Article: Classic cover dogs: pretty and practical english setters. (Almanac).(Brief Article)

Although other breeds outrank them in popularity, most hunters envision the English setter as the classic bird dog, three feathered legs planted, one foreleg frozen in mid-step, the plume of a ramrod-stiff tail winnowed by a breeze. Sportsmen, particularly where ruffed grouse and woodcock abound, know them to be as practical as they are pretty. Their eager-to-please temperament and affinity for closeness with their trainers make these setters the ideal upland dog for many hunters; so much so that a number of well-known strains of grouse-dog breeding exist within the breed's parameters. The Llewellin setter, the oldest officially acknowledged ...

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