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we breed dogs to hunt birds with
Traditional working Irish Setters since 1974
Welcome to our website. We hope you will enjoy meeting our dogs and learning about our life with them in New Zealand. Please browse our site and read about our working Irish setters, how we hunt with them and how they perform in field trial competition.
Photos on this website are from a variety of sources. In particular we thank Sandy Peter’ka and Dave Sheely for their outstanding skills with a camera.
Photos on this website are from a variety of sources. In particular we thank Sandy Peter’ka and Dave Sheely for their outstanding skills with a camera.
September 2024
NZ Field Champion Quailbanders Skamp (imp Aust) becomes our 10th Kilsheelan Field Champion.
March 2024
Quailbanders Skamp (imp Aust) wins P&S Club P&S Novice Game Trial Dog of Year.
April 2024
Dave Sheely’s ISD FTW Kilsheelan Warrior wins P&S Club Champion Dog of Year.
October 2023
Robyn’s ISD, the record-breaking GFCh & NTL GFTCH Gamemaster Tanner (imp Aust), is the first pointing dog to be inducted into the NZGTA Hall of Fame.
October 2022
Robyn’s 11 year old Irish Setter (B), GFCh & NTL GFTCH Kilsheelan Stellar, wins the National P&S Championship. Stella’s second NZ National win and a record-breaking 15 NZ titles for Kilsheelan dogs.