01English Setter BSE

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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL

KENNEL COUNCIL

Extended Breed Standard of

THE ENGLISH SETTER

Produced byThe English Setter Association of Vic.

Inc andThe English Setter Club of NSWInc in con unction !ith

The Australian National "ennel Council

Standard ado#ted by "ennel Club $%ondon& '(()Standard ado#ted by AN"C '(()

*CI Standard No+ ,BSE ado#ted by AN"C '(('

Co#yright Australian National "ennel Council '((-Country of rigin / 0nited "ingdo1


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Extended Standards are co1#iled #urely for the #ur#ose of training Australian udges and students of the breed.

In order to co1#ly !ith co#yright re2uire1ents of authors3 artists3 and

#hotogra#hers of 1aterial used3 the contents 1ust not be co#ied for co11ercialuse or any other #ur#ose. 0nder no circu1stances 1ay the Standard or ExtendedStandard be #laced on the Internet !ithout !ritten #er1ission of the AN"C.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH SETTERAND HISTORY OF THE BREED

The 1ild s!eet dis#osition of the English Setter3 together !ith its beauty3

intelligence and aristocratic a##earance in the field and in the ho1e3 hasendeared it to both s#orts1en and lo4ers of a beautiful3 acti4e3 rugged dog.They are referred to as 5The 6entle1an7s 6entle1an7 and are ideal for children.

The English Setter !as trained as a bird dog in England3 a##roxi1ately )88 years ago.There is so1e e4idence that the old English Setter !as originally #roduced fro1crosses of the S#anish Pointer3 the %arge Water S#aniel and the S#ringer S#aniel.

The 1a or credit for the 1odern English Setter goes to Ed!ard %a4erac93 !ho3in about ':,;3 obtained fro1 oll7. r %a4erac9 !as the first to use the ter1 5belton7and it is referred to as 5his7 !ord for flec9ing. *lec9ing !as the #referred 1ar9ingfor !hich %a4erac9 stri4ed.

The dog should be !ell groo1ed and should loo9 as natural as #ossible !ithouta sha4ed a##earance. All dead coat should be re1o4ed to lea4e the coats1ooth and sil9y. It is co11on #ractice for the rear #asterns3 throat and the to#of the ears $one third do!n& to be tri11ed.

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! GENERAL APPEARANCEOf medium height, clean in outline, elegant in appearance and movement.

*irst and fore1ost3 the English Setter is an aristocratic and noble breed3 sho!ing

elegance and balance in a to# sho! s#eci1en co1bined !ith that 1ost i1#ortant#rere2uisite of substance and correctly articulated li1bs3 1a9ing it ca#able of#erfor1ing in the field the tas9s for !hich it !as originally bred. The English Setterhas a gentle dis#osition3 friendly 1anner and soft yet alert ex#ression.

! CHARACTERISTICSVery active with a keen game sense.

The English Setter should sho! enthusias1 in !or9 and #lay3 and dis#lay goodscenting #o!ers #lus a 9een ga1e sense fro1 an early age.

! TEMPERAMENTIntensely friendly and good natured.

There is a gentle 9indness to!ards 1an and they adore co1#any of any 9ind.They are extre1ely biddable and tractable by nature.

Dog

Fig. 1

Bitch



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! HEAD AND SKULLead carried high, long and reasona!ly lean, with well defined stop. "kull oval

from ear to ear, showing plenty of !rain room, a well#defined occipital protu!erance. $u%%le moderately deep and fairly s&uare, from stop to point ofnose should e&ual length of skull from occiput to eyes, nostrils wide and 'aws ofnearly e&ual length, flews not too pendulous( colour of nose !lack or liver,according to colour of coat.

)o stop

Down faced

*omannose

Flew too pendulous

Fig. +

Flat head

ack of stop igh ear set

"nipey

-ood head. "kull and mu%%le ofe&ual length. ell defined stopand occipital protru!erance.

The English Setter that1o4es !ith head naturallyhigh on a loose lead and!hen running free is a finesight. The si@e of the headshould be #ro#ortional to thebody. The s9ull !hen 4ie!edfro1 abo4e should be o4al3i.e. long3 !ith little differencebet!een the !idth at base ofs9ull and !idth at bro!s. Thes9ull should be 1ediu1 !idthonly3 !ith no suggestion ofcoarseness.

The 1u@@le should be of

e2ual length to the s9ull and1oderately dee#. The fle!sshould be neither #endulousnor sni#ey. As the EnglishSetter is a scenting breed3 itshould ha4e a good si@e ofnose !ith !ell de4elo#ednostrils.

! EYESBright, mild and e/pressive. 0olour ranging !etween ha%el and dark !rown, thedarker the !etter. In liver !eltons only, a lighter eye accepta!le. yes oval andnot protruding.

