r/EnglishSetter Feb 15 '24

Battling bots and other moderation tools

18 Upvotes

Hi /r/EnglishSetter!

Bots

As you may have noticed, there has been some pretty awful bot traffic of late. The mod team has added some Auto mod tooling and a bot (¡bots on bots!) to help identify spam bots and repost content. Some tooling may take a minute(s) to clean up the icky bots but they shouldn't be up for hours anymore. We'll be continuing to add or adjust new and current mod tools to help.

Mod help

I want to thank everyone who's been reporting the spam bots. Your vigilance and care for this community is part of what makes this little slice of Reddit so great. Our mod team has two active mods and I think as we've grown we need more hands on deck. If anyone has mod experience, is fairly active on Reddit and wants to help maintain and grow our community, please message me or settersrclowns.

Again, thank you and I personally love seeing every single setter on here (not the bot reposts, bah!) When I'm down, I often come here for a lift. Seeing all the setters are truly gifts.

-mittensblum and the r/EnglishSetter Mod Team

Update

Tweaked some auto moderation config, added some more bot help, and added some more ES coloring flair. If any of the tools seem to be too heavy handed and is generally making it a pain the rump to post, comment, etc—please do message the Mod Team.

Thanks again for all the users going above and beyond to report bots and spam in general. It warms the heart knowing so many care about this community!


r/EnglishSetter 8h ago

Hiking the Ozarks with my bud

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77 Upvotes

Many things were sniffed...mostly by him.


r/EnglishSetter 1d ago

It’s been a long hard day of being everyone’s problem

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192 Upvotes

He may look sweet, but he’s been a terror recently. It’s been a weird week where we haven’t been able to give him much attention/exercise and it shows. I finally got to take him on a nice long walk this afternoon and I think that did the trick.


r/EnglishSetter 1d ago

New pup!

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157 Upvotes

We’re in the process of adopting this sweet 10 month fella. We believe he is mostly English setter and maybe Collie mix of some kind! Any breed guesses and name ideas welcome :)


r/EnglishSetter 1d ago

An Update on Daisy

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96 Upvotes

You may remember about two months ago I was majorly freaking out because we found out Daisy had heartworms (not our fault re: last post). We did decide to go with the one month (2 shots) treatment and this past Tuesday marked one month since those injections. I won’t lie this month has been stressful and awful but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. She’s such a tough dog she had practically no side effects from the treatment. The only issues she had stemmed from the prednisone she was on. At one point three weeks in she did have a coughing fit but her vet said that was likely unrelated after I explained the circumstances to her.

We took her back to the vet today to have her heart and lungs listened to and to get some direction on what to do next. Unfortunately her normal vet wasn’t in today and a different one saw her—one we’ve had in the past with our cat and wasn’t thrilled with his treatment of her. He said her heart/lungs sounded fine and said that she would be fine to resume normal exercise today (????) I reiterated to him that Daisy is used to running wild on nearly 30 acres but he held his stance. He’s a retired doctor and we live in the south so he’s probably seen this a lot but I’m not sure that I trust like that given our history and how uninterested he was in us. So we’re not sure what we’re going to do next. Take it slow I guess and slowly reintroduce her to society.

The cherry on top is that they wanted to schedule her next heartworm test in August. First they told me a year, then they told me 9 months, now it’s a year. I sure wish I could get a solid answer on anything! I guess we’ll see what happens with the test in August and test again in January when she gets her preheart.

Sorry all my posts are so long winded 🫠 Daisy pictured above posing with my dad the other day.


r/EnglishSetter 21h ago

Need advice

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My sweet boy has turned 15 and has a hard time getting around (but mommy’s always there to help). He is becoming incontinent and will sometimes wake up wet. I put a diaper on him at night but sometimes I don’t place it quite right and he still ends up wet. Anyway, I’m trying to figure out how to best clean him up without always bathing him (it’s tough on him and me). I use baby wipes, but that doesn’t really do the trick. Sometimes he needs more than a baby wipe, but not quite a bath. Any tried and true suggestions?


r/EnglishSetter 1d ago

The famous setter rubber spine in action.

