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English Setter breed information and pictures
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The English Setter is part of the Sporting group. The English Setter is a dog with Above Average problem solving abilities. The trainability of the English Setter is Above Average. It was breed to be good for Family Pet, Sports, Watch Dog The English Setter lifestyle is Can be indoor or outdoor dog
Female English Setters are prone to false pregnancies, this breed is prone to hip dysplasia and should also not be overfed because they gain weight easily. It is important that when contacting a English Setter breeder that you express health concern issues and ask the breeder what they are doing in order to help mimimize them.
Please don't purchase your English Setter from a petstore which commonly are known to support English Setter puppy mills. Doing so only promotes inproper breeding ethics and promotes current English Setter health issues. The AKC, UKC, FCI, CKC, SKC, WWKC, FIC registries recognize the English Setter breed standard.
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English Setter |
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Group:
Sporting |
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Shoulder Height:
24.00 in - 26.75 in |
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Weight:
40-70 pounds |
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Exercise req'd:
Medium-high amount |
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Intelligence:
High |
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Suitability for kids:
Excellent |
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Registries:
AKC, UKC, FCI, CKC, SKC, WWKC, FIC |
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Country of Origin:
Great Britain - stemmed directly from those early couching and hawking dogs that were the basis for many spaniels and setters. Known as America's first gun dog. .
Character:
English Setters are friendly, intelligent, and sensitive.
Temperment:
This dog gets along well with children, other dogs, and any household pets.
Coat:
Long, silky, and wavy. Colors are white with liver, white with orange, white with bluish-black, and white with yellow.
Care
Old hair should be clipped or trimmed periodically.
Colour:
Tricolor, black/white, blue belton, lemon/white, lemon belton, liver/white, liver belton, orange/white, orange belton, all white
Comments:
Purposes:
Family Pet, Sports, Watch Dog
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