North American Llewellin Breeders Association, inc



The Incredible Journey

By Terre J. Carter

  

Twas late the night of Christmas and all throughout the farm

Not a creature was stirring, except for Lady in the barn

Grandpa was restless and thus could not sleep

So outside he went for a cold winter’s peep

He hurriedly walked through the windy and scary dark

To silence Lady who continued to bark

He suddenly realized that his annoying dog was now alone

For Eddie’s dog Freckles, who had accompanied her, was gone

Worry he did not, for a Setter is quite bold

He was sure that Freckles was somewhere near, out of the cold

In the old house, nothing could be heard, not even Krista’s wail

David, Eddie, Terre, and Tim were sound asleep, for soon they’d hunt quail

When daybreak finally arrived and everyone was up

Grandpa offered coffee, but no one accepted even one little cup

With breakfast about over, Tim declared, “hurry everyone!”

He was anxious to get going to show off his new gun

Grandma, Beverly, and dear Krista elected to stay and prepare dinner

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Journey (cont. pg. 1)

For they knew the group would be hungry when they’d declared the day’s winner

Freckles, always ready and willing, was still no where to be found

Grandpa assured poor Eddie that Freck must be homeward bound

It was difficult to believe that Gramps could be right

For to journey across country nearly fifty miles would take great might

For hours that day the group searched and traveled with much haste

But most of them believed the search had unfortunately gone to waste

Except for David, like his namesake who slew Goliath

He kept faith in God, the only one who never lieth

Some long, fifteen hours after he had been declared missing

Young Freckles was found as his master thought, “Oh what a blessing!”

Much to the surprise and amazement of all present

They were shocked to learn that he’d not wandered to look for pheasant

But had instead accomplished a miraculous feat

Although dogged tired and obviously beat

He had indeed traveled those impossible fifty miles

And now everyone, and especially Eddie, was covered with smiles

Although this a day which began so rotten

The Christmas of 1988 will not soon be forgotten

Copyright (2001)© by Terre Carter

North American Llewellin Breeders Association, Inc.

6484 SW 60th way, Jasper, FL 32052

Dear Fellow Breeders and Llewellin Owners.

Enclosed you will find information about the newly formed North American Llewellin Breeders Association.

On August 26th, 2001 a small number of men and women gathered to pledge enough funds to legally create a non-profit corporation and to file with the internal revenue service to be a 501(C)(3) not for profit corporation. The cost of membership to those who founded the organization was $200.00 each, however as you can see in the constitution, membership is open to all breeders as annual members for a membership fee of $100.00 per year. Owners of registered Llewellins may join as Associate members, for a fee of $50.00 per year, and enjoy all benefits but may not vote.

We have used this method (a portion) of making you aware of the goals of the Association and to invite you to join with us for the good of our breed. Your annual membership of $100.00 brings you a certificate, an icon you may use on your web page if you have one, a full copy of the constitution, by laws, Rules for Field trials, and full participation and voting in meetings.

It is our intention to create a web page for NALBA listing all

Members and providing an Internet magazine. The magazine will include current events, trials for both NALBA and NLGDC, a chat forum, training tips and articles, a place to advertise dogs and puppies for sale, and an exchange of information about breeding problems and solutions others have found.

The non-profit Corporation has been filed with the state of Florida and we are now preparing the paperwork for the Federal Non-Profit application. It usually takes 18 months to 2 years to obtain this status. The officer who will serve you for the first two years are:

Deane F. Harris, President 386-938-1355

Bob Bailey Ex. V.P. 606-743-4645

Keith Smith, Treasurer 814-336-5797

Singleton Bailey, Secretary 843-753-7495

Wilbur Williams, Regional V.P. 217-732-2237

Allan Sherwood, Regional V.P. 859-865-2256

Joe Noe, Regional V.P. 309-652-3750

Don Neimish, Regional V.P. 828-497-0428

We are asking you, to help us help the breed, join today!

Deane Harris

* More information will be forth coming in future newsletters.

Copyright (2001)© by Deane Harris

How long should a pointing dog hold his point is a question I have often been asked by many hunters trying to train their first bird dog.

In the training of my personal hunting dogs, I have had the dogs hold point as long as 1 hour and 15 minutes on planted birds. It may seem a bit long, but not really, I did not do this in the heat of the day but in the cool of the evening.

Let us assume you are hunting behind a young bird dog that is fairly steady on point. Your dog is working his way up a small hill and disappears. At the top of the hill the woods start and you wish to hunt the edge of the woods, so you call your dog, but he does not respond to either whistle or voice command.

