It is well known that an Irish Setter is friendly to people. It's the dog whom you will find dragging his owner over to a new person for a scratch and a pat on the head. That same Irish Setter wants to be a friend to other dogs. This was most evident to us ...

That is why Romney’s famous adventure with his Irish setter, Seamus, some 30 years ago remains so troubling. Romney’s canine quandary surrounds a road trip from Boston to Canada in 1983. While his children found welcome refuge in the back ...

The Romney family’s now-deceased Irish setter Seamus’ story is being cemented in history in a 64-page satirical book, Dog on the Roof, set to be released June 19. And while the story has already incited pet lovers, pestered the presidential ...

Then he came for the Irish Setters, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't an Irish Setter. Then he came for American Pad and Paper and Worldwide Grinding and Dade, and I didn't speak out because I didn't work for American or Worldwide or Dade.

For example, veterinary ophthalmologists have nearly eradicated breed-related disease of the eye in several breeds, including progressive retinal atrophy in Irish Setters and Irish Red and White Setters. This inherited disease results in blindness due to a ...

Perhaps it began last year when Gail Collins, the politicomedic columnist for the Times, felt moved to include a reference to Mitt Romney's Irish Setter, Seamus, in seemingly every column she wrote between April and November. Whenever it began ...

The Romneys, you see, had an Irish setter named Seamus. They used to drive on vacations with Seamus strapped to the roof of the car in a dog carrier. I know you’re waiting for more, but that’s it. That’s what led ABC News to describe the rooftop adve ...

The Romney family’s now-deceased Irish setter Seamus’ story is being cemented in history in a 64-page satirical book, “Dog on the Roof,” set to be released June 19. And while the story has already incited pet lovers, pestered the ...

A pit bull is delicious.” (Of course, Republicans have had their own canine issues, given Mitt Romney’s predilection for fastening his Irish setter to the top of the family car in the 1980s.) Although dog-eating is taboo in the United States ...

Their day isn’t complete without their walk.  Becket and Dodger’s biggest love is to see their friends on their walks — their friends include Barney, the Irish Setter, Daisy the Welsh Terrier, and the Scottish Terriers Mac, ThreePeat and Dunkin ...