Remembering our first Setter

[Mike Koneski]

I was thinking of our boy today and came across this photo. Deacon Blue was a great dog and spoiled us for all the Setters to follow. So glad we had a good 10 1/2 years with him. He taught us so much and he was my constant companion. And yes, his name was inspired by the Steely Dan tune.

[Andrew Sacco]

Mike, wonderful looking dog. Wonderful tune! Incredible band!! A bucket list item I never got to.

[Mike Koneski]

Fortunately we had the dog and saw the band play the song live. :)

[Andrew Sacco]

Fortunately we had the dog and saw the band play the song live. :)

I'm still better looking Mike : )

[Mike Koneski]

I'm still better looking Mike : )

No, Deacon was better!!

[Andrew Sacco]

Not the dog. YOU.

[Mike Koneski]

Not the dog. YOU.

BWAHAHAHA!! No way Andy! I’m man pretty!! 😎

[Jon Sheets]

Leaving all that aside...... Ya never forget your first one!
Funny how you never hear, "I had a Setter once but switched to a _________."

[Garry L Gordon]

Beautiful setter, Mike. Looks like an Osthaus dog.

[Bill Murphy]

My first setter was in 1948, when I was two years old. She was an Irish out of Milson O'Boy as I recall. I still have her papers, but not handy. My dad raised one litter and we kept one male from the litter. He was the first dog I hunted over, until I was in college.

[Mike Koneski]

Beautiful setter, Mike. Looks like an Osthaus dog.

He was a Decoverly. Ken Alexander picked him out for us. Ken picked a good one! His Dam was L’il Lil and sire was Sterling.

[Hal Sheets]

Leaving all that aside...... Ya never forget your first one!
Funny how you never hear, "I had a Setter once but switched to a _________."

Jon, Say What ?

[Jon Sheets]

Jon, Say What ?

Okay, you ALMOST never hear it. And certainly not from those with disciminating taste. :rotf:

[Mike Koneski]

Jon, now you’re digging where the taters are!!

[Hal Sheets]

Mike,
Jon's just pulling my chain (he's my baby brother by 12 yrs.) and my first setter (Irish) helped raise him. I have french brittanys now (more room on the bed), but I'm still a setter man, too.
I've been telling him, that on one of his rare trips down from Maine, I want to being him to The Mountain, to meet you and Sam and your setters. I know you'll get on well, Jon's a real dog-man.

[Mike Koneski]

Well Hal, your brother will definitely get his Setter fix!!

[Jon Sheets]

I'm chasing 2- 3 month olds and their mother around now. Doesn't that qualify as a fix?

[Mike Koneski]

Yes it does!! :rotf: