!["Conor"CH. Lunn's Rock Star SH(CH. Lunn's Queen of Hearts x Lunn's Leading Man)OFA Hips Good, Thyroid Normal](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Galewinns/images/photos/gallery/4263456.jpg?1 ""Conor"CH. Lunn's Rock Star SH(CH. Lunn's Queen of Hearts x Lunn's Leading Man)OFA Hips Good, Thyroid Normal")
"Conor"
CH. Lunn's Rock Star SH
(CH. Lunn's Queen of Hearts x Lunn's Leading Man)
OFA Hips Good, Thyroid Normal
Conor/Katie Breeding
!["Katie" Galewinns Safe On First (BIS BISS CH. Windrose Who's On First X CH. Galewinns Legend of Keliaire) OFA Good, Thyroid Normal](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Galewinns/images/photos/gallery/4262811.jpg?2 ""Katie" Galewinns Safe On First (BIS BISS CH. Windrose Who's On First X CH. Galewinns Legend of Keliaire) OFA Good, Thyroid Normal")
"Katie" !["Conor" in the field with his trainer, John Augustine. This isn't the best picture of him but at least you get the idea. He truly is beautiful to watch in the field!](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Galewinns/images/photos/gallery/4325420.jpg?4 ""Conor" in the field with his trainer, John Augustine. This isn't the best picture of him but at least you get the idea. He truly is beautiful to watch in the field!")
"Conor" in the field with his trainer, John Augustine. This isn't the best picture of him but at least you get the idea. He truly is beautiful to watch in the field! |
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Conor was bred by Krista Musil of Lunns Irish Setters and is owned by Pat Skavlen. He finished his conformation championship easily and has already accomplished his Senior Hunter title at a young age. He is currently training for his Master Hunter which , we have no doubt, he will complete easily. Conor has a correct head, and beautiful front with nice forechest, and correct movement. Conor did well in the conformation ring but where he excelled in my eyes was the field! He is truly a joy to watch. Conor won an AOW (Award of Merit) at the 2011 Irish Setter Club of America National Field Trial Championship. He also placed 3rd in the Open Dog class at the 2011 ISCA national walking field trial. He has such intensity when he locks on point - he gives me goosebumps to watch. Both Pat (owner) and John Augustine (field trainer) have done an amazing job with his training. Conor also has a delightful temperament and is very trainable. Katie is a elegant girl who has a temperament "to die for". She loves every person and every dog she has ever met. She needs her majors to finish her conformation championship but we (the owners and myself) have decided that since she really doesn't love to show (although she shows with no problems) we are not going to finish her. She has a ton of major reserves but she just doesn't "flaunt" herself in the ring. However, she LOVES the field and has a beautiful run. She is very smart and easy to train. She has 5 of her littermates that have finished their championships and her pedigree is beautiful. I think that combining her elegance and Connor's substance we will have beautiful puppies for the show ring AND for the field and performance. 10/3/11 - Puppies are here!!!! We have 5 girls and 2 boys and all are doing great! We ended up having an "urgent" c-section as one of the puppies was transverse or "sideways". The puppy blocked traffic so-to-speak so we had to do surgery. Mom had a little bit of a tough time coming out of anesthesia and is still a little unsure of what these little creatures are. The puppies came out strong and screaming! They all took to nursing right away and are doing very well. Very uniform in size - all from 14-16.5 ounces. Scroll down for some early pictures. 10/7/11 - Puppies got their dewclaws removed today. All of them did great. They got their first toenail trim last night and already had to change their collars as they were getting tight.
10/9/11 - All seven puppies are doing great! Growing a ton - they are all around 2 pounds now. Eating and sleeping is still their way of life!! :) 10/11/11 - I can't believe it has been over a week since the puppies were born. Katie is doing great - her c-section incision is healing beautifully and she is running around my yard like she never had surgery. In fact, I had her out in the dark last night and I heard a strange clapping sound. It was Katie's milk bags banging together while she ran! lol The babies are doing great - growing so fast. 10/13/11 - Had to trim their nails again and put on new color collars! A few people have asked about who is which color - the boys are red and blue, the girls are purple, yellow, white, orange, and pink. They are all very active and similar in size. Just waiting for their eyes to open... 10/16/11 - Eyes are open!!! Half of them opened yesterday and the rest of them opened their eyes today. Hard to catch them with open eyes though as they still sleep all the time!! They are starting to "wobble walk" now - won't be long and I will have to put the sides of the whelping box up higher!! 10/23/11 - Sorry I haven't updated pictures for a few days!! I went to a dog show in Rapid City, SD and my gracious husband watched the puppies for me! I thought I had better do it now as soon they will be more work for both of us. They did great while I was gone but I can't believe how much they changed in just 4 days. They are walking all over now and barking. Starting to play with each other. I had to change their yarn collars tonight and trimmed their nails. So glad to be back with them - they are just beautiful! 10/27/11 - Every one is doing great! Blaise's puppy is so fat that I decided to put some of Katie's puppies with Blaise. Blaise adopted 3 of the girls without any problem and is taking great care of them. Katie didn't seem to mind that I lightened her load at all. Now each mom has four puppies and it is working great. Blaise's puppy is so big from being the only puppy and nursing "non-stop" that it will be good for him to have "siblings" that he can play with and get some more exercise. And...Blaise has more than enough milk. All is good in puppy land!!:) 10/30/11 - Everything is going great with the new split - each mom is taking care of "her" four puppies without any problem. The puppies are getting so mobile now and love to bark at me when I come into the room. When I sit in the whelping box they now come "running" and crawl all over me. Hard to get any pictures of them because they are always crawling on me (which I love!). Katie had a day at the spa yesterday - she got a bath, her nails done, ears cleaned, and all groomed up. I can tell that she feels better and she certainly looks better. Her and Blaise are spending more time away from the puppies now and are in the house together now and doing great. Each one goes into their puppy room when needed and both are taking great care of their pups. 11/2/11 - Can't believe the puppies are 4 weeks old already! All 8 are doing great. Blaise's blue boy is really enjoying having siblings. He is playing with his sisters now and moving around more. All are doing great. Going to have to start feeding them soon. That is when the realy work begins!! Sure am enjoying them as they are so cute and at such a great age. I love to watch them play together. 11/6/11 - Today the puppies had visitors! The Hughes family came to see the puppies and it was great to meet them. They are taking a girl. Mitch also came to see the puppies again as he is taking a girl as well. It was really fun to get to share the puppies with other people who love "red dogs" as much as I do!! After everyone left, I decided to feed the puppies their first meal. Both sets of puppies licked the pan clean. They figured out the food immediately. They are now sound asleep with big fat tummies. Should be a quiet night....:) 11/8/11 - Had to move the puppies out of the whelping box tonight as they are able to crawl out. So...they are now in xpens and learning to potty on papers. I think they actually really like being able to "see" outside of the xpen now. They don't seem to mind their new homes and it will be easier to clean than the whelping box. I am also trying to wean the moms. I will let them nurse the puppies a few times a day but that is it. The puppies are eating real food now (blended kibble) and drinking from a water bucket. So...time to get them weaned. 11/14/11 - Sorry I haven't posted in a few days - I went to a dog show in Pueblo this weekend and my wonderful husband took care of the puppies for 2 days. We moved the puppies down into the kennel run where they have indoor/outdoor access. They are learning to go in and out of the doggy door. So cute to watch them "fall" in and out of the door. All eight puppies are together now and I think they really like the extra company. They are enjoying the extra room in the kennel. They are weaned now and eating like little piglets! I took pictures of the puppies today - their first stacked pictures! They all did great. As you look at the pictures remember that the puppies are only weeks old and look like little pumpkins right now! :) 11/16/11 - I took the puppies out in the big yard for the first time today. I have 3 acres fenced and the irish setters LOVE it. The puppies had a ball exploring. They especially enjoyed playing with Baron, my dachshund!! lol It was really cold out but they still really enjoyed their adventure. Wasn't easy to get all 8 back into the kennel though!! :) 11/17/11 - A little too cold and dark to take the puppies outside tonight. So, thought I would let them run around the basement as it is unfinished. Well - to my surprise they ran around for a few minutes and then went right up the stairs! My husband yelled down to me "why are you bringing the puppies upstairs"? I replied "what are you talking about - I haven't brought any of them upstairs". So...I ran upstairs and sure enough - most of them were running around the living room! So I called the puppies and they followed me back downstairs. I was floored - I don't think I have ever had puppies go up stairs and come back down the stairs this young!! Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing!! lol 11/19/11 - We got snow last night - a light dusting. Took the puppies out first thing in the morning and they had so much fun running in the snow. Sure wore them out - they went back in a crashed. 11/21/11 - I posted the puppies 7 week old stack pictures. Still pretty young but they are getting better about stacking. They are such outgoing puppies! 11/25/11 - Ginny Swanson of Tramore Irish Setters & Kim LaMontagne of Keliaire Irish Setters came to the house today to help me evaluate the litter. They both really liked the puppies and felt as though the whole litter is nice. We took some more stacked pictures and I have posted them. We then took the puppies outside and let them run and play and watched them move. I had already taken them out early in the morning so they are definately tired. They came back inside and are all crashed out now. Good day for the puppies! 11/27/11 - Beautiful day here in Colorado so I let the puppies out for a long run/play. They had a ball - they ran and chased, played with toys, and explored all over. They were out for about an hour - as soon as I put them back into their kennel they literally fell over to sleep. They were so tired - we didn't hear a peep from them for at least 2 hours. I took a whole bunch of pictures and posted them. Forgive me for having so many pics but I was having so much fun watching them all. 12/9/11 - Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. I had surgery on Nov. 28th - a total hysterectomy and was in the hospital for 4 days. Since being home I have been busy trying to care for the puppies and get them ready for their new homes. I am doing well and so are the puppies! They are certainly keeping me on my toes. They love to go out and run in the yard (I have 3 acres fenced) but it has been brutally cold so they haven't gotten out as much as they otherwise would. Yesterday it got up to 30 degrees so they got to run 3 times. They did sleep well last night....:) 12/24/11 - Well, all of the puppies have gone to their new homes and are doing great. Sure seems quiet around here in the mornings (much to my daughter's delight! lol). I have posted some of the pictures that I took of the puppies with their new owners - scroll down to see them. However, I didn't get pictures of everyone so I would sure appreciate pictures of the new owners with their puppies (this is for Pat with purple girl, Rick with pink girl, Mitch with yellow girl, and I will post my picture with my orange girl). I will keep posting pictures that I get of the puppies as they grow up so please keep checking back. It is really fun to watch how the puppies grow and to see their accomplishments. These puppies will have show careers, agility careers, and hunting careers and I know they will do great things! Thank you to all of the new owners who love these puppies as much as I do! |
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Conor/Katie Puppies!["Cassidy" (yellow girl" at her first match. She did awesome - I was very proud of her!! Jan. 2012](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Galewinns/images/photos/gallery/4712490.jpg?1 ""Cassidy" (yellow girl" at her first match. She did awesome - I was very proud of her!! Jan. 2012")
"Cassidy" (yellow girl" at her first match. She did awesome - I was very proud of her!! Jan. 2012 !["Wynn" (red boy) stacked at 14 weeks old. See the toy in his mouth - he loves playing tug with mom!! Jan 2012](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Galewinns/images/photos/gallery/4679958.jpg?1 ""Wynn" (red boy) stacked at 14 weeks old. See the toy in his mouth - he loves playing tug with mom!! Jan 2012")
"Wynn" (red boy) stacked at 14 weeks old. See the toy in his mouth - he loves playing tug with mom!! Jan 2012 !["Jeager" at his first training session in the field. He retrieved which is soooo cool!! (Jeager is the blue boy). Jan 2012](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Galewinns/images/photos/gallery/4673783.jpg?1 ""Jeager" at his first training session in the field. He retrieved which is soooo cool!! (Jeager is the blue boy). Jan 2012")
"Jeager" at his first training session in the field. He retrieved which is soooo cool!! (Jeager is the blue boy). Jan 2012 !["Jeager" flusing - see the bird in the upper left corner! Great capture Sabine!](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Galewinns/images/photos/gallery/4673782.jpg?1 ""Jeager" flusing - see the bird in the upper left corner! Great capture Sabine!")
"Jeager" flusing - see the bird in the upper left corner! Great capture Sabine! !["Jeager" pointing.](http://content.breederoo.com/users/Galewinns/images/photos/gallery/4673781.jpg?1 ""Jeager" pointing.")
"Jeager" pointing. 
Rick Van Etten is the new owner of Mattie - alias the pink girl. Mattie flew to Minneapolis and Rick drove to the airport to pick her up. I so appreciated his extra effort as he lives in Des Moines, Iowa. Rick is the editor of Gun Dog Magazine so look for Mattie to be featured on the editor page in February!! 
Diane and Mark Mendelsohn now own the red boy. Diane flew in from Gilbert, Arizona to get him. Diane is a breeder of irish setters also so it was truly an honor for her to want this puppy. He is going to have an amazing agility career. His new name is Wynn. 
John and Sabine Sadrieh and their son Stephan. They now have the blue boy and his name is now Jeager. They plan on hunting with him. Stephan didn't know they were getting a puppy and it was pure joy on his face when he realized he could take the puppy home!!! They live in Conifer, Colorado. 
Nancy Owens and her son flew in from Illinois to get their boy. They have the Bagger/Blaise boy and his name is Travis. 
Mr. & Mrs. John Arnold with their new puppy. They got the white girl and her name is Ripley. She is going to have a great life!! 
Red boy at 10 weeks old. 
Blue boy at 10 weeks old. 
Blue boy at 10 weeks old. 
Red Boy 9 wks old 
Red Boy 9 wks old 
Blue Boy 9 wks old 
Blue Boy 9 wks old 
Orange Girl 9 wks old 
Orange Girl 9 wks old 
Purple Girl 9 wks old 
Pink Girl 9 wks old 
White Girl 9 wks old 
Pink Girl 9 wks old 
Yellow Girl 9 weks old 
Yellow Girl 9 wks old 
Bagger boy - he just loves his stuffies! (Just like his dad!) 
The puppies chasing my dachsund puppy Jersey. Don't for a minute feel sorry for her - as soon as they would stop she would go bite on them until they would chase her again. She just LOVES hanging out with the red dogs! 
Jersey playing tug-o-war with the purple girl. 
Orange girl in the yard. 
Yellow girl. 
Bagger boy finds another toy! 
They love to hang out and chew on the trees. 
I put a water bucket out for them and they "swarmed" the bucket. See Jersey, the dachshund, right in the middle of them! 
Yellow girl standing in a flower pot. 
The white girl - she found part of a stuffie in the yard. I have no doubt it was a leftover part ripped up by a dachshund!! lol 
White girl with another toy. She loves the stuffies! 
Bagger boy chillin'. 
Gotta love the ears! 
I had to laugh - look at the puppy resting his head on his littermate. 
Pink girl climbing up on the picnic table. 
Bagger Boy 7.5 weeks old 
Red Boy 7.5 weeks old 
Blue boy 7.5 weeks old 
Orange Girl 7.5 weeks old 
Yellow Girl 7.5 weeks old 
Pink Girl 7.5 weeks old 
White Girl 7.5 weeks old 
Purple Girl 7.5 weeks 
Red boy 7 wks 
Red boy 7 wks 
Blue boy 7 wks 
Blue boy 7 wks 
Bagger boy 7 wks 
Bagger Boy 7 wks 
Orange girl 7 wks 
Orange girl 7 wks 
Yellow girl 7 wks 
Yellow girl 7 wks 
Pink girl 7 wks 
Pink girl 7 wks 
White girl 7 wks 
White girl 7 wks 
Purple girl 7 wks 
White girl 7 wks 
The puppies got to see their first snow today - they had a ball running in it. 
