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Still bred as a reliable companion and serious worker in the field, the Irish Red and White Spaniel shares few obvious traits with its more recognized cousins, the show dogs, Irish Setter and English Setter. Nevertheless, the genial, easy going nature of the Irish Red and White Setter, along with its silkly multi-colored coat provides fanciers in Europe and more attention in the US as time passes.
Coat type: short flat coat with feathering on legs, rear and tail, white with red patches and or islands of white
Recognized Registries: NCA, UKC, FSS among others
Overall Appearance: Strong, powerful, balanced athletic hunting dog with sloping topline and well set neck
Personaility - Behavior - Training
Energy Level: can be high
General Nature:
loving, tolerant and sweet
with Children: great
with other pets: fine
with dogs: fine
Socialization requirements: valuable in making a confident dog
Ideal home characteristics: opportunity and room for plenty of exercise
Temperament Notes: very active, extremely smart, tendency to outsmart owners, willing to learn, easy to train, breed maintains high hunting instinct,
Training requirement: obedience desirable other as deemed for activity
Trainer notes:
Background Information
Year range of first recognition: 1981
Country of Origin: Ireland
Original Function: Setter
History: The Irish Setter probably came to its own at the end of the 17th century. It is not well
Adoption Information
Deviations from Standard: incorrect structure and loss of angles common in poorly bred animals, coloration variation including ticking, fading of red, poor heads, often mistaken for Brittany or English Setter
Health Notes: Hip Dysplasia, PPC(Posterior Polar Cataract), CLAD(Canine Leucocyte Adhesion Deficiency), vWD (vonWillebrand Disease), Hypothyroidism
Health Testing: OFA or PennHip, CERF (eye check), DNA (CLAD, vWD), thryroid panel
