FCI-Standard N° 2 / 07. 09. 1998 / GB
ENGLISH SETTER
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD : 24.06.1987.
UTILIZATION : Pointing dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. : Group 7 Pointing Dogs. Section 2.2
British and Irish Pointers and Setters, Setter.
With working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Of
medium height, clean in outline, elegant in appearance and movement.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT : Very active with a keen game sense.
Intensely friendly and good natured.
HEAD : Carried high; long and reasonably lean.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Oval from ear to ear, showing plenty of brain room; occipital
protuberance well-defined.
Stop : Well defined.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Colour of nose black or liver, according to colour of coat.
Nostrils wide.
Muzzle : Moderately deep and fairly square, from stop to point of nose
should be equal to length of skull from occiput to eyes.
Lips : Not too pendulous.
Jaws/Teeth : Jaws strong and of nearly equal length, 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.
Eyes : Bright, mild and expressive.
Colour ranging between hazel and dark brown, the darker the
better. In liver beltons
only, a lighter eye acceptable.
Eyes oval and not protruding.
Ears : Moderate length, set on low, and hanging in neat folds close to
cheek, tip velvety, upper part clothed in fine silky hair.
NECK : Rather long, muscular and lean, slightly arched at crest, and
clean cut where it joins head, towards shoulder larger and very muscular,
never throaty nor pendulous below throat, but elegant in appearance.
BODY : Moderate length.
Back : Short and level.
Loin : Wide, slightly arched, strong and muscular.
Chest : Deep in brisket, very good depth and width between shoulder
blades. Ribs good round,
widely sprung and deep in back ribs, i.e. well ribbed up.
TAIL : Set almost in line
with back, medium length, not reaching below hock, neither curly nor
ropy, slightly curved or scimitar-shaped but with no tendency to turn
upwards : flag or feathers 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 level of back.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS :
Shoulders : Well set back or oblique.
Elbows : Well let down close to body.
Forearms : Straight and very muscular with rounded bone.
Pastern : Short, strong, round and straight.
HINDQUARTERS : Legs well muscled including second thigh.
Long from hip to hock.
Thighs : Long.
Stifles : Well bent.
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.
COAT
HAIR : From back of head in line with ears slightly wavy, not curly,
long and silky, as is coat generally, breeches and forelegs nearly down
to feet well feathered.
COLOUR : Black and white (blue belton), orange and white (orange belton),
lemon and white (lemon belton), liver and white (liver belton) or
tricolour, that 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 cm (25,5-27 ins).
Bitches : 61-65 cm (24-25,5 ins).
NOTE OF THE STANDARD COMMITTEE : « Belton » is the customary term used
for the description of the distinctive coat-ticking of the English
Setter. Belton is a village
in Northumberland. This
expression has been created and spread out by the book about the English
Setter written by Mr. Edward Lavarack, breeder who has had a
preponderating influence upon the actual appearance of the breed.
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.
Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be
disqualified.
N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully
descended into the scrotum.
