English Setter

• Group 7: Pointers
• Section 2 British and Irish Pointers and Setters

• With working trial

Great Britain

Males: 65-68 cm Bitches: 61-65 cm

Not set

The English Setter is one of the FCI recognized British breed ( FCI Group 7, Section 2.2, Standard No. 2).

Origin and History

The English Setter is a descendant of the Spanish Perdigueros and the long-haired spaniels and was known in the 16th century. The term Setter points out that this dog almost lying in the scenting of the game or presiding.

1825 was fixed by Edward Laverack a variety of the same name. He bought his first setter of Rev. Harrison, Ponto and Old Moll; from these two animals was created by 40 -year-old selection and inbreeding of the Laverack Setter. In 1872 he published his book entitled The setter. Laverack used in the name of Belton as a color name for stippling and / or running together of colors with the English Setter. Belton is a village in Northumberland.

The English setter is a hunting dog and house dog very popular, especially in the United States, in Italy ( approximately 20,000 entries in the studbook ), France (4500 ) and in Scandinavia.

Description

The size of the bitches is 61-65 cm, the males of 65-68 cm. Often the dogs from working lines but smaller. The English Setter has a fine, slightly wavy and silky hair in black and white ( blue belton ), white and brown ( liver belton ), white and orange (orange belton ), white and yellow ( lemon belton ), have three colored dogs in addition on the head, chest and feet tan markings (English tan ). Accordingly, there are two tricolor colors: blue belton and tan and liver belton and tan. The basic color is always white. Dogs with stippling which are pre- coated with plates. The Beltonmuster is not present at birth. It develops two weeks after birth and is more dense dyed up until the age of one and a half to two years, then English Setter. Roan is called a Beltonmuster of great intensity, white is visible only in a few places.

Use

The English Setter is a great pointer. He is an excellent hunting dog, which is used in all types of terrain. He is adaptable and a good companion dog, but needs a lot of exercise and only heard in Kenner hands, as he is challenged with walks alone, and quickly begins to occupy himself ( hunting ).