Talk:Red Setter

Recombine with Irish Setter

OK, seeing how this has developed, I'm not so convinced about it having its own article. (Also see preceding discussion at Talk:Irish Setter.) What has me unconvinced is that everything in the breed table is exactly the same as for the Irish Setter except the photo. If it's really the same as the Irish Setter, it should be arranged to be part of the Irish Setter article again, notwithstanding what someone from AKC says about it being not worth mentioning (that's our decision, not theirs). If it's not really the same, then the breed table content would naturally be different. Elf | Talk 17:54, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Perhaps stick all of it under a heading entitled "Red Setter Controversy" with the photo there. --Counsel 18:18, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

But Elf, if it's been cross-bred with other setters, it's not an Irish Setter. The table information is erroneous because the kennel clubs don't recognize this breed, and its country of origin is not Ireland, but the United States, because that's where the cross-breeding occurred. The Irish Red And White Setter is another attempt at resurrecting the working Irish Setter breed, but you'll notice that it is considered a separate breed. To confuse things even further, some kennel clubs allow white markings on the Irish Setter, yet they would still not accept these dogs as Irish Setters.The Dogfather 18:32, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Man, I hate it when I'm confused. :-/ so the FDSB says that they are Irish Setters but the AKC-affiliated club says they aren't, right, or am I misunderstanding what FDSB is saying about them? That doesn't mean they aren't irish setters (going back to the same old argument that all breeds are the result of outcrosses at some point, some very recent). I'm trying to figure out whether the breed table given here is accurate. Apparently the listing for AKC is not accurate, since it doesn't consider the ones that FDSB will register to be Irish Setters, right? So what do FCI, NZKC, ANKC, etc. say about the ones that FDSB recognizes as Irish Setters but AKC doesn't? Elf | Talk 18:49, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The FDSB dogs are purebred Irish Red Setters (as opposed to the Irish Red and White Setter). Their dogs were interbred with those of the AKC until 1975 (and many were duel registered) until the IRSC petitioned to have the FDSB dogs excluded. This exclusion applied only to dogs registered with the FDSB and not the AKC. Dual registered dogs were allowed in the AKC despite the fact that bloodlines from the FDSB outcross were prominent among the Dual registered field-bred setters. There are still many dual registered dogs because the FDSB did not reciprocate the exclusion. AKC dogs may be registered with the FDSB and participate in FDSB field trials. The Field Advisory Committee of the IRSC club has recommended that the exclusion of FDSB dogs be lifted, but this has not happened yet. My guess is that the dogs that were FDSB-registerd only have would be eligible for reciprocal registration in foreign kennel clubs through relationships that the AKC has with those bodies. Hopefully, the IRSC Board of Directors will accept the recommendation of its own Field Advisory Committee soon and end the silliness. The split really occured because the IRSC and the AKC were shooting to creat a dual-champion breed where the same dog could compete in the ring and the field. This effort failed despite the exclusion as many AKC field trialers interbred their dogs with the FDSB dogs before the ban when those dogs came to dominate AKC field trials. Now the field bred dog in the United States is primarily registered with the FDSB and the Bench dog with the AKC. This is unlike the Springer where just as great a distiction between bench and field exists, but they are all registerd with the same body. For conformation competitors this episode is of littel importance as the FDSB dogs were never bred for the ring, for a hunter doing research on breeds this is tremendously important as the perception of the the Irish Setter as the airhead of the gundog world persists among hunters.

The FDSB dogs are purebred Irish Setters. The AKC itself allows outcrosses, but generally only when a dog has reached a crisis point as it did with the St. Bernard. The dispute within the AKC originally was whether or not the Irish Setter had reached that point. Bench breeders said no and hunters said yes.--Counsel 21:07, 1 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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I'm confused - that picture is surely not of a setter??

Yes, actually. That dog is a purebred Red Setter. Follow the link on the page to the Red Setter Field Trial organization for more photos. The large bodied, silky haired, solid red dog is a relatively recent product of the show ring. In fact, many hunters consider a solid red dog to be suspect when selecting an Irish Setter puppy. I have no doubt that the dog in the photo would be laughed out of a dog show, but would strike fear in the heart of a quail or pheasant.--Counsel 16:58, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]