ABOUT THE BREED

This is the dog of an elegant appearance, with smooth motions, good-natured, a good hunting dog. The head is long, proportionally slender, with an emphasized forehead knee. Forehead part of the scull is rounded between ears (providing a lot of space for brain), and the nape is visibly emphasized. Ears are of a medium length and hanged. Tops of the silky ears are thicker covered with hair. Nostrils are big. Tail is of a medium length and a flag with the longest hair is in the middle of it. The hair is, everywhere except on the head, lightly wavy and silky along the whole body. Its colours may be white and black, white and colour of lemon or white, black and colour of peat. There is always a bit of white colour on it

Corporal height – from 65 to 68cm, weight – from 27 to 30kg. Lives up from 12 to 15 years of age. The name 'setter' origins from the English word meaning the one that finds and points to a game. Three breeds of the English long-haired pointers where described and pictorially presented in 1805. in 'Cynographia Britannica'. Useful dogs were presented. The English setter was among them, compared with short-haired pointer after their speed and perseverance, differing in manner of seeking. Moving like a cat, when he sniffes a game he sneaks like a cat, almost by the ground. When he points to a game (marks), he erects, lifts his nose and turns his head towards the game. This is the dog which marks before he hunts. His body, covered with different colours of hair and coloured, is characteristic. Hunters in England hunt with him. He needs lots of movements and action! He is ingratiating and more devoted to family than other breeds of hunting dogs. City life is not suitable for him.

The facts upon the breeds and photographes have been taken from the book 'The Complete Book of Dog Care' by Ulrich Klever.