In the past, the dog has never stayed away more than 10 minutes. But now he has been gone 20 minutes and you become worried and upset with him. So you start to look and soon see him on point in the field on the other side of the woods.

You and your buddy start to run to him before he flushes the bird. He senses you are coming, turns his head and sees you coming full tilt. He has already held the point approximately 20 minutes. Your dog gets excited, moves and the birds flush and you do not get to fire a shot.

You then blame the young dog for not holding the point. But, it must be Remembered that your dog was never trained to hold his point past three or four minutes. By holding as long as he has, he has already done better than you trained him.

By training your dog to hold his point over an extended time means that no matter how long it may take to find him and the birds he pinned, he will still be on point when you do get there to flush the birds.

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Recipes, Recipes, Recipes

Here is a Marinade that works real well for dove breast shish kebob.

Bob's Shish Kebobs

by Bob Stokes

1 cup olive oil

1/2 cup Cider Vinegar

1/3 cup Chopped Onions

1/3 cup Soy Sauce

1/3 cup Lemon Juice

2 tablespoons Worchester Sauce

2 cloves of Garlic (ground)

1 teaspoon Parsley

1 teaspoon Oregano

1 teaspoon Salt

1/2 teaspoon Pepper

1/2 teaspoon Sage

Combine the above ingredients together and poor over dove breast fillets in a large glass container.

Marinate in refrigerator from 3 hours to 5 days. The longer they are marinated the more tender and flavorful they become.

Spear meat and vegetables on shish kebob skewers and barbecue. Experiment with vegetables such as mushroom, onion, peppers, garlic and whatever you like.

Works well for other game especially wild turkey breast cubed in one-inch

cubes, not bad with Venison either.

OK, this is going to be a list of the videos, books, etc. these can be shared by the members of the Llewellin Setter Association on . I will hopefully have the names of the books/Videos soon. Then you can go to the Delphi site and ask for them to be sent to you.

Training Setters and Continental Breeds with Sherry Ray Ebert (Video)

Tom Huggler's grouse hunting tape (video)

Hickox, Wolters Gun Dog, The Complete pointing Dog by Harold Adams (Video).

Tri-tronic's “trained retrieve" tapes. part 1- hold, and Part 2- Fetch with Jim Dobb (video)

Drummer in the Woods (Book)

On the WEB

For all you Internet Fans out there, I have some helpful sites. These sites are both Llewellin affiliated sites and some hunting and conservation sites for you to look at;

The Llewellin Setter Page



 

The National Llewellin Gun Dog Club



 

Why do you have Llewellins?"



 

Llewellin Setter Association



 

HWH Productions Homepage



 

Yahoo! Groups: Llewellin Setter



Llewellin Setter WWW Board



 

LSESC English setter Rescue, Lone Star English English_Setter Club, Texas, Dog Rescue



 

English Setter Book Review



 

Welcome to quail unlimited



 

Pheasants Forever (Call Toll Free) 1-877-773-2070



 

Ruffed Grouse Society



Doggy rule for Christmas

Copyright © 1997 by Harold Reynolds used with permission.

Christmas is for humans, and I will not ruin the surprises by opening all their presents.

Christmas light bulbs, Christmas ornaments, Christmas stockings, and tinsel from the Christmas tree, are not food.

I shall not "trim the Christmas tree" by chewing and eating all the lower branches off of it (although the humans agree I did a good job of doing it evenly around the tree.)

I will not bark at my Christmas stocking, even though it's empty.

I will not demolish the Christmas tree and drag the string of lights out into the backyard through the doggy door.

I will not dive into the Christmas tree to get the candy canes (which I will eat -- paper and all).

I will not get tangled up in the Christmas tree lights and pull the tree down while trying to get at a cat through the conservatory window.

I will not help myself to broccoli off the veggie tray at the Christmas party.

I will not sleep under the Christmas tree, and then try to act like I did not. My human can tell because I walk around the house with ornaments clinging to my long fur and tinsel in my teeth.

I will not steal the neighbor's Christmas light bulbs.

I will not tear apart Santa Claus leaving only the beard as evidence that he existed.

I will not unwrap all the Christmas presents while my humans are away at work.

If I absolutely must eat all the Christmas baking my human stayed up all night to do, I won't run up to her and burp contentedly in her face.

The bowl underneath the Christmas tree is not a dog dish. I will not drink from it. It will make me sick.

The child's Barbie doll has a right to exist. (Especially the day after Christmas and the she only got to play with it for a few hours!)