Little stinkers - got up the stairs before I knew what happened! 
My husband was so surprised at how easily they went up AND down the stairs. 
Stairs - NO PROLEM!! :) 
I took the puppies outside in the yard to run for the first time. Boy - did they have fun exploring. 
The black object in the middle is my dachshund Baron. They were enthralled with him. 
Blue Boy 6 wks old 
Blue Boy 6 wks old 
Red Boy 6 wks 
Red Boy 6 wks old 
Orange girl 6 wks 
Orange girl 6 wks 
Pink girl 6 wks old 
Pink girl 6 wks 
Yellow girl 6 wks old 
Yellow girl 6 wks old 
Purple girl 6 wks 
Purple girl 6 wks old 
White girl 6 wks old 
White girl 6 wks old 
Bagger/Blaise Boy 6 wks old 
Bagger/Blaise Boy 6 wks old 
Bagger/Blaise Boy 6 wks old 
I put a raised pet cot in their kennel and they instantly loved it!! 
My daughter Samantha with the puppies. Aren't those just the cutest faces!! 
Had to move the puppies into their new place today. They are able to crawl out of the whelping box. They are now in an xpen and learning to use papers to go potty. This is Blaise's group. 
They don't seem to mind their new place. I think they like being able to see out a little bit more. 
This is Katie's group. 
The Hughes family came to visit the puppies today. They will be taking a girl. It was great to meet them and the puppies LOVED all of the attention!! 
Mitch came to see the puppies today also. He is taking a girl as well. 
Blaise's four puppies enjoying their first meal. They sure figured it out fast!! 
Katie's puppies were not to be outdone by Blaise's - they licked the pan clean!! 
This is my daughter checking in on Katie's puppies. Her room is right next to theirs so she is in there a lot!! :) 
One big happy family! Look close - see the puppy sleeping on Blaise's neck. 
Blaise's girls playin' in the whelping box. 
I love you mom! 
Nancy - this picture is for you! See - the blue boy can sit up!! :) 
Blaise's four puppies playing in the box. 
Katie's four kids at 30 days old. 
This is two of Katie's puppies laying on my legs. As soon as I get into the box they all climb over me. 
Come on Mom - let's play!! (Orange & pink girl) 
Game on!! :) 
I just had to laugh and quick take a picture when I saw this. This is the red boy trying to "get milk" however he can. 
He finally wiggled himself in and nursed the "normal" way. 
Puppies just hangin' with mom. 
Come on Mom - let's play!! 
The pups are 27 days old today. They are now split up - half with Katie and half with Blaise. This is Blaise's half - you can tell by the white whelping box. The blue boy in the background is Blaise's puppy. 
Just look at how mobile they are!! Pink, yellow, and purple girl are now with Blaise's blue boy. Blaise "adopted" the puppies with no problem. It is much better for Blaise's singleton puppy to have "siblings" so that is why we are sharing puppies. And..makes the load easier for Katie now that they are getting bigger. 
This is the 4 puppies that are with Katie. The blue & red are the boys and the pink and orange are the girls. 
Pardon the sun glare here but I loved this picture because Katie is looking in on her gang. 
Looks like they are just posing for my camera huh! 
Twenty-four days old already - hard to believe!! 
The two boys playing together. 
See the big boy in the middle - this is Blaise's puppy. Big boy huh! 
She already likes her stuffed animals! 
Just look at that face!! This is the yellow girl. Oct. 23, 2011 
They are all up and walking around now. I was sitting in the whelping box with them and they were soon all laying on my legs! The just love attention! 
Look - their eyes are open!!! 
Starting to "wobble walk" now. 13 days old. 10/16/11 
Awww... 
Look at those open eyes. 
Ten days old today. Hard to believe...time sure does go by fast! 
Look at how much bigger they are - they fill up Katie's "lap" now. 
Little nursing machines! 
8 days old today. Getting bigger by the day! 
The gang at 8 days old. 10/11/11 
Six days old today - look how big they are getting! 10/9/11 
Mom will actually leave the box for a while now. 
