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English Setter
History
In the early 1950's dog showing was
beginning to take off again after World War II. The English Setter
Association (ESA) was formed in 1951 and by the early 1960's there were a
substantial number of English Setter exhibitors in the North of England
and Scotland.
Harold Schofield, of Thrumall English Setters, together with a small group
of enthusiasts approached these exhibitors with the intention of forming a
Northern English Setter Society. A meeting of founder members was held at
the Great Northern Hotel, Warrington Street, Leeds on Sunday 16th July
1967 at 3:00pm. The ESA had kindly agreed to sponsor the application to
the Kennel Club and after an exchange of correspondence with the Kennel
Club, the application was granted on 21st September 1967.
The 44 founder members gave a deposit of £2.00 each to ensure that there
were sufficient funds for the society to start operating. The first few
years of its existence saw the society operate limit and open shows and as
the membership and entries gradually increased, the society was granted
Championship status in 1970.
The Northern English Setter Society was the first society to be formed
independently of the ESA but has since been joined by Midland English
Setter Society, Southern English Setter Society, English Setter Society of
Wales and English Setter Society of Scotland.
It must be stressed that the society was not formed as a breakaway
organization to the ESA but as a
complimentary organization working side by side to promote the best
interests of, as I am sure you will agree, the most attractive and
delightful of breeds.
The society's membership now stands at 100 and almost 34 years after its
formation still strives to achieve the ideals of the "Pioneers of
1967".
The society would like to express its thanks to Mr. Doug Paterson for the
historical correspondence reproduced below the judges list.
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| General
Appearance: *** of
medium height, clean in outline, elegant in appearance and movement.
Characteristics:
Very active with a keen game sense.
Temperament:
Intensely friendly and good natured
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| Head
& Skull: Head carried high,
long and reasonably lean, with well defined stop. Skull oval from ear to
ear, showing plenty of brain room, with a well-defined occipital
protuberance. Muzzle moderately deep and fairly square, from stop to
point of nose should equal length of skull from occiput to eyes,
nostrils wide and jaws of nearly equal length, flews not too pendulous;
colours of nose black or liver, according to colour of coat.
Eyes:
Bright, mild and expressive.
Colour ranging between hazel and dark brown, the darker the better In
liver beltons only a lighter eye is acceptable. Eyes oval and not
protruding
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| Ears:
Moderate length, set low, and hanging in neat folds close to cheek, tip
velvety, upper part clothed in fine silky hair
Mouth: Jaws
strong, with a perfect, regular and complete scissor bite, i.e. upper
teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the jaws.
Full dentition desirable.
Neck: Rather
long, muscular and lean, slightly arched at crest, and clean cut where
joins the head, towards shoulder larger and very muscular never throaty
nor pendulous below throat, but elegant in appearance.
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| Forequarters:
Shoulders well set back or oblique. chest deep in brisket, very good
length and width between shoulder blades, forearms straight and very
muscular with rounded bone, elbows well let down close to body, pasterns
short, strong, round and straight.
Body: Moderate
length, back short and level with good round widely-sprung ribs and deep
in back ribs, i.e. well ribbed up.
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| Hindquarters:
Loins wide, slightly arched,
strong and muscular, legs well muscled including second thighs, stifles
well bent and thighs long from hip to hock, inclining neither in nor out
and well let down.
Feet:
Well padded, tight. with close well arched toes protected by hair
between them.
Gait/Movement:
Free and graceful action, suggesting speed and endurance. Free movement
of the hock showing powerful drive from hindquarters Viewed from rear,
hip stifle and hock joints in line. Head naturally high.
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| Tail:
Set almost in line with back, medium length, not reaching below hock,
neither curly nor ropy, slight curved or scimitar-shaped but with no
tendency to turn upwards: flag or feathered hanging in long pendant
flakes. Feather commencing slightly below the root, and increasing in
length towards middle, then gradually tapering towards end, hair long,
bright, soft and silky, wavy but not curly. Lively and slashing in
movement and carried in a plane not higher than the level of the hack.
Coat: From
back of head in tine with ears slightly wavy, not curly, long and silky,
as is coat generally, breeches and forelegs nearly down to feet, well
feathered
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| Colour:
Black and white (blue belton), orange and white (orange belton), lemon
and white (lemon belton), liver and white (liver belton) or tn-colour,
this is blue belton and tan or liver belton and tan. those without heavy
patches of colour on body but flecked (belton) all over preferred.
Size: Dogs: 65-68 cms (25½-27
ins). Bitches: 61-65 cms (24-25½ ins).
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| 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.
Note:
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended
into the scrotum
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