Sporting Group
Gordon Setter
The job
Built in Scotland as a large bird dog for hard country.
The Sniff Test
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Facts
By the early 1800s the kennel of Alexander, Fourth Duke of Gordon, was producing setters recognizable as the breed that bears his name.
Height 24-27 inches (male), 23-26 inches (female). Weight 55-80 pounds (male), 45-70 pounds (female).
Photo: Robert Breuer. CC BY-SA 3.0. Image source. Sources: American Kennel Club.
