General Appearance: Strong well balanced and proportioned without lumber; athletic rather than racy. The Irish Red & White Setter is bred primarily for the field and must be judged chiefly from the working standpoint.

Behaviour/Temperament: Aristocratic, keen and intelligent. Displays a kindly, friendly attitude, behind which should be discernible determination, courage and high spirit. The Red and White Setter is very friendly, dependable and easily trained gundog.

Head: Broad in proportion to the body.

Cranial Region:
Skull: Domed without showing occipital protuberance, as in the Irish Red Setter.
Stop: Good Stop.

Facial Region:
Muzzle: Clean and square.
Jaws: Jaws of equal or nearly equal length.
Teeth: Regular teeth; scissor bite ideal; edge to edge bite acceptable.
Eyes: Dark hazel or dark brown; oval, with slight prominence and without haw.
Ears: Set level with the eyes, and well back, lying close to the head.

Neck: Moderately long, very muscular, but not too thick, slightly arched, free from all tendency to throatiness.

Body: Moderate length, deep brisket, ribs well sprung. Back ribs deep. Loins wide, slightly arched. Chest not too broad. 

Tail: Moderate length, not reaching below hock, strong at root. Tapering to fine point; no appearance of ropiness and carried level with or below the back.

Limbs: Well muscled and sinewy; strong bone.

Forequarters: Shoulders Well laid back. Elbows Free, turning neither in nor out. Forelegs Straight and sinewy, well boned. Pastern Strong.

Hindquarters: General appearance Wide and strong; hind legs from hip to hock long and muscular. Stifle Well bent. Hock Well let down, turning neither in nor out. From hock to foot of moderate length and strong.

Feet: Close-knit with plenty of feathering between toes.

Gait/Movement: When moving at the trot long striding, very lively, graceful and efficient. Head held high, hindquarters drive smoothly and with great power. Forelegs reach well ahead and remain low. Seen from or rear forelegs and hindlegs below the hock joint moving perpendicularly to the ground, no crossing or weaving of legs, front or back.

Hair: Long silky fine hair called “”Feathering”” on the back of the fore and hind legs and on the outer ear flap, also a reasonable amount on the flank extending on to the chest and throat forming a fringe. All feathering straight, flat and free from curl but slight wave is permissible. The tail should be well feathered. On all other parts of the body the hair should be short, flat and free from curl.

Colour: Base colour white with solid red patches (clear islands of red colour), both colours should show the maximum of life and bloom; flecking but not roaning permitted around the face and feet and up the foreleg as far as the elbow and up the hindleg as far as the hock. Roaning, flecking and mottling on any other part of the body is objectionable.

Size: Desirable Height at the withers Dogs 24,5 – 26 ins. (62 – 66 cm). Bitches 22,5 – 24 ins. (57 – 61 cm).

Faults: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.

Disqualifying Faults:
• Aggressive or overly shy.
• Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.
• Males not having two apparently normal testicles.
• Although flecking but not roaning is permitted around the face and feet and up the forelegs as far as the elbow and up the hindleg as far as the hock, visible and excessive roaning, flecking and mottling on any other part of the body is an eliminating fault.

N.B.
• Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.
• Only functionally and clinically healthy dogs, with breed typical conformation should be used for breeding.

The Irish Kennel Club: Date of Publication of the Official Valid Standard 04/06/2001