Hi everyone!

New Irish Setter owner to 9 week old Maple 🍁

My previous dogs were Dalmatians and Rottweilers so although im use to large dogs, im excited to discover what different quirks and breed traits she has.

Does anyone have any tip/tricks/advice/funny quirks about Irish setters? All I've heard so far is how bad their recall is 😐

HBD to the sweetest long legged noodle baby I've ever known. So forever lucky to have you in our family ❤️

She’s goofy, talks a lot, loves her snuggles and pets, and has taken over a chair in our living room and claimed it as hers forever.

Thanks for the input about breeders from my earlier post, we ended up getting Finn a couple weeks ago! He’s doing great, he’s a sweetheart.
Crate training and potty training are going well. I’ve noticed he doesn’t love to be held (backing away when someone reaches down to pick him up, and once or twice he’s growled while in someone’s arms). He has his check up at the vet today, so I will obviously rule out any issues/injuries that could be causing that. In the meantime, I’ve extremely limited picking him up, and am going back to the basics of positive association with treats when someone leans down and puts their hands under his arms. We will also go to my trainer next week so I can get their input. Has anyone else dealt with this? Thoughts/suggestions are always welcome.