The dar9er the eye in an English Setter the 1ore #referred it is. The light eye isrecessi4e in orange beltons3 also le1on3 blue and tricolour. The lighter eye isonly acce#table in the li4er beltons3 as the gene deter1ining li4er colouration#recludes dar9 eyes.

The sha#e of the eye is 1ore o4al than round3 but not al1ond. The lids3 #articularlythe lo!er3 should fit tightly so ha! is not ex#osed. The eyes should be fairly largeand neither dee# set nor #rotruding. Eyelids ri1s should be dar9ly #ig1ented.


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! EARS$oderate length, set on low, and hanging in neat folds close to cheek, tipvelvety, upper part clothed in fine silky hair.

Ears should be set at eye le4el and a##roxi1ately t!o thirds the distance bac9fro1 sto# to occi#ut. They should be nearly long enough to reach the nose. Theleathers are fine3 not hea4y or thic9 and the ti#s are co4ered !ith short3 4el4etyhair3 the longer hair falling fro1 the u##er #art of the ear.

! MOUTH2aws strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor !ite,i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set s&uareto the 'aws. Full dentition desira!le.

This is self ex#lanatory. 4ershot3 undershot and !ry a!s arefaults and should not be #er#etuated.

ry mouth

Fig. 3

"cissor !ite evel !ite Overshot 4ndershot

! NECK*ather long, muscular and lean, slightly arched at crest, and clean cut where it

'oins head, towards shoulder larger and very muscular never throaty nor pendulous !elow throat, !ut elegant in appearance.

The nec9 of the English Setter should be inclined to long rather than short or stuffy. It iselegant in a##earance3 but 1uscular and #o!erful at the sa1e ti1e. A nec9 !ell arched atthe crest gi4es the strong and flo!ing nec9line !hich blends s9ull to shoulders !ithoutabru#t uncture and allo!s the English Setter an elegant3 graceful carriage. There should

be no hea4y de!la# although there is al!ays so1e throat in any dog.

Fig. 5

ell arched neck we neck



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)eck too short

6oo throaty

Fig.5a

! FOREQUARTERS"houlders well set !ack or o!li&ue, chest deep in !risket, very good depth andwidth !etween shoulder !lades, forearms straight and very muscular withrounded !one, el!ows well let down close to !ody, pasterns, short, strong,round and straight.

The shoulder blade and u##er ar1 should be of co11ensurate length3 oiningin such a !ay that results in a !ell angulated front3 ensuring good reach ofstride. Correct angulation !ill result in the elbo!s being #laced !ell under thedog3 i.e. in line !ith the !ither !hen 4ie!ed in #rofile.

The elbo!s should neither #oint out nor turn in. The forelegs should be straight!ith no tendency to bo! or turn out at the #asterns.

When 4ie!ed fro1 the front3 the !idth bet!een the forelegs should be 1aintainedto the #oint of shoulder and then cur4e in a lateral #lane so that the t!o shoulderblades3 !hen they nearly 1eet at the to# of the shoulder $i.e. !ither&3 should beclose together. When 4ie!ed fro1 the front the !idth of chest should be in#ro#ortion to3 and in balance !ith3 the rest of the dog.. When the dog is standing!ith his head u# the !ithers should not #rotrude3 i.e. the shoulder should lie flatagainst the body so that the nec9 and shoulders flo! together.

The forelegs are straight and of good rounded bone3 #er#endicular to the ground!hen 4ie!ed fro1 the side3 straight and #arallel fro1 in front. The #astern is short!ith flexibility3 and at a slight angle a!ay fro1 the #er#endicular.

When exa1ining the forechest3 one should feel under the coat for the#rosternu1 bone !hich should #rotrude. The front angulation 1ust beco1#le1entary to the rear angulation.

nce again3 o4erall balance 1ust be stressed.



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Fig. 7

-ood ,ack of angulationassem!ly

"houlder !lade too short

4pper armtoo short

-ood front Out at el!ow 6ied at el!ow



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! BODY$oderate length, !ack short and level with good round widely#sprung ri!s anddeep in !ack ri!s, i.e. well ri!!ed up.

The o4erall length of the English Setter7s body is 1oderate3 that is a4oidingextre1es or excess. The length of bac93 i.e. fro1 !ither to the last rib loin is short.The ribs are to be !ell s#rung and dis#lay de#th in the bac9 ribs. Barrel ribbed orslab sided dogs are both incorrectly built. The s#ring or cur4e of rib should be1ini1u1 at the front3 1axi1u1 about the centre and less again to!ards the loin3si1ilar to the structure of a boat. The chest should be dee#3 reaching to the elbo!.

