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The English Setter is a breed of dog. It is part of the Setter family, which includes red Irish Setters, Irish Red and White Setters, and black Gordon Setters.
Appearance: The English Setter is a gun dog, bred for a
mix of endurance and athleticism. The coat is flat with light
feathering of long length. They have a long, flowing coat that
requires regular grooming.
The various speckled coat colors when occurring in English
Setters are referred to as belton; valid combinations are
white with black flecks (blue belton) or with orange flecks
(orange belton— depending on the intensity of the color,
they might be lemon belton or liver belton), or white with
black and tan flecks (tricolour belton).
Temperament: This breed's standard temperament can
be described as friendly and good natured; however, it can
also be strong-willed and mischievous. They are energetic,
people-oriented dogs, so are well suited to families who can
give them attention and activity, or to working with a hunter,
where they have a job to do. They are active dogs that need
plenty of exercise.
Health: A relatively healthy breed, Setters have few
genetic problems but some problems occasionally occur. Canine
hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, and canine hypothyroidism are
some of the more well-known ailments that can affect this dog.
History: The English Setter was originally bred to
set or point upland game birds. From the best available
information, it appears that the English Setter was a trained
bird dog in England more than 400 years ago. There is evidence
that the English Setter originated in crosses of the Spanish
Pointer, large Water Spaniel, and Springer Spaniel, which
combined to produce an excellent bird dog with a high degree
of proficiency in finding and pointing game in open country.
The modern English Setter owes its appearance to Mr. Edward
Laverack (1800-1877), who developed his own strain of the
breed by careful inbreeding during the 19th century in England
and to another Englishman, Mr. R. Purcell Llewellin
(1840-1925), who based his strain upon Laverack's and
developed the working Setter. Today, you still hear the term
Llewellin Setter, but this is not a separate breed. Instead,
it is often used as an alternate name for a field-bred English
Setter.
With time, Laverack inbred successfully to produce
beautiful representatives of the breed. The first show for
English Setters was held in 1859 at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The
breed's popularity soared across England as shows became more
and more widespread. Not long after, the first English Setters
were brought to North America, including those that began the
now-famous Llewellin strain recorded in the writing of Dr.
William A Burette.
From this group of dogs came the foundation of the
field-trial setter in America, "Count Noble," who is
currently mounted in the Carnegie Museum at Pittsburgh. At
present, the English is one of the most popular and elegant
sporting breeds, often grouped with its cousins, the Irish and
Gordon Setters.
Miscellaneous: The name Llewellin Setter is given to
a certain strain of English Setters bred by R.L. Purcell
Llewellin (also spelled Llewellyn) to be perfect for field
trials.
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