Hunting Dogs

Breed History

The Llewellin Setter's bloodlines can be traced back to the 1860s. Sportsman R.L. Purcell Llewellin developed this setter for field work. Llewellins are separate from English Setters although sometimes misakenly lumped together.

The Llewellin Setter is an intelligent dog, eager to please. They should have early obedience training and socialization. They are very sensitive to harsh commands and should have positive training. They are good with children. Llewellins have good dispositions, are affectionate and like to cuddle. They have a high prey drive and may not be good with small animals. Llewellins need vigorous exercise and a good run in a safe area.

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The English Setter is a breed of dog. It is part of the Setter family, which includes red Irish Setters, Irish Red and White Setters, and black-and-tan Gordon Setters. It is a gun dog, bred for a mix of endurance and athleticism.The English Setter was originally bred to set or point upland game birds. From the best available information, it appears that the English Setter was a trained bird dog in England more than 400 years ago.

The modern English Setter owes its appearance to Mr. Edward Laverack (1800-1877), who developed his own strain of the breed by careful breeding during the 19th century in England and to another Englishman, Mr. R. Purcell Llewellin (1840-1925), based his strain using Laverack's best dogs and outcrossed them with the Duke, Rhoebe and later Duke's littermate Kate bloodlines with the best results

This breed's standard temperament is best described as a "Gentleman by Nature".

However, it can also be strong-willed and mischievous.
English Setters are energetic, people-oriented dogs, that are well suited to families who can give them attention and activity.
Or to working with a hunter, where they have a job to do.

They are active dogs outside that need plenty of exercise in a good sized fenced-in yard. Inside they tend to be lower energy and love to be couch potatoes and lap dogs that love to cuddle. Many are good around children.

At Lazy MD Spaniel and Setters of Lazy MD Ranch Texas
We Sell FB English Cockers and Llewellin Setter.

Our breeding philosophy is pretty simple. As gun dog breeders, we place our emphasis on bettering the breed, and providing you, the prospective owner, with a quality pup, one we would want to own ourselves. When it comes to breeding and placing gun dogs, the money is important and necessary but it is secondary to producing a quality line of gun dogs that will make both excellent hunters and companions.

At Absolute we prefer to see our dogs go to hunting households. If the dog is not to be trained to hunt, it is important for the prospective owner to realize that well-bred field dogs are athletes, and as such they need goodly amounts of daily exercise and mental stimulation. A walk around the block on a leash after work doesn't count. We mean EXERCISE; running, swimming, chasing, and retrieving-for an hour or so. As for mental stimulation, any kind of training; for field work, agility, or obedience training is appropriate. Even parlor tricks count, anything to keep your dog's mind active, interested, and focused on you. Fail to do this and you could very well have a Springer or Cocker that barks, chews, piddles, or otherwise acts out their frustration.

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