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The objective of the outcross programme, which began in the late eighties, was to widen the genetic base of the Irish Red and White Setters, using carefully selected matings with red Irish Setters , with a focus on working ability and type, and has had fair amount of success.
It should be noted that this was a carefully planned programme
with a defined purpose, approved and sanctioned by the Irish Kennel Club before
any matings were carried out, and supervised and monitored at every stage. It
was NOT an private initiative by individual breeders, or intended to
create a precedent for further unsanctioned outcrossing . The first four
generations of breeding were to be placed on a special register and could not be
exported.
Part of the problem with this scheme was that it was somewhat unwieldy, long in that
it required 4 generations of breeding before the off spring were put on the
normal register, and as a result very expensive. As a result few breeders have
really pursued the programme.
However some excellent stock has been produced, Mochonog War a first generation
bitch winning the Derby, and Jim Sheridan's Craigrua Flame and Craigrue Firefly
- 3rd generation outcross - both becoming Field Trial Champions, with a crop of
young dogs coming on from these lines showing the potential that will make
future Field Trial Champions and provide a solid base for further progress
THE THREE YEAR BREEDING PROGRAMME PROPOSED BY
THE IRISH RED & WHITE SETTER CLUB
1. Special register to be set up for the progeny of Irish Red Setters and Irish Red & White Setters
2. Nine selected matings to be allowed over the period up to 31st December 1989 and such matings would have to have the prior approval of the Breeding Committee.
The first and foremost consideration of the Breeding Committee when recommending any mating would be the working capabilities of the proposed parents. The matings would be subject to the following:
a) Puppies deemed unacceptable by the monitoring Committee must not be bred from.
b) There must be notification in advance of what dogs are intended to be used in the matings.
c) The Irish Kennel Club Ltd must get photocopies of all correspondence relating to the matings
d) The required notice of the matings must be at least two months in advance.
e) There will have to be confirmation that the mating took place on given dates.
f) There must be immediate notification of the number and sexes approved for breeding after each inspection.
g) The Irish Kennel Club ltd will keep a special file for all correspondence relating to each mating and will be cross referenced
h) The Irish Kennel Club Ltd will keep a record card drafted and approved by the general Purposes Committee and by the Irish Red & White Setter Club.
3 Owners of dog and bitch must present to the Breeding Committee five generation pedigrees of proposed parents one month in advance.
4 All pups would have to be examined at up to seven days, twelve weeks and six months by two representatives of the Monitoring Committee, one nominated by each club. If the breeder feels that he or she is unfairly treated, the breeder can then apply for a third person to examine the litter. Such a person must be acceptable to the breeder. The person making the appeal must state the objections or the reasons and the inspectors must likewise be notified.
5 Litters or part of litters which are deemed *unacceptable by either member of the inspecting team must not be bred from.
* By unacceptable is meant pups which are malformed not acceptable to type and which have not got an acceptable portion of white in their coat or in any other way are deemed unacceptable.
6 The monitoring Committee will nominate members to inspect litters.
7 Approved pups after six months of age will be entered on this special register which will be kept by the Monitoring Committee and copies sent to the Irish Kennel Club Ltd. Copies here are meant to be photocopies.
8 Applications for registration must be made on the special application form which will be issued by the Irish Kennel Club Ltd.
9 The I.K.C. Ltd will issue special registration numbers which must be tattooed on each dog. A special tattoo number will be issued but the registration number will come under the same sequence as that of other dogs but the registration certificate will record the tattoo number.
10 Progeny of such matings will not be entitled to export pedigrees until they have established three generations of pure breeding after which they may be included in the Irish Red & White Register.
11 Dogs/bitches on this special register may compete under the Rules and Regulations of the Irish kennel Club Ltd. as working dogs in the field in the first generation and could not be shown. They could however be shown in the second generation.
12 In addition to those pups, in the first year of its operation, three Irish Red & White Setters from parents of Irish Red Setters and Irish Red & White Setters may be included in this register under the same conditions, regardless of when they are born the identity of these dogs has already been stipulated and approved by the General Purposes Committee.
13 It is recommended that any person who infringes those rules would not be allowed to partake of any activity organised under the rules of the Irish Kennel Club Ltd. Any person who infringes these rules will not be allowed to become a member or continue in membership of the Irish Red Setter Club or the Irish Red & White Setter Club.
14 The three year programme will extend from 1st March 1987 to 31st December 1990
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