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ENGLISH SETTER
development of the English Setter in the states. In fact, the English Setter was one of the nine original “charter breeds” to be recognized by the AKC in 1878. About the Breed The English Setter is a medium-sized sporting dog of sweet temper and show-stopping good looks. It is one of the AKC’s four British setters created to work on the distinctly different terrains of England, Ireland, and Scotland. English Setters are elegant but solid dogs of beauty and charm. The word ‘belton,’ unique to the breed, describes the speckled coat patterns of colors that sound good enough to eat: liver, lemon, and orange among them. Under the showy coat is a well-balanced hunter standing about 25 inches at the shoulder. A graceful neck carries a long, oval-shaped head proudly, and dark brown eyes convey a soft expression. The merry English Setter is known as the gentleman of the dog world but is game and boisterous at play. English Setters get on well with other dogs and people. A veteran all-breed dog handler says, ‘As a breed to share one’s life and living space with, no other breed gives me more pleasure than the English Setter.’
English Setter
The modern English Setter is the result of the efforts of two 19th-century residents of the United Kingdom, Edward Laverack and Richard Purcell Llewellin. In 1825, Laverack obtained “Ponto” and “Old Moll,” products of a 35-year- old English Setter line. Laverack’s breeding initiatives produced a gentle dog who was a fine companion and show animal but who did not always perform well in field
trials. To correct this perceived deficiency, Llewellin crossed Laverack’s English Setter with other breeds. Today, the Llewellin setter is considered to be the field-bred English Setter, while Laverack’s dog is the foundation for the breed’s show dogs of today. These dogs are generally larger and carry more coat than their canine colleagues in the field. Once the breed was exported to America in the 19th century, C.N. Myers of Blue Bar Kennels in Pennsylvania played a major role in the
History of the Breed English Setter history goes back some 400 years. They were originally bred on estates of English country gentlemen, who crossed old spaniel and pointer breeds to create hunting dogs who would sit quietly, or ‘set,’ when they located game birds. The breed’s popularity grew in Britain, and later America, as the development of reliable hunting rifles gave rise to breeds known as ‘gundogs.’
Llewellyn Setter
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