The oldest known kind of the setter group, the English setter may date back as far as the 14th century. It is believed that the breed was created to track and locate game on the moors. The dog would then stand perfectly still until the hunter arrived. The word "setter" was used because the dog exhibits a sitting position when it locates game. It is said that the English setters were used as bird dogs since the 1500s, and that the first of the setters was developed in France by crossing a Spanish pointer and a French Pointer. But the English setter likely originated from dogs such as the Spanish pointer, the springer spaniel, and the large water spaniel. Around 1825, a gentleman named Edward Laverack began to cultivate this fine breed into the form that all English setters are based on today...... Find out more about this dog breed.
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