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Irish Red and White Setter

Irish Red and White Setter

FCI standard Nº 330
Origin
 Ireland
Group
 Group 7 Pointing Dogs
Section
 Section 2 British and Irish Pointers and Setters
Working
 With Working Trial
Acceptance on a definitive basis by the FCI
 Tuesday 06 June 1989
Publication of the official valid standard
 Tuesday 19 April 2005
Last update
 Wednesday 15 June 2005
En français, cette race se dit
 Setter Irlandais Rouge et Blanc
Diese Norm ist in deutscher Sprache sichtbar
 Irischer Rot-Weisser Setter
En español, esta raza se dice
 Setter irlandés rojo y blanco
In het Nederlands, wordt dit ras gezegd
 Ierse rood-witte Setter

Usage
Most acceptable companion and friend in the homes and the fields. The Irish Red & White Setter is bred primarily for the field. The standard as set out hereunder must be interpreted chiefly from this point of view and all Judges at bench shows must judge the exhibits chiefly from the working standpoint.

Brief historical summary
The Irish Setter probably came to its own at the end of the 17th century. It is not well known outside of Ireland that there are two breeds of Irish Setters, but is fairly certain, that the Red and White Setter is the older of the two, and that judicious selective breeding evolved the solid red colour. When Irish Setters came to the show benches, just past the middle of the 19th century, there was a good deal of confusion about their proper colour. By the end of the 19th century, the Red Setter had virtually eclipsed the Red and White, which became so rare, that they were thought to be extinct. During the 1920s, efforts were made to revive the breed. By 1944, the breed had re-established itself well enough to have a club of its own, and today it can be seen in healthy numbers at Irish shows and Field Trials. The present Club the Irish Red & White Setter Field & Show Society was formed in 1981 and through its endeavours and direction the breed is now well established nationally and internationally.
The Irish Red & White Setter competes successfully in Field Trials against the other pointing breeds and there are now quite a number of Field Trial Champions and Show Champions.

General appearance
Strong well balanced and proportioned without lumber; athletic rather than racy. The Irish Red & White Setter is bred primarily for the field and must be judged chiefly from the working standpoint.

Behaviour / temperament
Aristocratic, keen and intelligent. Displays a kindly, friendly attitude, behind which should be discernible determination, courage and high spirit. The Red and White Setter is very friendly, dependable and easily trained gundog.

Head

Cranial region
Head
 Broad in proportion to the body.
Skull
 Domed without showing occipital protuberance, as in the Irish Red Setter. 
Stop
 Good Stop.

Facial region
Muzzle
 Clean and square.
Jaws and teeth
 Jaws of equal or nearly equal length. Regular teeth; scissor bite ideal; edge to edge bite acceptable.
Eyes
 Dark hazel or dark brown; oval, with slight prominence and without haw.
Ears
 Set level with the eyes, and well back, lying close to the head.

Neck
Moderately long, very muscular, but not too thick, slightly arched, free from all tendency to throatiness.

Body
Body
 Strong and muscular.
Back
 To be strong and well muscled.
Chest
 Deep, with well sprung ribs.

Tail
Moderate length, not reaching below hock, strong at root. Tapering to fine point; no appearance of ropiness and carried level with or below the back.

Limbs
Well muscled and sinewy; strong bone.

Forequarters
Shoulders
 Well laid back.
Elbows
 Free, turning neither in nor out.
Forearm
 Straight and sinewy, well boned.
Pastern
 Strong.

Hindquarters
Generality
 Wide and strong; hind legs from hip to hock long and muscular.
Stifle
 Well bent.
Hock
 Well let down, turning neither in nor out. From hock to foot of moderate length and strong.

Feet
Close-knit with plenty of feathering between toes.

Gait and movement
When moving at the trot long striding, very lively, graceful and efficient. Head held high, hindquarters drive smoothly and with great power. Forelegs reach well ahead and remain low. Seen from or rear forelegs and hindlegs below the hock joint moving perpendicularly to the ground, no crossing or weaving of legs, front or back.

Coat
Hair
 Long silky fine hair called "Feathering" on the back of the fore and hind legs and on the outer ear flap, also a reasonable amount on the flank extending on to the chest and throat forming a fringe. All feathering straight, flat and free from curl but slight wave is permissible. The tail should be well feathered. On all other parts of the body the hair should be short, flat and free from curl.
Colour
 Base colour white with solid red patches (clear islands of red colour), both colours should show the maximum of life and bloom; flecking but not roaning permitted around the face and feet and up the foreleg as far as the elbow and up the hindleg as far as the hock. Roaning, flecking and mottling on any other part of the body is objectionable.

Size and weight
Height at withers
 Desirable Height at the withers : Dogs : 24,5 - 26 ins. (62 - 66 cm). Bitches : 22,5 - 24 ins. (57 - 61 cm).

Faults
• Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog and its ability to perform its traditional work.
• Faults listed should be in degree of seriousness.

Serious faults
 Any dog or bitch not conforming to the height standard.

Disqualifying faults
 Aggressive or overly shy.
 Males not having two apparently normal testicles.
 Although flecking but not roaning is permitted around the face and feet and up the forelegs as far as the elbow and up the hindleg as far as the hock, visible and excessive roaning, flecking and mottling on any other part of the body is an eliminating fault.

NB :
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• The above mentioned faults when occurring to a highly marked degree or frequently are disqualifying.
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.

Bibliography
http://www.fci.be/
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