Irish Red White Setter News

• The Irish Red and White Setter will be eligible for AKC registration and for competition in the Sporting Group, effective January 1, 2009. There will be an open registry for the breed until January 1, 2012.
• From the August 2006 Board Meeting - The Irish Red and White Setter will be eligible to compete in the Miscellaneous Class, effective June 27, 2007.
• From the February 2004 Board Meeting - Effective April 1, 2004: The Irish Red and White Setter will be eligible to participate in AKC Pointing Breed Hunting Tests.
• December 2003 - The Board approved the eligibility of some Foundation Stock breeds, which meet certain criteria, for competition in AKC Companion Events (Obedience, Tracking, and Agility), effective January 1, 2004. The breeds must have a minimum of 150 dogs with three generation pedigrees recorded in the FSS®, a national breed club with members in at least 20 states, and an AKC approved breed standard. The breeds that currently meet the criteria are the Irish Red and White Setter, the Cesky Terrier, the Coton de Tulear, the Norwegian Lundehund, the FSS® Black and Tan Coonhound, the Bluetick Coonhound, the American English Coonhound, the Treeing Walker Coonhound, the Peruvian Inca Orchid, the Sloughi, the Dogue de Bordeaux, the Tibetan Mastiff, the Perro de Presa Canario, the Chinook, the Norwegian Buhund, the Swedish Vallhund, the Finnish Lapphund, and the Pyrenean Shepherd. Requests by breed clubs to have their breeds compete in the various Performance Events would be considered on a case-by-case basis.