BRYNMOOR IRISH SETTERS   

Name: Tommy
Call Name: Multi BIS BISS Captiva's Tommy Hilfiger
Whelped: AUG 5, 1998

In 2007 Tommy went Best of Veterans at the Irish Setter Club of America's 2007 National Specialty

In 2002 Tommy was Canada's #1 Irish Setter, #1 Sporting Breed, #3 All Breeds

His record includes: 15 Best in Shows,  63 Group 1 Wins, 34 Group 2 Wins, 16 Group 3 Wins, 9 Group 4 Wins, 145 Best of Breed Wins, 11,336 Dogs Defeated

Shown exclusively by Jill Taylor his Breeder and human Mother. I had the privilege of helping Jill campaign this beautiful show boy. His reach and drive are exquisite. A beautiful representation of the breed and a wonderful fellow to have hanging around.

Each day he watched after me.

Walking, touching sides; "by me", I said.

Walking ahead, turning back to check.

He reassured me, I assured him.

Every night he slept with me;

across the bottom of the bed.

My knees to my chin;

I save his place for him.

Someday we will be together again.

He waits for me, I'm sure.

I miss this little girl so much. The comfort of having a friend has been taken away, but not that of having had one.

 

"We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own, live within a fragile circle, easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way.
We cherish memory as the only certain immortality,
never fully understanding the necessary plan."

Irving Townsend

Stephanie continues to be our social director. She runs our event schedule and romps from room to room directing "traffic". She and I are trying to connect as she sprees through the open fields and down the trails. I'm trying to let her have her "say" and not holler at every transgression. But, she IS 8 years old and SHOULD be checking back with me a little more often then she deems necessary. Once she gets tuckered out, she trots along beside me and I cherish that she has chosen to spend that time with me. She does watch me as I do my kennel chores but I think it's only to catch the nuance that I'm through and ready to go outside for some FUN.

Vienna may be having puppies this Spring. I bred her to Jameson during the 2010 blizzard. We were visiting up in Northern Virginia and managed to get snowed in when Blizzard #2 and #3 rolled through. This was a split season for her so don't know if she'll actually be a Mom but we'll wait and see. I keep asking her how her babies are doing and she remains mum on the subject. We are excited about the thought of puppies though, it's been since Evan that we've had a litter on the ground. It's always exciting for us and the redheads when puppies arrive.

Name:  Courtney
Call Name: BrynMoor Heart of the Hollow 
Whelped:  DEC 20, 2004 

This is Geneva. I can't believe that she'll be 4 years old this year. She is absolutely the sweetest little girl. She's a tomboy though and takes no grief from any of her roommates. She runs with the fastest boys and spars with the snarkiest girls. She has a very expressive face and I just know she understands most of everything that I say to her. She'll be the first to greet me and spends a lot of time up on her two hind legs to make sure she stands out in the crowd. It's okay though. She doesn't pounce against my chest, she just stands to sort of say "here I am". She is my best ball player and, for some obscure reason, she fetches the tennis ball and actually brings it back to me and drops it for me to throw again. I was sure that was a skill that a redhead would never grasp.

This is Heidi who lives in Michigan. She has a wonderful life there and two really great humans tending to her every need. She was my pick girl from the Sun litter. She has been in the ring a few times and performed very well. She reminds me a lot of her Aunt Jessica.