The setter is a type of gundog used most often for hunting game such as quail, pheasant, and grouse.
English Setter
Irish Setter
Irish Red and White Setter
Gordon Setter
Dog types are broad categories of domestic dogs based on form, function, or style of work, lineage, or appearance. Some may be locally adapted dog types that may have the visual characteristics of a modern purebred dog. In contrast, modern dog breeds strictly adhere to long-established breed standards,[note 1] that began with documented foundation breeding stock sharing a common set of inheritable characteristics, developed by long-established, reputable kennel clubs that recognize the dog as a purebred.
Cart dogs, c. 1900; different in appearance but doing the same work
An extinct Turnspit dog, 1800
Sled dogs, 1833