Breed: Scottish Setter (Gordon) got his name in honor of his breeder and founder of the breed - Alexander the Duke of Gordon. The breed comes from Scotland and therefore is called a Scottish setter.
The breed was developed in Ireland in the 1700s from the Old Spanish Pointer, setting spaniels, and early Scottish setters. Early Irish Setters were white with red blotches on their coats, but today the Setter's coat is a rich mahogany color.
Its ancestry includes the Old Spanish Pointer, Scottish setters, and setting spaniels. Once red and white with shorter legs, the breed underwent a number of changes before becoming what it is today.
Black and Tan Setter
Scottish Setter
He is originally from Scotland and is named after the duke of Gordon.
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Many are the breeds that are pointed out for being this setter ancestor, such as: Spanish Pointer, other pointers, setting spaniels, Scottish setters, English Setters, Gordon Setters and even Bloodhounds, Irish Water Spaniels and Irish Terriers.
Historical notes: The Irish Setter breed was originally developed from the Old Spanish Pointer breed, setting spaniels, and early Scottish setters. Today, an Irish Setter dog is used as the logo of the Republic of Ireland's national bus line, Bus .
Ireland, possibly from the Old Spanish Pointer, setting spaniels, and early Scottish setters
bred for:
setting, game retrieving ...
The breed Irish Red Setter was developed in Ireland in the 1700s from the Old Spanish Pointer, setting spaniels, and early Scottish setters.
 See also: Spanish Pointer, Red Setter, Pointer, Irish Setter, Gordon Setter
  
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