English Setter
- Engelsk setter
- Setter anglais
- Setter inglés
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland: JTO: Jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma 2021–2025 Englanninsetteri
- Norway: RAS: Rasespesifikk avlsstrategi for engelsk setteren
- US: OFA:CHIC: recommended tests
The English Setter is a medium size breed of dog. It is part of the Setter family, which includes the red Irish Setters, Irish Red and White Setters, and black-and-tan Gordon Setters.
Source: Wikipedia
Links to Breed Descriptions
View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel
American Kennel Club English Setter Standards Video
See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
(Hint: your browser should be able to Translate to English, at least for text (e.g., right click in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer).)
This and other breed videos are available in full length here
RAS Kompendium for English setter (Danish)
US: The English Setter Association Judges Education
Other Names for Breed
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: England
Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
Breed-Specific Articles
Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
2. Finland: Koiranet Database English Setter: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=2
Kanakoirakerho-Hönshundssektionen Jalostustietojärjestelmä (English)
This is a database application for trial, health and show results of British pointing dogs in Finland.
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Breed-Specific DNA Tests:
Other Breed-Specific Webpages
English Setters Owners Guide - English Setter Association of America
Gun Dog Journal: English Setter
Country Life: Save our English Setters
Native Breed.org: English Setter
ShowSight: English Setters Today
Breed-Specific Research
Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Italy: Società Italiana Setters: https://www.societaitalianasetters.org/
France: Club du Setter Anglais: https://www.setteranglais.com/
Norway: Norsk Engelsksetterklubb: https://www.nesk.no/
Finland: Kanakoirakerho-Hönshundssektionen ry: https://kanakoirakerho.fi/rodut/englanninsetteri/
Englanninsetteri | KSP ry - SETTERIT JA POINTTERIT: https://www.kspry.net/22
Sweden: Svenska Setterklubben för Engelsk Setter: https://ssk.fa-avance.se/
Netherlands: Vereniging Engelse Setter: https://www.engelsesettervereniging.com/nl/
Canada: English Setter Club of Canada: http://englishsetterclubofcanada.com/
UK: English Setter Association: http://www.englishsetterassociation.co.uk/index.html
English Setter Club: http://www.englishsetterclub.co.uk/
USA: English Setter Association of America: https://www.esaa.com/index.html
English Setter Club of America: https://www.englishsetterclub.com/
Denmark: Engelsk Setter Klub I Danmark: https://www.engelsksetterklub.dk/
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