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Joan Fiser
Hello my name is Joan Fiser and I share my life and house with
6 setters. Three of them, Paddy, Duffy, and my one and only girl Chanucy are my
senior rescues. My other three are all dogs that I bought and raised from
puppies. Harry--Ch. Kenobi Grand Rendition CGC, TT,TDI Dewey---Ch.Kenobi Just Do
It RN, CGC, TT, TDI and last but not least Skye my best buddy. I started in
Irish Setters in 1970. My first dog Sparky O'Moore Troubles CD I bought for $50.
How times have changed! Over the years I've owned - or they have owned me - 14
setters that include the ones I've just named. 10 of the 14 were rescues.
Being involved with the setters, I was the founding member and
a past board member of Butler Dog Training, founding member and past board
member of Rainbow Animal Refuge. I am a past board member of Butler Humane
Society. I'm still a member and a volunteer at the humane society teaching new
volunteers dog obedience. I still volunteer for Rainbow also. I'm active in
Irish Setter Rescue not only with our club but also with our parent club, Irish
Setter Club of America. Sorry to say, as long as Irish setters are being bred
and sold, there will always be a need for rescue for our breed. I do have a day
job to help support my Irish habit and that is with INDSPEC Chemical Corp.
working shift work for 28 years. I also own the Pet Wellness and Training
Center, in downtown Butler Pa. We sell all natural dog and cat foods, teach
Puppy and Basic dog Obedience classes, and offer dog grooming. So my life is
pretty full. Lisa Edwards who is also a member of the club does the Grooming.
She also helps with the training. Lisa and myself also teach CGC (Canine Good
Citizen) and are both AKC evaluators to test dogs for CGC. We also do Rally
Obedience and Agility.
I would love to mention that my Dewey, who will be 5 this year
and is my youngest dog, has the Honor of being the very first Irish Setter
to have passed the Rally Novice title in 2005. Many Irish showed the first
weekend in January 2005 all over the USA but the time frame puts Dewey in as the
very first. When I talked to the Parent club about this they said every dog that
day was the first. I have Lisa to thank for showing him. You can see his picture
with Lisa on Lisa's page. Thanks to having the setters in my life, I have had
the pleasure of meeting so many fine people.
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