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Post by deputydon on Sept 22, 2010 20:16:23 GMT -5
I'm thinking about a new breed to add to my kennel. I loved my German Wirehaired Pointer Lisa!!!!! Without a doubt the BEST birddog/housedog I have ever owned !! But I'd like to try a differant breed. So after thinking it over I'm leaning towards a Llewellin Setter. Have any of you ever been around one ? Or do any of you have any personal knowledge of these dogs ? I'm wanting to know before I leap that this is a worth while breed to try........... www.nalba.org/llewellin_setters.htm |
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Post by Jack on Sept 23, 2010 8:45:26 GMT -5
I grew up in a house that always had an English Setter bird dog. They made great house dogs as well as excellent bird dogs.
The article you posted stresses Field Dog Stud Book, and that's important - FDSB is where bird dogs get registered.
I've seen a few AKC registered English Setters, and they sorta look like a bird dog, but that's as close as they get to being a bird dog, IMO.
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Post by jimiowa on Sept 23, 2010 13:32:10 GMT -5
The Setters are nice. I have not been around many English Setters. But at one time the Irish setter was very popular in this area. My only objection to a long haired dog is in this area the briars and brambles can make for a grooming nightmare.
That was also a problem to a lesser degree with my favorite breed of bird dog, the Brittany Spaniel.
A breed I am interested in is the Hungarian Vizla.
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Post by jabba on Sept 23, 2010 19:44:34 GMT -5
long hair... yuk.
I knew a llewelyn setter once. He was real soft...and easy to get a long with.
He didn'e have enough drive to suit me... that's why I like the GSP's. GO go go go go .
Jabba
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Post by bullseye on Sept 24, 2010 8:45:05 GMT -5
Vizla's can be a handful. I am also with Jabba on the long hair. We clip our Springer a few times a year. The last time before winter was last month. Need a shorter coat for hunting or she will bring back every burr in the woods.
Panda is go go go dog too. When people see her energy level they think she is about 3. I tell them she is 9 going on 2. One thing she has learned to do is to pace herself. She hunts hard but then settles down when we get back to camp....a little.
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Post by deputydon on Oct 2, 2010 20:42:30 GMT -5
I have a friend @ Bazile Mills who is getting a 10 month old female Llewellin Setter from North Dakota. so I'll get to hunt over one before I decide to buy one or not.....
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