A simple first aid kit

Basic supplies

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By Norma Bennett Woolf

Copyright 2001 © by Canis Major Publications. All rights reserved. Used by permission.



Dog owners can treat minor injuries for their pets if they have the appropriate remedies, tools, and equipment available. The following items were included in a first aid kit that the Cincinnati Veterinary Medical Association gave to police dog handlers at a recent workshop. A home first aid kit needs many of the same items.

• Gauze sponges -- 50 four-by-four inch sponges, two per envelope

• Triple antibiotic ointment

• Rubbing alcohol

• Ear syringe -- two ounce capacity

• Ace self-adhering athletic bandage -- three-inch width

• White petroleum jelly (Vaseline or similar)

• Eye wash

• Sterile, non-adherent pads

• Pepto Bismol tablets

• Generic Benadryl capsules -- 25mg, for allergies

• Hydrocortisone acetate -- one percent cream

• Sterile stretch gauze bandage -- three inches by four yards

• Buffered aspirin

• Dermicil hypoallergenic cloth tape one inch by 10 yards

• Hydrogen peroxide

• Kaopectate tablets maximum strength

• Bandage scissors

• Custom splints

• Vet Rap bandage

Other suggested items were:

• Blanket

• Tweezers

• Muzzle

• Hemostats

• Rectal thermometer

• Ziploc bags

• Paperwork, including the dog's health record, medications, local and national poison control numbers, regular veterinary clinic hours and telephone numbers, and emergency clinic hours and telephone number.

Canine Natural Gas - A Renewable Resource?

Copyright © 2001 by Dr. David Roen

All rights reserved. Used by permission. jazzvet@

Weekly Veterinary Column - Dogs, Cats, Pets People

With the huge increase in the price of natural gas and other energy sources, there has been a renewed interest in home energy production. You can put solar panels on the roof and windmills in your yard. Someday I'm going to connect a generator to our treadmill and use it to power the TV set. I'll have to keep on running if I want to watch TV.

I think the time is ripe (so to speak) to figure out how to make use of the natural gas that some dogs produce. Maybe some sort of collection funnel that the dog would wear could be connected to a concentration and purification unit that would send the gas to a modified propane powered generator which would power the TV set. Most dogs seem to be especially productive in the evening when the whole family is watching a good TV program.

There has actually been quite a bit of scientific research done on bad smelling gas ("Flatulent Accumulation, Release, & Transmission") in humans and in dogs. A human product called "Beano" is available over the counter and sometimes helps. A recent article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association investigated some other possible preventative measures.

There are several types of gas in the intestinal tract but the big stinker is hydrogen sulfide. Saliva, nuts and beer, and many vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, mustard, radishes, and turnips, can all increase hydrogen sulfide production in the intestine.

Hydrogen sulfide is also about as toxic as cyanide and there is some evidence that is may be a factor in ulcerative colitis, a serious intestinal disease of humans and dogs.

Measuring the daily gas production and malodor of flatus in 8 dogs is not a simple thing to do. The researchers designed a sort of jacket for each dog to wear. The jacket held a small tube with holes in it near the source of the flatus, under the dog's tail. The tube was connected to a pump and a hydrogen sulfide sensor that were also held in the jacket. The sensor measured the hydrogen sulfide every 20 seconds for 5 hours each day and then the data from the monitor were downloaded into a computer for analysis. They found that 320 mg of activated charcoal, 2.5 mg of Yucca Shidegera, and zinc acetate all significantly reduced the odor, but not the volume of the gas. I couldn't find a source for zinc acetate and would not recommend "just trying" other forms of zinc. It can be toxic. But I did find that 260 mg activated charcoal capsules are available at health food stores and pharmacies and health food stores sell 490 mg Yucca shidegera capsules. "Yucca" capsules are used for arthritis in humans and as a feed additive to reduce ammonia in livestock manure. A 490 mg capsule is ground up Yucca plant and the actual amount of active ingredient may vary widely. Yucca and activated charcoal are generally considered safe.

But is still seems to me that if they can make a jacket to collect Flatulent Accumulations Released and Transmitted by dogs, they could hook something like that jacket up to a generator that would run my TV set. Especially since President Bush is now putting such an emphasis on energy production.

Birddogs (Continued from page 3)

I suggest that when your dog points the game you are hunting, sit down quietly a piece from him and let him hold the point. He will soon learn to do so until you arrive and flush the game.

Another aspect with this is never talk to your dog when he is on point. If you are continually talking he will want you there top reassure him every time he points.

