English Setters were developed in England in the 1800s, initially bred as hunting dogs to locate game, whereupon they would “set” – crouch low and freeze. These friendly dogs can come in a ...

When grouse hunting’s urtext, New England Grouse Shooting, was published in 1942, author William Harnden Foster felt that only two breeds merited consideration: the pointer and the English setter.

Setters: Dogs who sniff out birds and “set,” or lay flat to show their hunting partners where the prey is. Gundogs: Former setters who now hunt alongside guns.

On a recent rainy and windy Friday, George Hemmen's prized English Setter hunting dogs, Ginger and Basil, ran off.

On a recent rainy and windy Friday, George Hemmen’s prized English Setter hunting dogs, Ginger and Basil, ran off, KCCI’s Marcus McIntosh reports.

English Setters were developed in England in the 1800s, initially bred as hunting dogs to locate game, whereupon they would “set” – crouch low and freeze. These friendly dogs can come in a ...