More: Rhea was the most comical English Setter our family has ever had, and there have been many. She was an intense bird dog, brought every bird back my father shot, and Christmas was her favorite holiday. She would lay in front of the "Pets" stocking for the days leading up to the main event. After Santa came, when she thought we weren't looking, one by one, she would sneak every item from the stocking to outside, making a pile and guarding the loot.