Irish Setter

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Irish Setter
Irish Setter
Other names	Red Setter (Irish: sotar rua) Irish Red Setter
Origin	Ireland
Kennel club standards Irish Kennel Club standard Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The Irish Setter (Irish: sotar rua,^[1] literally "red setter") is a setter, a breed of gundog, and family dog. The term Irish Setter is commonly used to encompass the show-bred dog recognised by the American Kennel Club as well as the field-bred Red Setter recognised by the Field Dog Stud Book.