Welcome to the website of Irish Setter kennel 'of the Red Empire'.

             On this site you´ll find a lot of information about our dogs and our kennel.

We bought our first Irish setter in 1976. It was a very sweet bitch bred from old Dutch bloodlines. When she was five years old we decided to buy a second dog. This was a son of the famous Champion Hunter v.h. Adelaarsvaren and Goldings Mega (import UK). The name of this dog was Sir Aegir v.d. Maarnse Meent.

Aegir became a very succesful showdog and was therefor asked as a studdog, this way we got two puppies of him: Illusion of the Hunter´s Home and Jennifer vom Holterwald. With these bitches we started our kennel 'of the Red Empire'.

                              At the moment we have bred 4 Dutch Champions and 1 World Champion. But our main goal is to breed a healthy and friendly companion because that´s what attracted us in the breed. An Irish Setter is a family dog who likes spending time with you, but also wants to have a lot of exercize. You don´t need to take him out for a three hour walk every day, but several times a week a nice walk off the leash will be necessary to keep your dog happy.

At the moment we have four dogs and seven bitches. If you click on the OUR DOGS button, you´ll find their names, pedigrees and photo´s.

We breed about 1-2 litters a year. Our puppies are born and raised in the house. If you click on the PUPPIES button, you can find out if we have any puppies at the moment. Otherwise you can find information under BREEDINGPLAN.

You´re welcome to have a look at our dogs or to ask for more information.