New owners comments about my past Irish setter puppies

Lola, this was Finn's first outing and he took right to it . We rode up and down the street a few times; he definitely need to burn some energy, and it did the trick. He is doing great, easy to train.

Hi Mrs Lola, just a short note to let you know that Carol's (I have named her Penny) checkup went great. Out of Copper's litter born 11/10. She is the best puppy I have ever owned and has not cried for 30 minutes since I picked her up. She absolutly loves it here and is having fun playing with my 3 year old I purchased from you named Lilly Belle. Thanks again - Mark

Hi Lola,

I call this my "no mom ,we didn't do it" photo. I've never seen two more guilty faces!
Tullie(Aggie) has doubled her weight since her arrival and is doing just fine. I do have to shake down visitors to make sure she not being pirated away. she is such a beauty.
Wishing you love and puppy kisses,
Barbara

( new owner ) We picked up Fergus at the airport Friday and boy was he a happy dog! He knows his kennel, has learned to "kennel up", cheerfully does his business outside, loves everyone that loves him and is rarin' to go. He charges around the kitchen and is lots of fun. Thank you so much, Lola, for helping us make a terrific choice. He is just the ball of joy our family needed after loosing Max, our ten year old Irish Setter, two weeks ago. We never thought we'd smile at a dog again, and here we are laughing our heads off at our great little Irish puppy! Thank you so very much! The Fromularo Family

Lola, here are some photos of Mollie. I included McGee and my husband in a couple so you can see her relative size. Mollie is about 65 pounds. McGee, by contrast, is 95 pounds. They are a good combination as they are inseparable. They play together very well (still) but when Mollie wants to tell McGee where to get off, she does! And he listens!

I took these pictures on Christmas Day (the last two) and the others today. Happy New Year to you and Randall and all of your dogs! Bonnie

Attention:

One of Rose Valley puppies, has won Best of Breed Competition .

MCKENNA'S MAHOGANY IRISH MIST. SR414474/09. 03/12/2007. BREEDER: Lola Davis. By Redlands Dusty Boots of Texas-Rose Valley Elegant Eleanor. OWNER: Joan T. Moran. SETTERS (IRISH), Memphis Kennel Club Inc. 8/16/2008

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Here are some of our Success stories! We love hearing from our customers and receiving updates about our puppies!

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Hi Lola,

Today is gage's 1 year birthday. He is doing great and what a terrific family dog! Funny thing (as you know how Irish Setter can be) is he is actually well mannered for his age, this was natural there was not much for us to do, but show him affection.

We would talk to him, read a book when he was on the couch eating a bone and show him allot of love, and walla perfect.

Gage is such a friendly people person I mean very friendly, he really loves hugs, but loves giving hugs even more. He is such a people person and kids, boy o' boy does he love kids. My 8 year old just love sleeping with gage at night, and Nikki's friends just love rolling around in the grass with him.

When we sit down and watch TV at night we have a 50 lbs lap loving dog! We could not of asked for a more PERFECT IRISH SETTER! If more people only knew how loving this dogs are!!

As you know I grew up with Irish Setter's. They are the best dog and beautiful features in their class!

Again Thank you Lola for giving us such a perfect, perfect Irish Setter. Also please give his Mommy and Daddy a big hug from Gage and the Broucek family!!!

Thank you again!!!!

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Hey Lola.

We love our new Irish Setter puppy. We purchased Stewart on October 4th (his new name is McSean).

We've had him to Perfect Puppy school and he is sooooo intelligent! He picked up on everything very quickly and he was the honor student of the class. We've signed him up for the next level of off leash classes. He was easy to potty train, he now rings a bell at the back door to be let out.

Thanks for your help with this. John Thomas
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Lola,

I just wanted to take the opportunity to Thank You for our Tehseh (out of Gabby/Bid Red-Nov. 2007). She is becoming the perfect pet. She is sooooo beautiful!!! She was very easy to housebreak, is super smart and a giant 'lab dog'. I think someone forgot to tell her he was too big to sit on peoples laps:-) Anyway I've attached a recent picture. I have really seen the difference a reputable breeder can make in a dog. As you know, I took quite a bit of time researching and talking with you to get the 'perfect puppy'; one that had all the qualities we were looking for. The Gabby/Bid Red combo did just that. She's a bit silly, but we love that; gives her a unique personality. We don't hunt, but my neighbors do, and when I ask them why she's doing some 'goofy' things in the backyard, they inform me that is because she is doing them instinctively. Guess the hunting gene really IS born in them. He says that she would make a GREAT hunter, based solely on her instincts. I can't say enough good things about our experience with you!!!!!!! It was well worth the trip to get her. Thanks for talking with me all those months and being patient while I waited for the right one. I would recommend you to anyone looking for a quality Irish Setter!