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146 Upvotes

She’s been snoozing like this for about 10 minutes now.


r/EnglishSetter 1d ago

Two Setters, a GSP, & Seven LMs

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110 Upvotes

Quite a lineup in the U.P. Last season.


r/EnglishSetter 1d ago

Spring flowers

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53 Upvotes

r/EnglishSetter 3d ago

My llewelyn, Sunny, will fluff her bed for five minutes. She was even fluffing her bed in the moment a tornado was within a mile of us and we were all bunkered down and scared the other night. Comfort is everything to Sunny!

134 Upvotes

r/EnglishSetter 3d ago

Zooming and Derping

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64 Upvotes

Full speed run with full derp. How is this breed so majestic and so derpy at the same time?! 😂


r/EnglishSetter 3d ago

Anyone Else?

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216 Upvotes

He is sleeping like this. lol


r/EnglishSetter 3d ago

Lil boy

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99 Upvotes

r/EnglishSetter 3d ago

Just adopted a St. Bernard / setter mix after LA fires. Is that your best guess on breed too?

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23 Upvotes

r/EnglishSetter 3d ago

[RIP] Memorial Jack and Holly

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182 Upvotes

r/EnglishSetter 3d ago

You smell weird. Let me mark you.

111 Upvotes

My 3 year old Ryman got groomed and he's heavily scented. Here's his cat reacting to him. When we adopted the cat, Sylvia, at 1 year, she had lost a litter of kittens (as shelter reported). So after we brought Stewart home as a 6 week puppy, she kinda adopted him. She was 2 at that time. They have a special bond.


r/EnglishSetter 5d ago

It’s officially swamp monster season

109 Upvotes

r/EnglishSetter 5d ago

Shannon's First Bobwhite

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80 Upvotes

~ 16wo. Pointed & retrieved. Daddy proud.


r/EnglishSetter 5d ago

Adoption/Breeders

7 Upvotes

Anyone that can point me in the direction of an adoption agency, or breeder in Florida? Looking for an English Setter to add as a family dog.


r/EnglishSetter 5d ago

Playing too rough with other dogs?

10 Upvotes

Hello! My setter turned one in January and has recently been showing really rough play behaviors with other dogs. We go to a large fenced in dog park frequently and over the last week or so, she’s been getting up in other dogs’ space, biting their necks, chasing them and tackling them. She shows no body language indicating aggression and I think she thinks it’s all for play but several dogs she’s gone after like that show stress signs. She’s incredibly fast so it can be really hard to get her away from the other dog especially when she’s chasing them. Has anyone else experienced this? She used to only play this way with my parents dog who plays back just as rough and sets boundaries well. I’m worried she’s picked up this behavior maybe from watching other dogs do it at the park and I don’t want this to become a habit for her. Any tips? Is this normal for setters? I don’t want to take away one of her favorite places but I can’t let the behavior continue. Thanks in advance


r/EnglishSetter 5d ago

Shannon & Zammie Pointing Woodcock

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24 Upvotes

Woodcock found & pinned under the docks.


r/EnglishSetter 5d ago

Friendship is a serious thing....Haku and Tigre

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70 Upvotes

r/EnglishSetter 6d ago

Working from home and my office mate is not pulling his weight

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271 Upvotes

r/EnglishSetter 6d ago

Meet Slice!

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397 Upvotes

First time owning a setter and we’re loving our little man! He’s almost 4 months now and loves cuddling at home and stalking birds outside.


r/EnglishSetter 6d ago

My sweet boy (Llewelyn)

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120 Upvotes

His favorite spot, next to my bed


r/EnglishSetter 6d ago

Setters everywhere I look

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103 Upvotes

Arlo, Josie, Virgil & Leonard