Carl, Way back in the day, I got a Flaming Star puppy from Ohio Setter man Ed Niles. At 8 months he was just starting to run so I sent him to Joe Cannon to work for me. He jumped a deer on Joe's training grounds and long story short, a truck got him. Too bad, I loved that long legged, high tailed guy. I had raised him in the house, he slept by my bed every night. He had a black mask, I named him "Heather's Star Bandit" (his mother was old pie McIntyre's Blue Heather, dam of a bunch of Ohio winners). If he'd lived I'd probably be a Setter guy today. Instead I bought Countercharge and Counterdrive when Gene turned pro and then Foxfire's Rhea from Stanley White (George had her) and the rest is history! I only have one Setter these days (Geronimo, a derby with Robert Ecker) but I do trial and breed English Cockers so I'm at least half way back.
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