Thread: Drilling Sickness

Dog Question LUV2.
You called them Llewellins.
Is that the White and brown spotted version of the White and blackbrown spotted English Setter or are they a distinctly different breed with different Breed standards etc.
Z
I see you 1 unkempt Gordon Setter. We don't do much Bird work but he's good at letting me know if something interesting is around and finding it for me once it's dead.

Originally Posted by ZQLewis

Dog Question LUV2.
You called them Llewellins.
Is that the White and brown spotted version of the White and blackbrown spotted English Setter or are they a distinctly different breed with different Breed standards etc.
Z
I see you 1 unkempt Gordon Setter. We don't do much Bird work but he's good at letting me know if something interesting is around and finding it for me once it's dead.
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I love Gordons! Thank you for the photo.

Llewellins are a sub-breed of the English and not recognized by the poofters at the AKC as a breed. They are acknowledged by versatile dog organizations, however. Lord Llewellin at the turn of the 20th Century was not enamored with the Englishes and decided to do something about it. The English were snooty, just like the English, and they were relatively lazy and a bit fragile...but had good noses ( usually well elevated...LOL). Lewellin set about breeding out the long lanky contours in favor of stouter dogs. He also bred into his strain of then English a burning enthusiasm for bird hunting and a deep affinity to humans.

Ask any Llewellin owner about their dog's loyalty and desire to please. Now, Llewellins will never be a crazy going English pointer or German shorthair, but they'll work hard all day until they drop and will seem apologetic that they collapsed. There are better pointers, better retrievers, better water dogs, and faster working dogs, but there are none finer than a Llewellin for sheer joy of watching a completely dedicated companion in the field.

These were out of my Ms. Scarlet, a somewhat famous Llewellin. They're whiter than Scarlet, due to the original sire's coloration. They are of the orange belton coloration. My young dog, Woody, is a tri-color blue belton with a little brown scattered, as evidenced by that brown spot around his...uhhh...errr..."brown spot".

Ms Scarlet, younger, adult, and a week before she left us.




Woody, still young:

Woody at 14 months:




Valley quail had just dusted where he's pointing.

Originally Posted by luv2safari

I love Gordons! Thank you for the photo.

Llewellins are a sub-breed of the English and not recognized by the poofters at the AKC as a breed. They are acknowledged by versatile dog organizations, however. Lord Llewellin at the turn of the 20th Century was not enamored with the Englishes and decided to do something about it. The English were snooty, just like the English, and they were relatively lazy and a bit fragile...but had good noses ( usually well elevated...LOL). Lewellin set about breeding out the long lanky contours in favor of stouter dogs. He also bred into his strain of then English a burning enthusiasm for bird hunting and a deep affinity to humans.

Ask any Llewellin owner about their dog's loyalty and desire to please. Now, Llewellins will never be a crazy going English pointer or German shorthair, but they'll work hard all day until they drop and will seem apologetic that they collapsed. There are better pointers, better retrievers, better water dogs, and faster working dogs, but there are none finer than a Llewellin for sheer joy of watching a completely dedicated companion in the field.

These were out of my Ms. Scarlet, a somewhat famous Llewellin. They're whiter than Scarlet, due to the original sire's coloration. They are of the orange belton coloration. My young dog, Woody, is a tri-color blue belton with a little brown scattered, as evidenced by that brown spot around his...uhhh...errr..."brown spot".

Ms Scarlet, younger, adult, and a week before she left us.




Woody, still young:

Just my warped brain function here: You have Llewellin's and one already named Woody, Woody could be re-named Carson wells and some other names might be Anton Chigurh, Carla Jean, and Llewellin 'Moss'. A bit cryptic but thats me