Irish Setter
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| Other names | Red Setter (Irish: sotar rua) Irish Red Setter | ||||||||||||
| Origin | Ireland | ||||||||||||
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The Irish Setter (Irish: sotar rua, literally "red setter") is a setter, a breed of gundog, and family dog originating in Ireland. The term Irish Setter is commonly used to encompass the show-bred dog recognised by the American Kennel Club as well as the field-bred Red Setter recognised by the Field Dog Stud Book.