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Article: Go big red. (red setter hunting dogs)
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- Field & Stream (West ed.)
- Article date:
- June 1, 1994
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1994 Bonnier Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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BOB SPROUSE is the National repository of the history, lore, and legend of the red setter--that mahogany-and-chestnut-colored gun dog with the sun-glittered feathers (the dog man's name for long, dancing hair) you now see coursing the bird fields with a smooth gait, a happy countenance, and a sturdy body.
No longer is he the Irish setter ruined for the bird field by the bench enthusiasts. No. He's now been bred back to functional conformation with a deep heart girth, a stacked pelvic drive muscle, protruding bones over the eyes to knock away stubble, high toenails so they won't split, a tight foot so it won't splat, a full-bore nose, and a yen to hunt.
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