run, but most of the time they are with us, no matter where we are and what we do.
Setters and especially breeding Setters has always been my passion. My wish was finally granted in 2003 with my first litter of English Setters, born under the "Twinsetter's" affix. In 2005 I moved from Germany to the US and the same year, my first Gordon Setter litter was born. Fieldtalk's Celine" and "Karrelene's Renaissance Man" produced 3 boys and 5 girls. I am a hobby breeder with max. one litter per year.

Our C-litter, 1 boy and 7 girls were born May 24, 2008 out of

Fieldtalk's Celine, "Excellent" in Show,Junior Hunter (both in Germany)x

Am.Can. Mex.Int'l.WorldCh. of America Ch Karimar's Intuition Am.Can. CD JH

Celine's German hip score is HD A (excellent hip score), she has full dentition and carries only black.
Angus holds a Gordon Setter Club of America Beauty, Brains & Birdsense award. He is OFA good.

My major goal is to improve the breed. I only breed from healthy stock with excellent/good hips. Good temperament and disposition, bird sense, brains combined with beauty is a must.

Links:

www.karimarkennels.com
www.karrelenekennels.com
www.fieldtalks.com
www.blackstar-of-heathmoor.de
www.vonderwildenhorde.de
www.from-rabbitmoor.de
www.setter-of-golden-lake.de
www.akc.org
www.nodrog.org
www.gsca.org

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Stefanie56 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:02:49 CDT

Kids, kids, kids ...

Family (Wind...litter)

Pedigree Twinsetter's Wind...litter D.O.B. Dec. 21, 2005

	Can.Ch.Duurstede's Olli	Aust.Ch.Warchant Stormy Petrel Can.Ch. Tamarod Anna Pavlova
Am.Can.Ch. Karrelene's Renaissance Man, OFA Good
	Am.Ch.Can.Ch.Karrelene's Tir Bear Uasal	Am.Ch.Wildwood's Bandolier Am.Can.Ch.Karrelene's I'm Speshul Too
	Gib.Ch.WS01,Esp.Ch.ES Ludstar Maranello	WS96,97,98, ISchCh.Dt.Ch.(VDH), DSch.Ch.ItalCh.Mon.Ch., BS,ES 98,FT Shannas Journalist Ital.Ch.EJS98 Ludstar Stelina
Fieldtalk's Celine	ISchCh,DSchCh.Dt.Ch.(VDH),SwissCh., VJS01,VS01 Sunsetter's Rhapsody in Blue	ISch.Ch.Dt.Ch(VDH),DSch.Ch.Ned.Kemp. LJS,LS,BJS,VJS96 Forester's Ironduke of Darkmoor JuS,ES,VSwP III ISch.Ch.Port.Ch.Esp.Ch.Gibr.Ch. Flavia von Bredenbek JuS,ES

Pedigree Twinsetter's Summer...litter, D.O.B. May 24, 2008

	Aust.Ch.Tahtan's Oliver Twist	Liric A Special Dream Tatan Black Velvet
Am.Can.Mex.Int'l.World2007 Ch of The America Ch. Karimar Intuition Am.Can.CD.JH., OFA good	Am.Can.Int.Ch.Karrelene's Who's That Girl?	BIS Am.Can.Int.Ch.Duurstede's Mactarnahan CD Am.Can.Ch.Karrelene's I'm Speshul Too
	GiB.Ch.WS 01,Esp.Ch.ES Ludstar Maranello	WS96,97,98, ISchCh.Dt.Ch. (VDH),DSchCh.Ital.Ch.Mon.Ch. BS,ES98,FT Shannas Journalist Ital.Ch.EJS98 Ludstar Stelina
Fieldtalk's Celine, JH, HD A	ISchCH.DSchCh.DtCh.(VDH) SwissCh.EJS,LJS,VJS01,VS01 Sunsetter's Rhapsody in Blue JuS,HJS,HZP,JEP	ISch.Ch.Dt.Ch.(VDH),D.SchCh.,Ned.Kemp. LJS,LS,BJS,VJS96, Forester's Ironduke of Darkmoor JuS,ES,VSwP III ISch.Ch.Port.Ch.Esp.Ch.Gibr.Ch. Flavia von Bredenbek JuS,ES

Puppies born on May 24, 2008

Twinsetter's Chaos ("Annie") new owner wrote after a hunting trip to North Dekota:

Annie was the Princess of the hunt! This little package is a born hunter. She worked the field like a 5 year old. Her nose is uncanny as are her "instincts". The season was already a week old so we were working areas already by others and Annie was "pinning" old roosters with sharp spurs and 20" tail feathers... wily birds that had survived other seasons, not just opener. These are birds that have slipped by and eluded other hunters and dogs. Annie has almost 3 types of points ... depending on how far out the bird is and whether it is moving and how fast. When she has the bird "pinpointed" she is like an Indian or stealthy warrior as she cautiously approaches before the final point/set. Picture her carefully picking up one paw at a time and feeling the ground before setting it down and maybe the last paw never gets down before she locks in.
Her stamina is something to see! Back at camp when the other dogs are sprawled out and exhausted ... Annie wanted to play, which didn't make them too happy. We would move frequently to new hunting areas and the other dogs were more than happy to get in their kennels ... not Annie. I had to bribe her with a treat to leave the field as she was sure another bird could be found. All this in a puppy is hard to believe ... even for me. I'd like to think it was the training and the exposure to birds and may different field experiences, but it's not. I only brought out and capitalized on her instincts. Her ability to work the wind, to quarter in a figure 8 ahead of me and at the shooting range, her "marking" of fallen birds to sort out old and new scents, etc. ... are all in her genetic makeup.
She has an awful big heart and is one happy puppy. She has never seen anybody she doesn't like. A first time joiner to our hunt, an older man who is a Deputy Sheriff downstate remarked after a few days "I notice a pattern here. You and Annie leave for a few hours and come back with big roosters." I was hoping it wasn't too noticeable, but I like to work alone, quietly with my dog who does most of the work. Her body language would tell me when to be most alert and it allowed her the freedom to figure things out ... which she did admirably.
Is she perfect? NO. Right now she's making a mess on the carpet as she has to chew each piece of wood I bring in for the wood stove. She's a terrible bed partner and we shared a twin size bed in a little room and she wants part of the pillow. She loves to stretch out and covers almost 5 ft. One night, curled up in the curve of my legs and having pheasant dreams ... she whimpered, jumped up, spun around twice, then jumped on my chest and bit my ear. I told her that she just can't be doing that to an old veteran.
Is she polite at the table. NO. Is the rambunctious when she gets to ride in the 'front'? YES, but getting better. She's a comedian. I don't know how many times I've heard "You've got to discipline that dog"! This coming from dog owners and their dogs are wearing shock collars. Annie won't wear a shock collar and plenty of time for more acceptable manners in the future. I trained her with my old referee's whistle, but used it in North Dakota. Just a little, low mouth whistle and Annie would be back by my side. So right now I have the perfect little partner. A partner that has already reached a level of hunting never attained by a lot of dogs.
I was going to sign off just now, but Annie was unusually quiet and absent. I found her in the bedroom (on the bed of course) and she was staring at the gun cabinet and wagging her tail. There's no way to explain that. Best regards, J.F.
P.S. almost forgot ... The last 2 birds I shot had some flight left and sailed into the tall marsh grass of a dried up lake. Annie found both of them, the last of which had a lot of fight in it and Annie came out with the bird and a face full of feathers ... and still tried to get it out of my game pouch and as she wasn't done with the bugger.

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