10 Fun Things about Irish Setters
63Ten Things about Irish Setters that are sometimes Fun and sometimes Exasperating
1. It’s fun to test your wits with these intelligent creatures. Stubborn to the core, you can break down their ‘dominating’ behavior if you can outwit them at their own game. For instance, if you wanna get them to ‘get off the couch’, a stern command is often treated with scant respect. But involve them in a game and they are happy to do your bidding!
2. They have a little ‘knot’ on their head. That’s what some Setter lovers say is their ‘knot of knowledge’. Or others call the ‘kissable knot’. Or sometimes maybe you’d be prone to call them just ‘knuckleheads’!
3. Towel me, please! That’s what Setters say after their meal. Trust me they are very resourceful at finding their own napkins – unfortunately it might be that lovely Persian rug that you just got back from the laundry!
4. Setters are insecure as hell. When in doubt, male Setters will always check back to see if their d***s are intact!
5. When it’s the mating season, confusion reigns! So much so that a male Setter will even be willing to go at another male in an effort to ‘make his day’!
6. There are gun dogs and there are gun dogs. So while one Setter believes in ‘pointing’ and ‘setting’ every pigeon, house lizard, toad or every little sparrow in the backyard, the other might believe in ‘live and let live’ – preferring to laze in the sun than worry his little head over setting!
7. They are masters of counter surfing. You might find a freshly-baked cake that you left on the counter a minute ago disappearing in the blink of an eye!
8. Spray bottles scare the hell outta the brave little Setter! Aim one and you will find him ducking for cover!
9. Setters have the most innovative ways of drinking water. It’s so boring to drink water out of a bowl, right? Straight out of a Faucet - great. Better still - Puddles of dirty water And every other yucky combination of filth and water.
10. They are big trophy-collectors. Be it socks, underwear, toys, balls, they have got to hoard them all. And the most exasperating part is that they have to flaunt their embarrassing hoard in front of guests!.
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Chitra Narayanan says:
15 months ago
Hi Adite,
Jigsaw sends a woof of appreciation. Substitute Dalmatian for Irish Setter -- and the 10 things (some of em are not much fun if you have to do the cleaning!) apply just as well!
Here's one more:
Even if they have a perfectly good bed of their own, a comfy tastefully decorated basket, the master's bed always looks better. And when everyone is away from home, why not stretch out full length on it! The day he is slinking away to his basket when the door opens instead of jumping exuberantly up at you, you know he is just emerging from a lie-in from the forbidden place!
Luv,
Chitra