Gordon Setter

Gordon Setter originating in the United Kingdom, originated in the 17th century. Scotland's ban Fuxia estate in the fourth generation of the Duke of Richmond, Duke and Gordon made jointly fostered by the Bloodhound and the Collie different varieties of hybrid formed. Markham wrote in 1620 about a black-brown refers to dogs, 4th Duke of Gordon in 1820 the World there is a father of three color or black-brown of the hounds, this dog while fast enough, but they have stamina and sense of smell is very sensitive and accurate. In 1842, George Blunt put a pair of hounds enter the United States, called the Rake, and Rachel. Rake is almost all white and black vest, Rachel is the brown-black pattern, Rachel was a gift Daniel Webster.

【Character】

Gordon Setter is alert, cheerful, curious and confident dog. Brave and responsive, intelligent and talented. It is loyal and true love, personality is very stable. Strictly an early age and moderate training, can not be treated rudely. Requires a lot of sports opportunities, not really suitable for city life, should be combed twice a week, coat, ears should always check.

【Size】

Height: 58 ~ 69cm

Weight: 20 ~ 36kg

【Head】

Head deep, but not very wide, there is sufficient space for the brain. Eyes dark brown, bright and wise. Oval rather than circular shape. Eyelids close. Exquisite round head, size appropriate, among the wide ears, eyes above and below the tilt, and in the head, permitting, cheeks as narrow. The head has a clean and clear only department. Location on the ears on his head low, almost at eye level line. Quite large, and the thin, folded, and hung on both sides of the head. Size appropriate, not only is not deep, but also less prominent, dark brown, bright and wise. Oval rather than circular shape. Eyelids close. Rhinoscopy wide nostrils open, the color is black. Lip detail, from the mirror the nose started to extend the upper lip, forming a clear, very clear outline of a four-square. Tone quite long, and do not tip. The upper lip does not sag. Teeth strong and white, scissors-like bite.

【Body】

Neck long, arched, no dewlap. Dorsal line slightly tilted. Body a short distance from the shoulder to the buttocks. Chest deep, the chest is not very wide; ribs supporting good; there is sufficient space for the lungs. Chest depth extends to the elbow. Pre-sternum visible. Short and wide waist. Hip is almost flat, very slight tilt to the tail direction. Footer delicate pre-scapular tip backward tilt. Shoulder blades together top. From the rear observation, neck and shoulder blade with a very smooth, starting from the neck to a very flat line extending down, and gradually widened the direction of the shoulder.

【Limbs】

Forelimb bones thick, straight and not bent, elbows free, neither bend inward or outward turning. Joints bones strong, short, almost vertical, and only a slight tilt. Foot claws shaped like a cat feet, toes tight, arched, with hair between the toes. Toes of the foot pad fullness, followed by the foot pad deep. Hind legs from hip to hock this long distance, flat and muscular; from hock to foot the distance is short and strong claws. After the knee and hock moderately bent. When it stands, the latter bone joints perpendicular to the ground. Femur hanging down. Claw foot is shaped like a cat feet, toes tight, arched, with hair between the toes. Toes of the foot pad fullness, followed by the foot pad deep. Tail short, not extend below the hock, carried level or nearly level land. Can not docked, thick root of the tail, the end of taper.

【Coat】

Coat soft and shiny, straight or slightly wavy, but not curled. Ears, abdomen below the chest, back, front and rear legs and tail on the back of the hair is longer, from near the root of the tail feather hair ornaments at the beginning, slightly wavy or straight, forming triangular appearance, in the development, but all rather short.