The breed came into its own in England in the early 1800s when Sir Edward Laverack created a special hunting strain of the English setter.
The very first dog of any breed registered with the AKC was an English Setter named Adonis, in 1878.
In the 1880s, the most popular AKC breed was the English Setter. It remained in the top 10 until the 1920s.
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