The bac9line should be le4el !ithout any suggestion of a di# behind the !ither3or excessi4e slo#e to!ards the rear.

-ood spring of ri! Barrel#chested "la!#sided

Fig. 8

"trong nearly level topline

9ngulation !alanced front and rear -ood tail set



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! HINDQUARTERSoins wide, slightly arched, strong and muscular, legs well muscled including

second thigh, stifles well !ent and thighs long from hip to hock, hock incliningneither in nor out and well let down.

The hind2uarters consist of the loin the crou# i.e. the section of the 4ertebral colu1ni11ediately in front of the dog7s tail the #el4is the hind legs. The bones of the tail are

attached to the rear of the crou#3 and the carriage of the tail3 e.g. high3 erect3hori@ontal3 lo!3 is de#endent on the angle at !hich the crou# is set to the #el4is.

The loin should be short !ithout any di#3 !ell 1uscled and slightly arched.There should be no sign of a hu1# or 2uarters higher than the !ither.

The setting of the #el4is is crucial to correct hind angulation3 fro1 !hich the dri4ingforce of the dog originates. If the #el4is setting is too flat3 the angle bet!een the longbones of the hind legs !ill be too !ide3 and the dog7s ability to reach !ell for!ard !illbe affected ad4ersely. If it is set too stee#ly3 then the thrust of the hind legs !ill bedirected u#!ards instead of for!ards. The #el4is of the English Setter tends to thehori@ontal3 but the setting 1ust not be so flat as to result in loss of angulation andhence dri4e.

The angulation 1ust be co1#li1entaryto the fore2uarters !ith stifles !ell bentand the !hole of the hind leg long fro1

"ickle hock

Fig. :


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hi# to hoc9. A #o!erfully builtstructurally sound hind2uarter is1andatory for dri4e and length of stride.

ell !ent or well angulated hock

Straight stifles and !ea9 hoc9s !ill inhibit the freedo1 of action !hich should becharacteristic of the breed. 4er angulation behind is as serious a fault as lac9of angulation. If the second thigh is too long3 the hoc9s !ill #ro ect too far to therear of the dog resulting in lac9 of control and so1eti1es co! hoc9s as !ell.

The hoc9s should be#er#endicular to the ground3neither turning in $co!hoc9ed& nor turning out !hen4ie!ed fro1 the rear. A short

rear #astern is #referred.

A sic9le hoc9ed dogstands !ith his #asternsangled slightly for!ard3ne4er standing !ell u# onhis hoc9s. Sic9le hoc9edaction is stiff !ith no useof the hoc9 oint.

Fig. :a

-ood rear ocking out 0owhocked



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The !hole hind2uarter of the English Setter !hen 4ie!ed in #rofile should be broad3!ith a good co4ering of !ell de4elo#ed 1uscle3 #articularly in the second thigh fro1!here 1ust of the #o!er of 1o4e1ent originates. Earlier Standards described theEnglish Setter hind2uarters as 5rugged73 con4eying the i1#ression of great strength.

A correctly confor1ed hind2uarter !ill enable the dog to 1o4e for!ard !ith dri4eand control. In conclusion3 sound hi# oints co1#le1ent correct angulation.

! FEETell padded, tight, with close well arched toes protected !y hair !etween them.

The feet should not be too large but in #ro#ortion. An English Setter7s feet 1ustha4e strong3 thic9 #ads3 !ell arched and closely set toes !hich #ro4ide flex andabsorb strain. They should not be rounded li9e that of a cat.

Fig. ;

6oes arched, closely set "played Down at pastern

! TAIL"et almost in line with !ack, medium length, not reaching !elow hock, neithercurly nor ropy, slightly curved or scimitar#shaped !ut with no tendency to turnupwards( flag or feathers hanging in long pendant flakes. Feather commencingslightly !elow the root, and increasing in length towards middle, then graduallytapering towards end, hair long !right, soft and silky wavy !ut not curly. ively

and slashing in movement and carried in a plane not higher than level of !ack.

The tail is ideally of 1ediu1 length reaching to the hoc9 oint only. It should beset on the body A%> ST in line !ith the bac9. The tail and its 5set on7 acts asthe dog7s rudder and therefore any great de4iation3 either high or lo! effects theo4erall balance of the dog.

The tail is sci1itar sha#ed3 that is slightly cur4ed !ith greater thic9ness at theroot !hilst ta#ering to a thinner ti#. The !ord 5sci1itar7 refers to the actualsha#e of the tail underneath its graduated feathering. n the 1o4e the tailshould be used in a li4ely3 slashing action3 but ought not be carried abo4e thele4el of the bac93 and certainly not droo#ing or cla1#ed bet!een the legs.



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-ood tail set Fig.

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