English Setter
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The English Setter is a very old breed (around 400 years ago it began to appear in literature and paintings) that was developed in England. In the beginning of the XVI century in France the breed called "Setting Spaniels" was developed from the Spanish pointer and the French pointer. In the early XIX century these dogs were brought to Great Britain where Sir Edward Laverack developed them into the English Setter using early French hunting dogs. The English Setter is sometimes called the Laverack Setter, or simply the Setter. The word "setter" comes from the way the dogs appear to almost be sitting down when they discover game.