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Is the Keller dog an Irish Setter?

posted 18 years ago by Snow4849
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The Keller family dog, Belle, doesn't get much screentime in this movie, but I've looked at her pretty closely - there's a good scene of Helen signing to the dog while she and Annie are staying in the cottage - and I believe she's an Irish Setter. Can anyone tell me if this is correct?

[–] MalContentUSA 17 years ago

As I recall, there was at least one Irish Setter in Helen's life, and several other types of dog as well--as an adult, she introduced the Akita breed into the United States.

[–] Scheerfam (1) 2 years ago

I think on the 1962 movie it was an English Setter with a lot of ticking.