The concept of beauty has to be understood like functional beauty. This means that a setter is nice when its structure is adequate to carry out the activity. The dog of any breed, is not a puzzle but a combination of anatomical regions, so the erroneous construction of only one of them it affects the overall harmony of dog and if bad, the morpho-functional correctness so its use in hunting activity. The characteristics of English Setter can not be distorted from competitions and sporting events; each race must maintain its identity in the context of direct comparison. Sometimes you go too far in requiring speed, geometric and mechanical research so a misjudgment will be taken about style, strengths and weaknesses of the subject under consideration. (...)
The standard, for example, provides for a sustained gallop, but this axiom does not mean that the English Setter has to compete in speed with his cousin Pointer. The movement must be both profitable and denote extreme fluidity: galloping in line, front and back coordinated. Who does not have an adequate glance (.. and there are many persons) the number of beats shows fast a subject that really is not; this is understandable because the frequency affects our view. Given that the frenzy does not belong to the English Setter, consider the height of dog and the number of beats per metres traveled. the construction of the body is fundamental for the race, at the same level is preferred that the dog has the best body as, dynamic analysis, will be equipped with motion-style. From the breeding point of view, we must also emphasize that it is easier to improve the head than to many elements that are in the body of a race.
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The picture (image map) shows the most important anatomical regions: 1) nasal bridge. 2) Jump-nose front. 3) Front. 4) occiput. 5) Neck. 6) Withers. 7) back. 8) Kidney. 9) Croup. 10) Bottom. 11) Leg. 12) Hock (Tarsus). 13) Hock. 14) Sternum. 15) Carpus. 16) Pastern. 17) Forearm. 18) Chest. 19) Homer. 20) Shoulder. 21) Chest. |
Head
In orde from left to righr: correct, with too short muzzle, with muzzle too long, narrow muzzle, lips abundant finally connectiveflabby and wrinkles .
Skull and ears
In order from left to right: profile ram, skull convergent, skull divergent, head with ear attached too low, finally insertion of the ear and head too high.
Body
In order, from top to bottom and from right to left: a body too short, too long, a body with sway back, a body with elusive back and rear with insufficient angles, a setter with a straight shoulder, humerus short and straight and with kyphosis, a dog with a straight shoulder, short neck and flat back, a dog too high on the limbs, and finally, a setter in whict back is too angulated.