Thanks again for giving us our Tehseh!!!!! We LOVE her to pieces. ~ The Lynchs

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We picked up the “Navy” Irish setter puppy and his sister on 12/17/05 in the snow. His name is Eli and he is a wonderful dog. He likes to play fetch to the point of obsession, and he likes to run with me when I ride my mountain bike in the woods. I thought that you would like to see some more recent pictures of Eli in the snow. Thank you again, Basil Hicks

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Hi Lola, We are really enjoying Luke. Here are some photographs from the local Christmas Tree Farm with Jack, Luke and Grandson Will. Luke is now 54lbs and he is doing really well and has become a member of our family. He and Jack get along really well , even though Luke thinks he is the boss! Thanks for sending us such a nice puppy. Johnny and Pat

I just wanted to let you see how Lovely Bambi is. I can't believe she is almost 2.

Thanks so much she is our life. Barbara Wood

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Hello Lola,

It has been nearly six months since we came and picked up Red and Black, now Owen and Magee. We just love them! They are so big now and are doing well. Their crazy antics keep us laughing all the time. They experienced their first Nebraska snow today and it was so funny watching them romp around. They have become very popular in our neighborhood, we have people comment every time we walk them at how beautiful they are. We are rather proud of our Boys! We have had a busy six months with them, finding new parks to run, canoeing, visiting puppy cousins, and their favorite, going to my parent's farm. They have no fences, plenty of critters to chase, and best of all a pond! Thank you so much for these special dogs!

Merry Christmas!

Tauni Morris
Bellevue, Nebraska

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Hi Lola:

I love coming to your website to see your new puppies. I just wanted to give you an update on Rokee (Lt. Blue) of Mollie and Russell, 4/10/05. He is now three and is a happy, happy, boy. Although we don't live in the country, Rokee gets plenty of walking exercise. We have been traveling to Utah, Arizona and California, as well as here in Las Vegas to agility trials and he is well on his way to earning his masters titles. He is awesome, and I get many compliments on how intelligent he is on the agility course. We are listed in the AKC Irish Setter Magazine for the last two issues showing the titles we have earned, under the name Ritchie's Cherokee Red. We recently went to the AKC Irish Setter Nationals in Phoenix and participated in the agility trial there. We were able to walk away with a ribbon and we had so much fun. I have started him in fielding, and he is very birdie. I know if we had the availablity of fielding, he would be terrific. I attached a few pics. Thanks again for my boy. Robin

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Hi!

Just wanted to say that I saw one of your former irish setters with its owner in charleston, SC. This dog was beautiful! She said that you breed the smaller ones. This dog was calm and a real beauty! It's the first irish setter I've seen in S.C. in 40 years! I would love to buy one, but presently don't have the space! I just felt compelled to email you! It just made my day to see such a lovely dog! Have a blessed day!

Kelly Garvin

Charleston,SC------10/01/08

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Hi Lola,

WE ALL LOVE GAGE! EVERYONE IN OUR FAMILY.

Thank you for bringing so much together-ness and happiness in our whole family!!!

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Hi Lola,

We thought we would send you pictures of our girl "Ruby". She is Laura from Big Red and Lady's litter, born 06/08. She has been such a wonderful addition to our family! We live on the waterway and often take her to the beach. She loves it! Thank you so much for such a wonderful dog! Ruby is very playful and loves to be in our company! She still has to grow into her legs, but is so beauiful and tall! Thanks again and we hope you enjoy the pictures of Ruby!

-Van Eron Family

-Wilmington, NC

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Lola,

Things are going well with Red in Bowling Green, KY. He was 22 weeks old yesterday and is at 42.8 pounds. He is 23 inches at the shoulder and we have had 3 weeks of obedience school so far. Having listened to you on how to handle him, he continues to like to lay in our laps on his back and have his tummy scratched. We love Red and I am so happy he is part of our family.

Larry

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Lola,

Lidia, of Lady and Big Red’s June/08 litter is doing well. Her new name is Kinealy of St. James Gate FitzGerald…but we call her Nealy for short. She is a very quick learner. Her color keeps getting a deeper red as she grows…we love it. She is looking forward to her first St. Patrick’s Day Hibernian Dogtown parade in St. Louis come this March. Keep doing the good work in Excelsior Springs!

Best regards, Jill and Jerry

Hi Lola,
We picked "Brown" from Gabby and Big Red's litter November 2007. We picked him up in January and he loved playing in the snow back here in South Dakota. We named him KC and he has grown so much. He completed his K-9 Kindergarten class and received his certificate and we are now enrolled in a Manner's class. He gets along really well with our 11 1/2 year old lab and is a lot of fun to have a round. What a personality! He gets so many compliments when we go for our walks on how he looks and how well behaved he is. I am enclosing a couple of pictures.

Jean Murray

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Dear Lola, I wanted to let you know that Peanut arrived safely and has settled in wonderfully. He's as sweet and loving as you said and then some. You did an amazing job with making him so comfortable with people he just fits right in wags his tail and acts like he knows us. He is so adorable and beautiful and I loved him instantly. I'll never be able to thank you enough for all your help and guidance on the telephone discussing the dogs and their litters and helping me decide which personality fit ours-although I'm sure I'd adore anyone of them. He is just perfect. THANK YOU!!

Will be in touch, Jill Dunbar

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Lenny is now Guinness, although Lenny still seems to fit with his funny personality. Many, many thanks to you for taking the time to teach those puppies to sit before getting petted. It’s made a world of difference!!! We just love him. We’ve taken him on several walks around the Brookside area and everyone stops us and asks if he’s an Irish Setter and comments that he’s absolutely beautiful (which he is!) and that it’s been a while since they’ve seen one. He’s great with the boys (ages 5 and 7, picture attached) and with KC, our mini daschund. They love to play! David and I have to laugh…when we scold Guinness and tell him “no”, he talks back with a high pitched talky yowl, just like he’s saying “don’t tell me what to do”! It’s the strangest thing!!!

Beth

P.S. David probably wouldn’t want me sharing this but it’s sweet and I thought it would make you smile. The first night we had him (and after David reinforced the fact that we were NOT going to “baby” him), we got him a HUGE pillow/bed. The moment his little head hit the pillow, he was OUT…until it came time for US to go to bed at which point, he made it known that he did not like sleeping all alone in the kitchen on his big bed. So, David slept with him! The second night, he was happy and content (and well-behaved!) when we told him that he could sleep in our room but he had to stay on that big bed of his. He did! Without a single accident! David and Guinness went out on the back porch the next evening and were gone, and gone, and gone so finally I looked out the back window and there he was sitting on the back steps with Guinness, pipe in left hand and right arm around Guinness’ shoulders, with Guinness’ left paw on David’s leg. It was a picture in my mind that I will love forever. They were just sitting there having a “heart-to-heart” talk. He’s definitely already a member of our family!

Puppy photo, I had. New home....

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Lola,

Thank you so much for the oldest Irish Setter pup out of Lady and Big Red! We have decided to call his Finnegan, or Finn for short. When we got Addie (from Isaac and Gabby) in June of 2007, we fell in love. After deciding to get another dog as a playmate and companion for Addie, we knew we would have to come back to Rose Valley Kennel. Finn has been doing well so far - he loves playing inside, and Addie watched him wherever he goes! It's a joy to have them both, and we appreciate that you have focused on breeding only the most congenial and sweet dogs! If our house were big enough, we'd probably get another!

Thanks!

Jonathan and Jackie Burkhardt

St. Louis, Missouri

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Hi Lola,

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Hello Lola,

I hope you all are doing well. We wanted to send you some photos of Jameson.
He was from Isaac and Abby's litter on 7-11-07. We think he is really
starting to look like Isaac. Let us know what you think. I attached a few so
you could see how he's been doing.