Thus when training, have your dog hold the point as long as possible and do not talk to him. Let him know his job is to find, Point and hold the birds until you get there – even if it takes an hour or so.

Copyright (2001)© by Joe K. Noe

Kids And Dogs: Safety First

Kid-proof your dogs; dog-proof your kids

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By Vicki DeGruy's

Copyright © 2001 by Canis Major Publications. All rights reserved. Used by permission.



High-pitched laughter pealing behind her, Nancy ran around the corner of the house smack dab into the dog chained by the garage. Unnerved by the noise and startled by the child, the dog lunged and bit Nancy on the nose. She screamed, and the dog bit again. Nancy ended up with several stitches in her face and nightmares; the dog was euthanized for biting; and both families were traumatized.

The tragedy could have been avoided if Nancy's folks and the dog's owners had been prepared.

First of all, a dog should never be chained outside unattended. Most dogs of guard or working heritage suffer personality quirks when tied and many become downright aggressive. Dogs are better off in fenced areas, where they can see the barrier between them and the world, where they can feel somewhat safe from noisy, frolicking children. In addition, many dogs instinctively equate the high-pitched sounds of children with the distress sounds of prey animals, and they react by biting the child as they would have bitten the prey animal in the wild.

Second, children should be taught how to behave around dogs, even if their own family does not own a dog. For example, a child should never approach a strange dog without asking the owner if it's OK to pat the dog. If the child sees a loose dog on the street, he should not approach it even if he knows the dog belongs to his friend. He should tell someone that he saw the dog, but should make no attempt to pat or grab it.

Nor should he scream or run away, for these actions can result in an attack by the dog. A running being frequently says, "prey" to the dog and triggers the chase response in his brain. Once triggered, this response is almost impossible to interrupt. The dog is reacting to chemical stimulus, not rational thought, and is extremely difficult to sidetrack.

Most dogs, even those that are well-trained, do not consider children as figures of authority. Furthermore, since children frequently stare intently at animals, a dog may feel threatened by this short person who is trying to catch him. Even the best-natured dog may bite to protect himself in these circumstances, especially if he feels cornered.

Once a child is given permission to approach a dog, she should present her closed fist for the dog to sniff. This protects the fingers in case the dog is frightened and tries to nip.

Children should never hug a dog that is not their own, and should only hug their own dog very gently if the dog can tolerate the hug. Children should be taught to never hit dogs with their hands or an object, to lower their voices when playing with the dog, to leave the dog alone when he's sleeping, eating, or ill, and to never tease a dog in any fashion. Many dog bites occur because the child teases the pet beyond endurance.

Dog owners share the responsibility for bite prevention as well. They should socialize their puppies to small children at an early age. (It helps to buy from a breeder who has started this socialization prior to the puppy purchase, for the younger the puppy is exposed to gentle children, the more tolerant of children it will become.)

Socialization can be as simple as walking the dog near a playground where children are making noise, running about, playing ball or Frisbee or soccer or walking through the neighborhood while the kids wait for the school bus. The dog can be told to walk at heel through a crowd of children, to sit-stay and watch the play or allow the children to pet his head, to down-stay until the end of the game. Constant exposure of this type will accustom the dog to the presence and antics of children.

The dog should never be left alone with a child less than five years of age. A young child may challenge or injure the dog unintentionally and the result could be tragic. Dogs and children should be separated at snack time so the dog doesn't learn to steal food from tiny hands.

The dog should have a place he can call his own, a retreat, a private room, a den. This can be a pen in the back yard or a crate in the house. The children should never be allowed to bother the dog when he is in his place.

If the dog has access to a fenced yard, owners should make sure that neighborhood children cannot accidentally or intentionally tease him. Kids often begin by goading the dog to bark, then to snarl. Or they may throw things at him to chase him away from the fence. However it begins, the end result is usually the same: the kids learn that teasing the dog gives them a feeling of power tinged with the possibility of danger and the dog learns to hate kids. This hatred may be manifest as fear or as aggression, and may end when a child is bitten and the dog is taken to the pound to be placed in a new home, (if lucky).

If the dog does not like the children, the children must change their behavior. Most dogs are wary of staring, of quick movements, and of high-pitched screams, all of which are typical of small children. Here are a few hints to alleviate the tension between dog and children.

Provide a crate where the dog can escape the attention of boisterous or over-zealous children.

Teach children to leave Ranger alone when he's in the crate, to pat him gently--no squeezing around the neck, please--and to leave him alone while he's eating.

Do not play tug-of-war with any dog who has access to children. A dog that learns to tug on any item will soon figure that anything he can grab is his, even if it's a child's toy, clothing, or appendage.

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Volume 1, Issue 3 November/December 2001

Inside this issue:

Journey…………………pages 1& 2 Training………………...pages 1& 8

NALBA …………………page 2

Recipes………………...page 3

Birddogs………………. pages 3& 7

Videos, etc……………..page 4

First Aid……………… page 5

Doggy Rules………… page 5

Gas…………………… page 6

Safety First…………….pages 7& 8

The articles and pictures within this newsletter are copyrighted 2001 © by their individual authors. No portion of this newsletter may be reproduced in any form or distributed by any method, whether for profit or not, without the express written permission of said authors.

Submissions please send them

To ladyaseret@ or ladyaseret@

Well, it is that time of year again, the weather has turned chilly and

You are having the time of your life out hunting with your special companion.

The holidays are here again and hopefully it will be a peaceful one though in this day and age it is hard to find.

Just cuddle up with your loved one and enjoy this holiday season!

Happy Holidays

From the Family of

Keith and Teresa Hickam

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T.E. Pepper’s Mariah

Training Advanced Concepts

By Keith Hickam

You now have chukar buster whoaed up. What next?

Training steadiness is now accomplished relatively easily using the whoa to reinforce staunchness. Depending on if you want to take the dog steady to wing, break on shot. Or steady to wing, shot and fall. The training is essentially the same. For this training we need to bring chukar buster out to the field with the e-collar, plant 5 or 10 pigeons, and let your dog roll. When he/she slams into that beautiful point you love to see the training begins. I generally will work into the area of the point and roll the bird around with my feet – if the bird is wing clipped let it walk around. If the dog breaks – which they are inclined to do, nick with the lowest setting possible on the e-collar – you should

Continued on Page 5

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Bird dogs and Breeding

By Joe Noe

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tend to tease tethered dogs even without realizing it, which can lead to aggressive behavior. Many instances of dogs attacking children occur when the dog is tethered in the yard and a screaming or running child enters its space.

The sight of a child and a dog napping together on the sofa or the floor, playing in the yard, or contemplating the sunset is a wondrous thing. The potential relationship between a child and the dog who considers himself the family guardian is precious, and it needs to be nurtured and guided. Families can accomplish this by teaching the dog and the child to respect and cherish each other. If this can be done, fewer children will be bitten and fewer dogs will be euthanized for aggressive behavior.

Training (Cont. Pg. 1)

not have to say “whoa” the dog knows the command and shouldn’t have moved, if you choose to say “whoa” only command it once. Continue this training until you can walk the bird around the dog and the dog remains steady. If you are satisfied with steady to flush, flush

Letter from the Editor

Hi, as you know my husband and I started this newsletter to keep people in the Llewellin Setter World up-to-date. My husband and I have decided to keep this free for as long as possible. Going PDF is one way to do this but I am mailing out the newsletter to those who want it that way.

There is one thing I would like to ask of all you readers. If you have events in your area that you want to post please send them ASAP before the newsletter comes out so I can put them into the letter. If you send me a business card, for your business or kennel, I will put it in the newsletter at no cost. If you have Puppies/Dogs for sale I will have a place for this. I do ask for Stories, Pictures, recipes, etc. This way you are contributing to the continuation of this newsletter.

So Please send me what you can and I will fit it into future newsletters. Thanks for all your help.

Teresa Hickam (ladyaseret@)

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the bird. If you wish to have the dog steady to shot, then it will be necessary to flush the bird and correct the dog with “whoa” as you nick with the e-collar in a short time, your dog should not be moving at all. Once he gets to this level and you wish the dog to break on shot, fire a blank, the extra adrenalin will usually result in the dog breaking – no nicks are given, and your personal gun dog realizes that it is okay to break at the shot but not on the flush.

If you want a completely broke dog – one that is steady to wing, shot and fall, you repeat all the steps except if the dog breaks anytime before given the release command to retrieve you correct with a light “nick” on the collar and repeat the steps until the dog remains staunch until sent for the retrieve.

The method I use to train this may not be the best method for you or your dog, but it should give you an idea on how I go about finishing my personal gun dogs and hunt test field trial dogs. It works for me and I use it. There are some other methods that may work better for you and your dogs needs.

Next issue we will discuss, Honoring

Kid Proof (Continued from page 7)

Teach children not to run past the dog and scream, for this can excite the dog and lead to dominant and even aggressive behavior.

Never tie a dog in the yard. Children

Bob Stoke’s “Jake” Pointing a Dove

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