About me

I have a degree in Veterinary Medicine, to graduate I wrote an experimental dissertation on gundogs welfare.  As you might guess, I am interested in behavioural medicine and in everything that falls within “preventive medicine” such as nutrition, complementary medicine (I studied veterinary acupuncture)  and anything related to working and sport dogs.

I got my first Engish Setter in 1999 and my hunting licence in 2003 when I also started to follow dogs during hunting days and fieldt trials.

I have a regular column in a few Italian hunting/shooting magazines and I also collaborated with some foreign ones. In 2004 I was asked by an Italian publisher to write a book on Setters.

I trained my dog personally and I handle her a trials by myself.

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 Why Gregor?

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I chose Gregor for many reasons. First of all, Gregor is a real hunting (rough shooting) dog who hunts regularly in a difficult environment (Italian Alps). Hunting (rough shooting) is essential  to verify througlythe qualities of a pointing dog. Things like endurance and natural connection with the handler cannot be evaluated during a trial.

Furthermore, dogs who hunt in difficult conditions, such as public grounds, need a an extremely high drive to continue searching for birds without seeing one for ours.  Gregor awards in mountain trials certify his qualities. Gregor has been trained and is handled by his owner, which is fairly unusual for an Italian top winning English Setter: most of them are given to professional handlers.

I also like his conformation (I think he as an excellent topline) and his temperament.

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The puppies

I chose this dam and this stud to obtain excellent hunters with a good conformation and size. I think English Setters should be beautiful and smart hunting dog with a sound conformation. I want the puppies to be strong hunters, healthy and have a nice temperament. Hopefully they would also have enough qualities to be trialed and/or showed. A female puppy will be kept by me. I carefully planned this litter and the pups will be reared inside the house (not in a kennel) to be properly socialized and housetrained. Pups will be fed Carnilove puppy first and Carnilove large breed puppies later.

My ideal owner is someone who can understand and appreciate the care I put in this litter. These pups should become family members, not hunting tools.

To contact me: englishsetterATgmailDOTcom

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It. Ch./R.S. Briony del Cavaldrossa x It.FT.Ch./Int.FT.Ch./Eu.Ch./ R.S. Gregor di Val di Chiana*

R.S = Selected Producer * (all Gregor awards were gained in mountail field trials)

Selected Production Puppies (pink pedigree) ***In italiano qui ***

It.Ch./ R.S. Briony del Cavaldrossa Click here to see the Pedigree

(Pr.Ch/S.R. Gion di Crocedomini  x Ansa del Simano)

HD A ED 0 PRA (rcd4)  Clear NCL Clear 58 Cm.

Briony is out of Producer Champion and Selected Producer Gion di Croocedomini (HD/A ED 0) x Ansa del Simano (HD/B), a bitch belonging to a Swiss hunter who hunts with her  on the Alps.

Briony was purchased as a personal hunting (rough shooting) dog. Thanks her correct conformation, which is very special considering she is out of working bloodlines, she later became Italian Full Champion (owner handled), gaining also 2 BOB and 3 BOS. She is an  Italian KC selected Producer and she is 58 cms tall and she has a full and correct dentition (certified).

I later started to train her for field trials where I always handled her competing in Italian trials and in British trials (grouse and partridge). In 2017, she won Novice Stake at Pointer Club Field Trial on partridge held in Sandrigham (England). Thanks to this award she was admitted to the Kennel Club Stud book and was granted  perpetual access to Crufts (Field Trial Class). Briony is the first Italian (and Continental) dog to win a Partridge trial in the UK.

She is a versatile hunting dog who normally hunts on the hills and in the plains where she can handle snipe nicely. She was used for grouse counting in Northern England, grey partridge counting in Italy and to push pheasant back into an estate in Kent.

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She is smart,  well connected to the handler and gifted with an exceptional endurance.

In spring/summer she enjoys practicing  basic and advanced obedience. She is a pleasurable dog to live with: she lives indoors and loves coming everywhere with me.

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Ft.Ch.It.L./Int. Ft.Ch/ Eu. Ch. / R.S. Gregor di Val Di Chiana

(Multi Ch. Picasso x Hemnj di Val di Chiana) Click here to see the pedigree.

HD A, height 58 cms Click here to see Gregor in action

Gregor was breed by Ademaro Scipioni and is now owned by Domenico  Pensa, who hunts with him on the Alps. He also trained him and handles him in  mountain trials. Thanks to these trials, Gregor became Italian FT Ch., International FT. Ch. and European FT.Ch. 2014 (mountain trials). Beside this,  Gregor has a very nice conformation and has already gained 2CC and 2 RCC at shows. Gregor is an Italian KC Selected Producer.

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