What is a Llewellin Setter?
Years ago I was introduced to bird dogs by a very close friend. Through those years it became my passion. Watching a dog "snap" into a point, retrieve the bird, and most of all the pure pleasure in the dog's eyes while doing this. One day in college, while taking a break in studying I picked up a "Wing and Shot" magazine. One of the articles was on a dog that at his master's funeral jumped onto the casket and won't let anybody close. To me that spelled out total devotion and loyalty to the dogs owner. There was a lot more in that article about Count Noble, but as I said that was a while ago. At that point, not knowing what type of dog Count Noble was, I knew I wanted a bird dog with those traits. The traits of Count Noble. After graduating school and getting out of traveling for work, it was time for a dog! I answered a add in a local paper of an English Setter. I brought this dog home and started fooling with him. After much work he turned out to be a good dog. Then it happened, I was reading in another popular bird hunting magazine about a special breed of English Setters called the Llewellin Setter. Later on in this magazine, it spoke of a dog named Count Noble. I took interest! After researching a little more I knew I just had to have one. That time came rather quickly! Little Hope my first Llewellin! And all expectations were met! Comparing her to my English Setter, I found that she was easier to train, less energetic (as many English setter owners know), and even more loving (If you can believe that!) Anyway, in our first season, she performed like many season vets. Close to the end of the season, I had an opportunity to take her out with some Elhews. This little rookie hunter ran rings around them dogs! As my buddies were hacking them in, Hope was pointing the birds they missed thirty foot infront of us! But this wasn't the best thing about this little dog. At the end of the day, she would lay beside me and watch TV. When I went to work she would sit by the door and watch me leave, I would come home to find her sitting in that same spot. This little dog lives for two things; me and birds! Hunting wise the thing that stuck out in my mind about this little thing is that she would actually learn, and correct her mistakes. At the beginning of the season we had that same problem that most pheasant hunt have. The dog would point to close and the bird would run, and Hope picked up on this and started circling the bird to "freeze" it in place. Now most of her points are while I can look right into her eyes. If you can find another dog that can do that, buddy hold on to it because you really have something! I have learned a lot about hunting from this little girl. She has not only been a great housepet, hunter, mother to her pups, professor, but a great friend! Yes, I said friend! My experience with this Llewellin has been nothing but great! Now back to the question what is a Llewellin Setter? For the answer I'm gonna give you a link to an experts page because me trying to explain that one is like you explaining how to clean up a 50,000 gallon oil spill to me. When most people ask me this question I simply answer it's the type of English Setter that can read and write. If you care to look at some backyard movies you can click on the movie reel below and see the difference between my Llewellin and my English Setter.

This is Al King's page, it contains a lot of information on the Llewellin Setter and the history behind them.