Quote: The shotgun behind the dog suggests that it may be the type of Irish Setter popular with market hunters in the early 20th century. Red Setters, as we know them, are the result of crossing Irish Setter field lines with English Setter field lines in an attempt to rejuvenate the field lines of the Irish after the "bird sense" was bred out of them by the show dog faction. The modern Red Setter would be laughed out of the show ring for its smaller size and lack of over-abundant feathering, just as the show-bred Irish would, in most cases, be non-competitive in the hunting or field trial world 'cause their conformation and longer coat puts them at a distinct disadvantage in heavy cover, and most of them wouldn't know a game bird if they tripped over it.
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