Gordon Setter — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)
Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.
Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)
ORIGIN: Great Britain.FCI-St. N°6FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 7 Pointing Dogs.WEIGHT: Height at the withers: Males 66 cm (26 ins.Coat: Soft and shining, straight or slightly waved, but not curly, with long hair on ears, under stomach and on chest, on back of the fore and hind legs, and on the tColour: Deep, shining coal black, without rustiness, with markings of chestnut red, i.Temperament: The Gordon Setter is alert, gay, interested, and confident.
Standard outline (section headings)
To be used as a guide when judging the Gordon Setter:FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)GORDON SETTERDATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALIDCRANIAL REGION:FACIAL REGION:LIMBSFOREQUARTERS:HINDQUARTERS:COATSIZE AND WEIGHT:DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: