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 IRISH RED
& WHITE SETTER |
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| 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. | |
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| PROPORTIONS | - (standard does not comment). | |
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| SIZE | -
Height at the withers: Dogs : 24,5 - 26 ins. (62 - 66 cm). Bitches : 22,5 - 24 ins. (57 - 61 cm). |
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length: (standard
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- weight: (standard does not comment). |
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| 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. | |
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| SKIN | - (standard does not comment). | |
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| 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. | |
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| 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 most objectionable and is an eliminating fault. | |
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| HEAD | - Broad in proportion to the body. | |
| - | Skull | - Domed without showing occipital protuberance, as in the Irish Red Setter. |
| - | Stop | - Good. |
| - | Muzzle | - Clean and square. |
| - | Nose | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Lips/Flews | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Cheeks | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Jaw/Teeth | - Regular teeth; scissor bite ideal; edge to edge bite acceptable. Jaws of equal or nearly equal length. |
| - | Eyes | - Dark hazel or dark brown; round, with slight prominence and without haw. |
| - | Eears/Leathers | - Set level with the eyes, and well back, lying close to the head. |
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| NECK | - Moderately long, very muscular, but not too thick, slightly arched, free from all tendency to throatiness. | |
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| BODY | - Strong and muscular. | |
| - | Topline | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Withers | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Back | - To be strong and well muscled. |
| - | Chest | - Deep |
| - | Ribs | - well sprung |
| - | Belly | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Loins | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Underline | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Croup | - (standard does not comment). |
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| LIMBS - Well muscled and sinewy; strong bone. | ||
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| - | Shoulders | - Well laid back. |
| - | Upperarms | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Elbows | - Free, turning neither in nor out. |
| - | Forearms | - Straight and sinewy, well boned. |
| - | Carpus | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Pasterns | - Strong. |
| - | Forefeet | - Close-knit with plenty of feathering between toes. |
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| Hindquarters - Wide and strong; hind legs from hip to hock long and muscular. | ||
| - | Thighs | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Stifles/knees | - Well bent. |
| - | Lowerthighs | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Metatarsus | - (standard does not comment). |
| - | Hocks | - Well let down, turning neither in nor out. From hock to foot of moderate length and strong. |
| - | Hindfeet | - Close-knit with plenty of feathering between toes. |
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| 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. | |
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| Gait/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. | |
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| Faults | - should be regarded in exact proportion to its degree. | |
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| Severe Faults | Any dog or bitch not conforming to the height standard. | |
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ELIMINATING
FAULTS - Dogs showing aggression. 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: roaning, flecking and mottling on any other part of the body is most objectionable and is an eliminating fault. Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified. |
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| NOTE: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum. | ||