Archive for November, 2008

A Holiday Weekend With Llewellin Setter Puppies

Happy Thanksgiving to All! It has been such a blessing to have such a fantastic litter of Llewellin Setter puppies! And especially during this holiday.With Scott having a few days off of work, he has been able to get out hunting with some of the dogs. He took our Maddie dancer yesterday and they limited [...]

Recommended Reading For Llewellin Setter Owners

We are often asked if there are any training books that we would recommend. I have put together a list of my favorites: The Bird Dog Training Manual – How to make your dog a great hunter or a field trial champion. Dave Walker, Wade & Moeur Publishing, LLC Training Pointing Dogs.  Paul Long; The [...]

Shay x Brier Puppies Update – Day 1

It has been an exhausting week. Shay was up all night for several nights before whelping–and then the whelping night. But, we now have 10 beautiful bird-dog puppies squeaking around in the whelping box. All seem to be doing well. All are eating and scooting around very well. Shay is a great mamma. She is [...]

Puppies are Here!!!!

Well, it has been an exciting few days and the puppies have finally arrived! There are 10 beautiful pups–5 Males and 5 Females. Shay is doing well and all pups seem to be doing just fine. #1) 3:15 a.m. Female – patched – full hood, large body patches. 7.8 oz. #2) 3:43 a.m. Female – [...]

How A Dog Can Change You

You know, there was a time not so long ago that I did not understand my husband’s fascination with bird dogs and bird hunting. He completely quit archery hunting deer with me and went in a complete opposite direction. I went to Colorado Elk hunting that first year–without him. He headed to Maine, instead, with [...]

The Latest…

In the Field… Well, folks, things have been exciting here at Laurel Mt. Llewellin Setters. With bird season in full swing, we have been getting out every chance we possibly can.  Grouse finding is tough in PA, but the dogs have also been able to enjoy pinning down some pheasants. All dogs are doing very [...]

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