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Originally Posted by Swift
Oh my gosh, yeah that's huge for a setter. Kerry (as in Kerry O'Red Snapper, her AKC name) was pretty typical and about half that size.
I've heard conflicting reports about setter intelligence. Most I've met are probably about average on the dog scale; Kerry was pretty bright (for a dog). But all the reports about their energy level and hyperactivity are correct - setters are pretty high energy, high strung dogs.
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All gun-dogs should be. But Irish setters became too popular & were bred for looks not work. Their hyperactivity stayed or got worse.
If any Irish setter owners see their dogs go lame, try Vit C it may be scurvy-arthritis. That's the only breed I know where the Vit C synthesis fails at times. But then I'm not a vet.