r/EnglishSetter

Lake isabelle with my llewellin setter, Vaca. She is 1.5 years old and my first setter. I think im officially a setter convert.

Our English setter won’t cuddle with us and doesn’t like to be held. He never has. He’s 10 months old and we’ve had him since he was around 8 weeks. I see that setters are typically really cuddly and we’re so sad that he doesn’t like to cuddle us. Does anyone have any advice or have a similar situation? Maybe he’ll grow out of it and start cuddling as he gets older. He doesn’t even want to sit next to us on the couch for longer than a few minutes.

This is Peluca, a rescue hunter's dog who got pregnant and then abandoned. Sadly she had to lose their puppies to save her life when she got found roaming the streets. But, even after all that she's the happiest ball of fur now, best dog ever.

My 13-year old boy is not liking the heat. I have a cooling vest for him but I’m contemplating a shorter hair cut for the summer. I’ve only had him since January and know very little about show breeds. Is it advisable to cut his hair shorter in the summer? He mats very easily and does not like to be brushed.

Our little baby Annie turns 3 today. Hard to believe how fast the time goes from when she was just a little peanut.

As promised, the iron alabaster statue(ette) that Jaime & Sherry Bell commisioned in Milan as a thank you gift for taking care of Charlie I.