Blue boy with mom. 
I can't believe how fast they are growing...4 days old. 
The buffet is open!!! 4 days old today,. 
Katie & puppies at 3 days old. 
Look how plump they are! 
Puppies at 3 days old. 
Nothing better than watching a puppy nurse! 
Aren't these just the cutest faces! 
Katie & puppies just after getting home. She is still pretty "out of it" from anesthesia. 10/3/11 
Puppies right after we dried them off after being delivered. 
I put the puppies on Katie to nurse for the first time. She was still "out of it" from anesthesia but the puppies found the milk without ANY problem! |
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Bagger is has been a breeder's dream!! He has done everything I have ever asked of him. He has been a top 10 irish setter, has multiple specialty wins, and won Best Veteran in Sweepstakes at the Irish Setter National in May 2011 at 9 years old. He has the most amazing temperament and has produced his temperament in his offspring. He has such a beautiful headpiece, topline, and tailset. 10/4/11 - Blaise has her puppies!!! We only had two boys (I knew it was going to be a small litter) - but they are beautiful!! Blaise did a great job whelping them and she is a fantastic mother. I will post some pictures of the boys soon! So glad that everyone is healthy and Blaise is doing great.... 10/7/11 - Puppies had their dewclaws removed today. They are both doing fine. They are growing fast and Blaise is being a great mother. It is hard to get her to leave the puppies even to go outside! 10/9/11 - The "boys" are doing great - getting bigger every day! Blaise is such a good mother. She is finally leaving them for short periods of time to go outside and run. 10/11/11 - I don't think the green boy can even move his feet he is so fat! He reminds me of a sumo wrestler!! lol Blue boy is growing so fast as well. Blaise is doing great - getting out and running in the yard now and getting some exercise. She is loving our beautiful fall weather! 10/13/11 - Puppies are doing great. Had to change their collars again. They are both big boys!! Just waiting for their eyes to open... 10/15/11 - Very tough day today for Galewinns - we lost the green boy today. The vet thinks it was "aspiration pneumonia". He went downhill so fast - we had him to the vet within an hour but it was still too late. Absolutely breaks my heart - he was such a beautiful puppy. Blaise was really confused and spent at least an hour when we got home looking for her puppy. I think she finally understood that he wasn't coming back. Just heartbreaking...makes me wonder why I breed sometimes. 10/16/11 - Blaise is doing better today. I spent a lot of time with her - we played ball in the yard, went for a long walk, etc. She got a bath and groomed today. Just wanted her to know how much we love her. The blue boy is doing fine - both Blaise and I haven't taken our eyes off of him. He has both eyes partially open and seems to be doing fine. Just seems lonely in the whelping box without his brother:) 10/30/11 - Please see text from above with Katie's litter. I have now "combined" the two litters so Blaise is caring for her puppy plus 3 of Katie's. It is so good for her puppy to have "siblings" and someone to play with. See above for pictures also as I am now posting them all together. Blaise's puppy is the Blue collared boy in the white whelping box. |
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Bagger/Blaise Puppies
Blue boy is doing great. Eyes are open. Blaise is sure being an attentive mother!! 
He is starting to get up and around. He is so "fat" that it is hard to get his body moving! lol 
Just look at that big ole belly! 20 days old today - Oct. 24, 2011 
The blue boy at 12 days old. He is doing fine - just seems lonely without his brother:( 
Here is the blue boy - doing what he does best! 9 days old today. 10/13/11 
Look at the size of that belly!!! 
Isn't this the cutest - Blaise's arm wrapped around the green boy. Awww... 
Any worries that these puppies aren't getting enough to eat??? Just look at that belly!! 
Blue boy having a snack. 7 days old. 10/11/11 
Blaise with the puppies at 5 days old. 
Look at how fat their bellies are!! 10/9/11 
Can you see where the two puppies are?? 
Little blue boy - he just loves tucking himself in with mom. Three days old today. 
Blaise is such a good mom! 
The two boys at 1 day old. 
Gotta love those Bagger heads!! 
Blaise the day before she whelped. |
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