Red Setter is a breed indeed. The first pedigree breed I ever knew; our headmistress Sister Eileen had one. I was terrified of him, probably unfairly. I was more than terrified of Big E after all.
Wiki says Red Setter is another name for Irish Setter, which makes sense. He needed a lot of exercise, which he got on the school field (now mostly built on :(). Trusted children in 4M (11-12 year olds) were allowed out of lessons to throw ball for him. Ah the good old days.

Irish Setters = The dumbest dogs on earth.

I think you're right, I've seen one run herself to death.:(

[meaningless trivia]It's also the only dog with a confirmed species-wide genetic intolerance to gluten.[/meaningless trivia]

So, ahh, would finding the genetic cause of gluten intolerance in Irish Setters be kinda interesting to someone already interested in gluten intolerance in humans?

It's just a side note, really. That's the thing about genes. You can identify the specific gene, but once you know it's there, there's nothing much you can do about it. At least until we get those DNA-replacing nanoviruses up and running.

I wonder if my friend's Irish Setter ran herself to death, because of the peanut-butter crackers, or the beer?

Even more so than Golden Retrievers (the blonde bimbo of the dog world)????? or boxers? (the last boxer I knew was very, very stupid)

Golden Retrievers are one of the smartest breeds.
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Boxers - I dunno.

re: Boxers.

Going through a screen door rather than waiting patiently for a human to help like a normal dog does not necessarily mean they are stupid.

That's not stupidity, that's efficiency.

Golden retrievers are so smart, they'll play stupid to get out of an activity they don't want to do, or to fake you into allowing behavior you don't approve of.

BTW, Did the boxer that went thru the screen door strain himself?

No, because he was pre-screened.

:)

Has anyone seen the out-takes bit on Marley and Me where they had to do 6 million takes to get the puppy to jump straight through the screen door? The one where the golden retriever puppy almost made it through and bounced off the wire was hilarious-much funnier than what made it into the movie.