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I am an 88 year old - had to stop hunting about 12 years ago. Resided in East Tennessee since 1952. I've had bird dogs since age 14,except war years, college years and a few years with a new family. As I write, my son is in South Dakota with two English and one Llewellin setters. I've hunted...

I' talking bird dogs here. This is from 60+ years experience with a pause for WWII, college, and a period of poverty immediately thereafter. When you go to inspect the litter, take a fishin' rod and a bird wing with you. Cast and twitch and watch the reaction. So help me, I once witnessed a...

When you go to pick up a pup, take along a fishin? rod and a bird wing. With maybe two pups at a time, toss the bird wing in the grass, and with a quiver, watch the reaction of the pups. So help me, I once saw a three week old pup lock up in a quivering leaf - only a couple of seconds at a time...

A WIMPY TALE It is a normal hot, humid day in Tennessee in August of 1986. We are sitting in an extensive back yard surrounded by eight, six week old English Setter pups. This is not a breeder, but a hunter, procreating his next bird dog, and hoping to sell the remainder of the litter. We have...

After decades of being English Setter purists, about 9 years ago we decided to try a Llewellin pup. They are advertised as ?laid back? dogs, and this one excelled in that aspect. He just had no desire to hunt. We went through a couple dozen planted (pen raised) birds and he showed no...