He's very smart and loves to cuddle with us. He goes to a puppy day care 3
days a week and has lots of friends and loves playing around with them. They
even have outdoor play equipment and a pool. It's really fun for him. He
also loves to go to the park and on long walks and explore new areas.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know how he was doing. I pass your name on
to lots of people. Irish Setters are not very common in our area and
everyone comments on how gorgeous he is.

Thanks again for helping us find the best puppy for our family!!

Maggie, Justin and Jameson Goldsborough

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Jillian has grown quite a bit since we have gotten her, she is still very long legged. We love her so very much and she is a joy. She loves being my shadow and chewing on her chewey bones. We are nearly always together. She is a sweet and loving dog and has a heart of gold. Feel free to post my pictures of her and my comments. I love her so much! Thank you for my special friend

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Hello!

It's been 1 year now since we've purchased an irish setter puppy from your
kennel, and I wanted to write and thank you for this wonderful dog. We've
named her Scarlet, and she has grown into a beautiful, energetic, family pet.
She is wonderful with the kids, always ready to play, and has become a second
mother of sorts to the kids. She has been very healthy, loves swimming in our
lake, and is a beautiful dog.

Thank you once again, and I hope all is well for the both of you and all of
your gorgeous dogs!

Chris Teeple

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Dear Lola:

My name is Rita Minera and this letter is to thank you for our doggy!!
He is from the litter of Abby and Big Red that was born on December 19th, 2006.
He arrived in Reno, Nevada on April 6th, 2007
His name is Prince and he is very special, he's become part of our lives.
My kids love him and my grand kids adore him, he is great with little ones.
He is the most noble doggy and we love him very much.
When we take him out for a walk, everybody has to say something about his beauty.
Thank you so much !!
Our Prince is very spoiled, he is so noble, that he has gain our hearts.
Actually he looks a lot like his mom, I think, but we love him very much.
We are pastors of a church in Reno, Nevada and Prince is like the church's pet,
everybody love him.

Thanks again!!!
Rita Minera

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Hi Lola,

Maggie is doing just fine. We took her over to my parents' house on Sunday, where she met their Irish setter (Molly) and my sister's Irish setter (MacKenzie). All dogs got along just great.

I just heard from my wife a few minutes ago. She works at a technical high school in the St. Louis area. There is a vet clinic on the campus, where Maggie can play and be looked after while my wife and I are at our jobs. The clinic checked her temperature and stool samples, and said she is in perfect health. One of the women even asked if we could give her your information, as she and her husband are looking for a puppy. My wife told her to check out your website.

Scarlett and Dusty are beautiful dogs, and I am sure that Maggie will be just as beautiful when she is full grown. We will send you pictures as she matures.

Thank you again for everything. Some day my wife and I may get a second setter as a companion for Maggie, and we'll definately be in touch!

Mark A. Neels
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WE HAVE NAMED OUR BABY "PAP" MY HUSBAND NAMED AFTER HIS GRANDFATHER. HE WAS A FULL OF LIFE INDIVIDUAL, WITH LONG AND LANKY ARMS AND LEGS. HE LOVED LIFE TO THE FULLEST. LARRY WAS HIS GRANDFATHER'S SHADOW, AND "PAP" IS LARRY'S SHADOW. HE WENT BACK LAST FRIDAY FOR HIS 3RD ROUND OF SHOTS, AND HE WEIGHED 16.5 POUNDS. WE HAVE HAD HIM THREE WEEKS THIS COMING FRIDAY, AND HE HAS CONSUMED 10 POUNDS OF DOG FOOD. HE IS GROWING IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS. WHEN HE FIRST CAME HOME , HE WAS ABOUT AN INCH TALLER THAN OUR DACHSHUND, NOW HE IS A GOOD 4 TO 5 INCHES TALLER THAN OUR "SPARKY". AS USUAL WE LOVE HIM VERY MUCH. HE IS WONDERFUL, AND I MIGHT ADD HE IS EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT !!

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I thought I’d write and let you know that Wrigley (that’s what we named Silver) was an angel in the car during our trip home. She never fussed or had any problems, and was very happy as long as she could feel the air conditioning! Her introduction to our chocolate lab also went well and they are good friends already.

Thanks again for working with our schedule this past weekend and for answering all our questions during this whole process. We are so excited to be owners of an irish setter! We’ll be sure to email you photos of Wrigley as he grows up...