"The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made his greatest gift the commonest. " -Martin Luther

Our Dogs

The Gordons of Moonsetter aren't just our dogs, they're part of our family.  We don't have a large kennelful of dogs, though we do own a few more than your average "two dog family"!  

As part of our commitment to the Breed, our dogs not only strive to earn AKC bench championship, but also hunting or performance titles.  In our case this usually means a Junior Hunter title, but we're also hoping to start trying our paws out in obedience or rally.

The exciting part of our dogs' accomplishments is, they are always breeder-owner-handled both in the ring, and the field.  There's nothing quite like taking a dog of your own into the breed ring and coming out a winner from the Bred-By Exhibitor class, or watching poetry in motion as they work a bird field.  Why would we want to miss out on that?? 

(Click on the individual names to go to each of our dogs' own pages)

Belle 

Our #1 girl and the foundation of our breeding program, Belle is now retired from both competition and motherhood, and serves as a personal hunting companion and couch potato. 

Aisling

Aisling, (pronounced Ash-Ling) meaning "dream and vision" is clearly that and more. The pick puppy from our B-Litter, she was from the start "all that, and a bag of chips too".  Aisling embodies true Gordon Setter type and incredible substance.

Mairead

Mairead, in Celtic means "pearl", and this girl is definitely the jewel in a string of of black pearls here at Moonsetter.  She was the pick puppy from our C-Litter, out of our first home-bred champion Moonsetter Always in Style JH ("Delaney").

Will

Will came to us as a foster when his original owner chose to give him up.  With plans to help his breeder locate a new forever home for him, we soon realized he'd already found one.

Regan

Regan is the pick puppy from our F-Litter.  Meaning "descendent of a king", Regan seemed an appropriate name for our girl with the dual champion sire. Her "royal" heritage and impressive pedigree are nothing compared to her wonderful temperament and bigger than life personality.

Lil'E

Lil'E, aka Lily, so named by our daughter Olivia after a favorite character on television (in other words, no particular meaning, and certainly not gaelic!) Not originally meant to stay here at Moonsetter, "Lil'E" nonetheless ended up becoming one of the most stand-out pups in our G-litter. Deciding to keep her was easy, deciding how to "cool up" her name?  That took creativity!

Aiden

Aiden, meaning “little fiery one”, seemed the appropriate name for the only boy in our H-Litter. With hopes of having another chance at a boy out of Aisling, we were thrilled that he showed so much promise. True to his name, this little hellion came in to our lives with the world revolving around him, and like a Phoenix sprung to life from the fire… he was here to stay!

Conall

Conall, meaning "strong as a wolf" was the perfect name for the chosen one in our J Litter.  Named by our daughter Olivia, who loves anything to do with wolves, Conall was also chosen by her as the pick puppy... and we simply couldn't argue with her keen eye for a  good looking Gordon!