Irish Red Setter

The Irish Red Setter Club was established in 1882 to promote the Breed. The club issued the Breed Standard in 1886, and has organised field trials and shows to set the Standard for the Breed since that time. In 1998 the club published the working style for the breed. The standard and working style together describes the physical form and working ability of the breed. The Irish Red Setter has evolved down the years into a hardy, healthy, intelligent dog, possessed of excellent working ability and great stamina.

Source: http://www.ikc.ie/dog-ownership/types-of-dog/breeds/breed-details/50/

See The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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http://www.vdh.de/welpen/mein-welpe/irish-red-setter

Video (link - https://youtu.be/1XbEw72XTcc

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AKC Video (link - https://youtu.be/TO7SO0rWEcw

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• Irländsk röd setter
• Setter irlandais rouge
• Setter irlandés rojo
• Irischer Roter Setter
• Irsk Setter

Country of origin: Ireland

Irish Kennel Club: https://www.ikc.ie/dog-ownership/types-of-dog/breeds/breed-details/?breedId=50

AKC: Irish Red and White Setter History: The Original Setter From Ireland: https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/dog-breeds/irish-red-and-white-setter-history/

Gun Dog Magazine: Irish Setter: Breed Profile

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:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• 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.

2. Finland: FKC Database: Irish Setter: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=120

3. Irish Setter Health (UK)

4. Irish Setter Pedigrees

5. US: OFA: Irish Setter: https://ofa.org/chic-programs/browse-by-breed/?breed=IR

6. Sweden: Rasdata för Irländsk Setter / Hip and Elbow: http://www.rasdata.nu/irlsetter/stat/statkenn.htm

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 1)
   1. Irish Setter Breed Health and Conservation Plan
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland: JTO: Jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma  Punainen Irlanninsetteri Voimassa 2019 - 2023

Health Surveys

US: The Irish Setter Club of America National Health Survey 2003  https://irishsetterclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Health-Survey-Results.pdf

Health-Survey-Results 2003 irish setter.pdf

Eye Health: ECVO Manual Irish Setter: 2021: https://www.ecvo.org/media/irishsetter.pdf

(Internal: irishsetter-ecvo manual 2021.pdf)

Foureman P, Whiteley M, Giger U. Canine leukocyte adhesion deficiency: presence of the Cys36Ser beta-2 integrin mutation in an affected US Irish Setter cross-breed dog and in US Irish Red and White Setters. J Vet Intern Med. 2002 Sep-Oct;16(5):518-23. doi: 10.1892/0891-6640(2002)016<0518:cladpo>2.3.co;2. PMID: 12322699. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12322699/

Recent/ongoing Research: AKC-CHF: 03032-MOU: Early Detection of Canine Osteosarcoma

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

UK based breed Clubs: see http://www.isae.org.uk/ISAE/Links.html

Finland: Kanakoirakerho-Hönshundssektionen ry: https://kanakoirakerho.fi/

Sweden: Svenska Irl&auml;ndsk Setterklubben: https://www.sisk.se/index.php

US: Irish Setter Club of America: https://irishsetterclub.org/

France: SCC: https://www.centrale-canine.fr/le-chien-de-race/setter-irlandais-rouge

Germany: VDH: https://www.vdh.de/welpen/zuechter?id=249 

Irish-Setter-Club Deutschland e.V.: https://www.irish-setter-club.de/

Verein für Pointer und Setter e.V.: https://www.pointer-und-setter.de/