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The modern English Setter owes its appearance to Edward Laverack (1800–1877), who developed his own strain of the breed by careful breeding during the 19th century in England and to another Englishman, Richard Purcell Llewellin (1840–1925), who founded his strain using Laverack's best dogs and outcrossed them with the Duke, Rhoebe and later ...
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is an all-breeds conformation show. [4] [5] It has been held in New York City, New York annually since 1877. [6] It was held at Madison Square Garden for the first time in 1880, [7] [8] and is currently held in the modern arena of the same name. [9]
Setters have been Best in Show at Crufts seven times. The award was secured by Irish Setters in 1981, [21] [22] 1993, 1995 [23] and 1999. [23] English Setters were best in show in 1964, [22] 1977 and 1988. [22] The Irish Setter Best in Show of 1981 was already a Field Trial Champion, proving that she had brains as well as beauty. [24]
The English Setter is the newest addition to the list, having been added for the first time in 2012. [6] However, during 2012 the number of English Setter puppies registered increased to 314, so the breed was moved to the Kennel Club's "At Watch" list, which is for breeds with registrations from 300-450. [7]
The first written and verifiable record of Brittanys comes from a hunting description written by Reverend Davies in 1850. He described hunting with small "bobtailed" dogs who pointed and were excellent retrievers. It was around the same time that the modern Brittany is rumored to have been bred by mating with English Setters. [3]
The Gordon Setter is a Scottish large breed of dog, a member of the setter family that also includes both the better-known Irish Setter and the English Setter. Setter breeds are classified as members of either the Sporting or Gundog Group depending on the national kennel club or council. The original purpose of the breed was to hunt gamebirds.
With the blessing of the Field Dog Stud Book, he began an outcross to red and white field champion English Setters. The National Red Setter Field Trial Club was created to test the dogs and to encourage breeding toward a dog that would successfully compete with the white setters. Thus the modern Red Setter was born and the controversy begun.
The English Shepherd is a medium-sized breed of dog, it weighs between 40 and 65 pounds (18 and 29 kg) and stands between 18 and 23 inches (46 and 58 cm), males are typically larger than females.