IRISH SETTERS
BERNIE, PETER and SHERIDAN MARTIN
SOUTH AUSTRALIA'S LEADING IRISH SETTER KENNEL,
LOCATED NORTH OF ADELAIDE IN TWO WELLS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.
MARTINRIDGE IRISH SETTERS FEATURE STRONGLY AT SPECIALTY SHOWS, ROYAL SHOWS AND ARE CONSISTENTLY PLACED IN THE CLASSES AND WINNING MANY CHALLENGES AND CLASSES IN SHOW.
PROGENY DOWN FROM OUR DOGS ARE WINNING MAJOR AWARDS AROUND AUSTRALIA AND THE WORLD.
MARTINRIDGE WAS REGISTERED AS A PREFIX IN 1985,
BUT BERNIE OBTAINED HER FIRST IRISH IN 1977, PETER HIS FIRST IN 1982 AND SHERIDAN HAS GROWN UP WITH THE DOGS AND IS INVOLVED WITH SHOWING THEM ON A REGULAR BASiS.
OUR FIRST LITTER WAS BORN IN 1988
AND THE KENNEL HAS BEEN GROWING EVER SINCE.
WE HAVE BRED TWENTYEIGHT CHAMPIONS
FOUR OF THESE GOING ON TO BECOME GRAND CHAMPIONS,
WE HAVE ALSO SHOWN/OWNED SIX OTHER IRISH THAT HAVE GAINED THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES, TWO OF THESE ALSO BECOMING GRAND CHAMPIONS.
MARTINRIDGE IS DEDICATED TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE BREED,
BREEDING DOGS OF GOOD TYPE, TEMPERAMENT, SOUNDNESS AND QUAILITY.
ALL BREEDING STOCK IS HIP X-RAYED AND GRADED, WE ARE NOW ALSO ELBOW X-RAYING AND GRADING.
OUR KENNEL IS PRA CLEAR THROUGH BLOOD TESTING,
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BREED ONLY TO PRA CLEAR STOCK
WE HAVE CLAD TESTED ALL OUR DOGS
AND OUR KENNEL IS CLEAR OF CLAD
WE WILL ONLY BREED TO CLAD CLEAR DOGS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO BREED TO THE TOP BLOODLINES IN AUSTRALIA.
BERNIE IS LICENSED TO JUDGE
ALL GUNDOG BREEDS (SPORTING GROUP)
AT CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW LEVEL.
PETER IS LICENSED TO JUDGE
THE TOY GROUP, THE GUNDOG GROUP (SPORTING GROUP), THE HOUND GROUP,
UTILITY DOGS AND NON SPORTING GROUP
AT CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW LEVEL.
TOP DOG
* 1990 & 1991 GRAND CH.MARIGOLD BY THE WAY
* 1994 CHAMPION MARTINRIDGE FLAMINBEAUTY
* 1995, 1996, 1997 & 1998 GRAND CH.MARTINRIDGE KISS O FIRE
* 1999 CHAMPION EIREANNMADA TIMES SQUARE
TOP BITCH
* 1996, 1997 & 1998 GRAND CH.MARTINRIDGE PURE DELIGHT
* 1999 CHAMPION MARTINRIDGE TANTALIZING GUNDOG CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
* 1999 TOP IRISH SETTER
GRAND CH. MARTINRIDGE PURE DELIGHT
* 2000 TOP IRISH SETTER
GRAND CHAMPION EIREANNMADA TIMES SQUARE
* 2001 TOP IRISH SETTER
CHAMPION MARTINRIDGE VINTAGE CROP
* 2002 TOP IRISH SETTER
CHAMPION MARTINRIDGE VINTAGE CROP
* 2003 TOP IRISH SETTER
GRAND CHAMPION MARTINRIDGE VINTAGE CROP
* 2004 TOP IRISH SETTER
CHAMPION MARTINRIDGE FLAMIN GLORY
* 2005 TOP IRISH SETTER
CHAMPION MARTINRIDGE FLAMIN GLORY
OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
TOP PUPPY
1987 CH.EIREANNMADA MATILDA
1989 MARTINRIDGE ARAMINTA
1990 CH.MARTINRIDGE BALARNEY
1992 MARTINRIDGE EXCLUSIVE
1993 MARTINRIDGE JUST IN TIME
1994 CH.EIREANNMADA TIMES SQUARE
1995 & 1996
GRAND CH. MARTINRIDGE PURE DELIGHT
1998 MARTINRIDGE UPTO NO GOOD
TOP BABY PUPPY
1990 CH.MARTINRIDGE BALARNEY
1991 MARTINRIDGE DOUBLETHEFUN
1992 CH.MARTINRIDGE FLAMINBEAUTY
1994 CH. EIREANNMADA TIMES SQUARE
1995 MARTINRIDGE OBSESSION
1997 MARTINRIDGE RAISING HELL
1998 MARTINRIDGE UFORIA
1999 MARTINRIDGE VINTAGE CROP
WAS FORMED IN THE LATE 1970'S.
BERNIE HAVE BEEN LONGSTANDING MEMBER,
AND ON THE COMMITTEE FOR MOST OF THE TIME .
1999 SAW THE CLOSURE OF THE IRISH SETTER CLUB OF SA,
DUE TO THE FALLING POPULARITY OF THE IRISH SETTER IN THIS STATE.