Irish Red And White Setter — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)
Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official 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.fci.be.
Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)
ORIGIN: Ireland.FCI-St. N°330FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 7 Pointing Dogs Section 2 British and Irish Pointers and Setters.WEIGHT: Desirable Height at the withers: Dogs: 24,5 - 26 ins.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 toColour: 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 permittTEMPERAMENT: Aristocratic, keen and intelligent.
Standard outline (section headings)
FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)IRISH RED & WHITE SETTERDATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALIDCRANIAL REGION:FACIAL REGION:FOREQUARTERS:HINDQUARTERS:COATSIZE AND WEIGHT:SEVERE FAULT:DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: