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

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.

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 Delphi.com. 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

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

By Norma Bennett Woolf

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?

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.

Kids And Dogs: Safety First

Kid-proof your dogs; dog-proof your kids

By Vicki DeGruy's

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.