Is an English Setter a good watch dog?
English Setters sound the alarm by barking when someone comes to the door or when a stranger walks into the yard. If the owner tells them that the person is OK, they usually stop barking and accept the stranger as a friend. This barking at strangers is often enough to deter intruders from approaching your premises. If a criminal were threatening or menacing an English Setter’s family, the English Setter would, no doubt, leap to their protection.
