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English Setter Dog

The English Setter dog breed is an elegant, substantial and symmetrical-looking gun dog breed. The English Setter breed is distinctive for its flat, feathered coat.

English Setter's Behaviour

Recommended for: family pet, bird dog

The English Setter breed is widely considered to be friendly and good natured. Many people think that though English Setters have a happy-go-lucky attitude, they are very strong-willed and mischievous. As an active dog breed, English setter dogs generally need plenty of exercise. Remember that breed only provides a general clue as to any individual dog's actual behaviour. Make sure to get to know dogs well before bringing them into your home.

English Setter's Physical Characteristics

Here are the characteristics of the English Setter breed as determined by the American Kennel Club's published breed standard.

Size: Males: about 25 inches; females: about 24 inches

Coat: Flat, no curl or wooliness

Colour: orange Belton, blue Belton (white with black markings), tricolour (blue Belton with tan on muzzle, over the eyes and on the legs), lemon Belton, liver Belton. (Belton’s are markings made from colored hairs intermingling with white hairs.)

Eyes: dark brown, nearly round, fairly large, not deep-set or protruding. Dark, fully pigmented rims.

Ears: set well back and low, medium-long, slightly rounded at the ends, covered with silky hair.

Skull: oval when viewed from above, medium-wide, not coarse, and only slightly wider at the ears than at the brow

Muzzle: long and square when viewed in profile

Nose: black or dark brown, fully pigmented. Nostrils wide apart and large

Tail: Tapered

The English Setter's Origins and History

Here are some fast facts on the history of the English Springer breed.
Country/Region of Origin: United Kingdom
Original purpose: bird hunting
Name: also called the Llewellin Setter.
Historical notes: The modern English Setter breed was developed by Edward Laverack (1800-1877) and further developed by R. Purcell Llewellin (1840-1925).

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