UTILISATION
Most acceptable companion and friend in the home and in the field. The Irish Red & White Setter is bred primarily for the field. The standard as set out hereunder must be interpreted chiefly from this point of view and all Judges at bench shows must judge the exhibits chiefly from the working standpoint.

CLASSIFICATION F.C.I
Group 7
Pointing Dogs
Section 2
British and Irish Pointers and Setters With Working Trial.

IRISH CLASSIFICATION
Gundog Group (Field Trial Section 3 Pointers & Setters)

GENERAL APPEARANCE
Strong well balanced and proportioned without lumber; athletic rather than racy. The Irish Red & White Setter is bred primarily for the field and must be judged chiefly from the working standpoint.

BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT
Aristocratic, keen and intelligent. Displays a kindly, friendly attitude, behind which should be discernible determination, courage and high spirit. The Red and White Setter is a very friendly, dependable and easily trained gundog.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
HEAD
Broad in proportion to the body.

CRANIAL REGION
Skull: Domed without showing occipital protuberance, as in the Irish Red Setter.
Stop: Good Stop.

FACIAL REGION
Muzzle: Clean and square.
Jaws: Jaws of equal or nearly equal length.
Teeth: Regular teeth; scissor bite ideal; edge to edge bite acceptable.
Eyes: Dark hazel or dark brown; round, with slight prominence and without haw.
Ears: Set level with the eyes, and well back, lying close to the head.

NECK
Moderately long, very muscular, but not too thick, slightly arched, free from all tendency to throatiness.

BODY
Strong and muscular.

Back
To be strong and well muscled.

Chest
Deep, with well sprung ribs.

TAIL
Moderate length, not reaching below hock, strong at root. Tapering to fine point; no appearance of ropiness and carried level with or below the back.

LIMBS
Legs well muscled and sinewy; strong bone.

FOREQUARTERS
Shoulders: Well laid back.
Elbows: Free, turning neither in nor out.
Forelegs: straight and sinewy, well boned.
Pastern: Strong.

HINDQUARTERS
Wide and strong; hind legs from hip to hock long and muscular.
Stifle: Well bent.
Hock: Well let down, turning neither in nor out, from hock to foot of moderate length and strong.

FEET
Close-knit with plenty of feathering between toes.

GAIT/MOVEMENT
When moving at the trot long striding, very lively, graceful and efficient. Head held high, hindquarters drive smoothly and with great power. Forelegs reach well ahead and remain low. Seen from front or rear forelegs and hindlegs below the hock joint moving perpendicularly to the ground, no crossing or weaving of legs, front or back.

COAT
HAIR
Long silky fine hair called "Feathering" on the back of the fore and hind legs and on the outer ear flap, also a reasonable amount on the flank extending on to the chest and throat forming a fringe. All feathering straight, flat and free from curl but slight wave is permissible. The Tail should be well feathered. On all other parts of the body the hair should be short, flat, and free from curl.

COLOUR
Base colour white with solid red patches (clear islands of red colour), both colours should show the maximum of life and bloom; flecking but not roaning permitted around the face and feet and up the foreleg as far as the elbow and up the hindleg as far as the hock; roaning, flecking and mottling on any other part of the body is most objectionable and is an eliminating fault.

SIZE
(Height)
Desirable height at withers:
Dogs 24½ - 26ins (62-66cm)
Bitches 22½ - 24ins (57-61cm)

FAULTS
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

SEVERE FAULTS
· Any dog or bitch not conforming to the height standard

ELIMINATING FAULTS
· Although flecking but not roaning is permitted around the face and feet and up the forelegs as far as the elbow and up the hindleg as far as the hock: roaning, flecking and mottling on any other part of the body is most objectionable and is an eliminating fault.