Laurel Mt. Llewellin Puppies
Maddie x Brier Pups
Pups whelped May 26th, 2009- going to new homes in July 2009
Maddie is a heavily-ticked chestnut belton and a darling gal with style all over. She has a very nice build and is one of the classiest females I have known. She runs with a lovely high crackling tail and is full of fun. Maddie is very well put-together and we just love her attitude and did I mention, style? She is always "happy." Happy tail, happy personality. She has great stamina and makes hunting look as though it takes no effort at all.
Maddie is wonderful in the house and goes along with anything asked of her. She is very affectionate and one of our most laid-back females in the home. As a pup, we found that she rarely even needed kenneled at night or when we left. She just never was a chewer or got into any puppy mischief. But, don't let that fool you--as this gal is a hunting dog! She just knows there is nothing to hunt in the house! Maddie has also not been much of a barker.
She has always had a solid, stylish, 12 o'clock tail, point. She retrieves nicely and was not force-trained.
She is a trust-worthy companion and it is hard not to love this gal to pieces. She is very bright, agile, and graceful. This is an awesome breeding. Both Maddie and Brier are stylish, nice range, nice tail placement, beautiful, smooth gait, intelligence, biddability, temperament, and excellent conformation. We can expect beautiful tricolors, black and whites, and the possibility of a chestnut or two.
Maddie is out of our Shay by Luke.
All of our pups are $850.00 either sex, any color. A $200.00 deposit is required. Picking is in the order of deposits received and will not begin until pups are 6 weeks old and have had their first shots and physical examination by the vet.
View this breeding's pedigree.
Contact Us for more information and reservation status.
Shay x Brier 2009 Pups
Pups whelped June 30th, 2009. E-mail for availability. There are currently reservations available for males. All Laurel Mt Llewellin pups are $850.00, either sex, any color. See the puppy photos.
A repeat breeding with excellent results. Very stylish, prey-driven tri-colors and black/white pups. Lovely temperaments, intelligence, agility, and beautiful conformation are characteristics of pups from this pairing. These pups will be very prey-driven and live to hunt and are excellent, loyal companions.
We are thinking that Shay will be retired from breeding, now. Although still young, she will take a break from breeding and let the younger gals have a go. We will reconsider this again in a few years.
Contact us for more information and reservation status.
See pups from the previous litters of Shay by Brier.
Future Breedings
We only intend to carry on the excellence of those gun dogs that have natural abilities, desire for the hunt, prey drive, class and intelligence. We intend to preserve the Llewellin setter as a world-class gun dog. We sell to hunting homes only.
We are anticipating the following breedings:
Maisy x Luke
Late 2009
Maisy to Luke. View the litter pedigree. Contact us for deposit & reservation information.
2010 Breedings
We are considering a few excellent breedings, the possibilities are:
Maddie x Levi
Covey x Brier
Nashua x Levi
Dora x Boone
Introduced and Started Dogs
Call us about the possibility of acquiring a started dog as opportunities are sometimes available. We usually do not post them to the Web site as it honestly is very difficult to find the right person that we want one of these dogs to go to. It is just that much time, effort, and love goes into one of these dogs and we'll keep them before they go to anyone except the person that can very much appreciate such an opportunity and is able to offer them an excellent, hunting situation.
On occasion, we will retain and start (or introduce) one of our pups for you. See more information under Training, below.
Our Guarantee
When purchasing a pup from us, you will receive a guaranteed healthy puppy with excellent bird dog potential (and we mean excellent bird dog potential). We only breed our dogs if they are of excellent health and have proven themselves as an excellent hunter in the field. We have some of the best producing Llewellin Setter lines—lines that consistently have been proven to produce excellent gun dogs. We had nothing to do with it, we are just truly blessed to have obtained such fine dogs from the professional breeders that have dedicated themselves to the preservation of the breed.
Our Llewellins are DNA Certified and registered with the Field Dog Stud Book.
We will guaranteed a pup for 2 years against congenital illness. We will provide a full refund of the purchase price, upon the return of any puppy with a veterinarian diagnosed congenital illness.
In the event a licensed veterinarian confirms that the dog is unsound due to hereditary disease, it will be replaced, free of charge, (provided the pup is returned to us) with another puppy acceptable to the buyer. If you choose to keep the pup (and we realize that returning the pup to us after families become so attached), then it must be spayed/neutered and proof of such provided, we will then provide another pup at half the current puppy price. (excluding transportation costs) for a period of two (2) years.
We can make no warranty as to any individual pups future hunting ability. We only breed our personal hunting dogs that have been proven in the field. Through research and selective breeding, all our puppies should display the natural and instinctive traits necessary to become outstanding field dogs. We would not ever consider selling a pup that we would not keep ourselves. And we usually are keeping at least one for ourselves.
Honestly, we would love to guarantee every pup as we are that confident in the inherited abilities each one is born with. The problem is that I personally feel people can quickly ruin an otherwise perfectly excellent gun dog. That is why we do so much talking with a potential owner and why we offer to help and assist in every way possible with the up-bringing of the pup. I don't believe it is the dog's fault in most—if not all—cases.
Wow, you are big and you are not my momma... ... Wow, you are really small, what am I supposed to do with you?
We Provide
We will try to provide updates of the bitch and her progression. There is not very much to tell there, just the breeding and the whelping. When the pups are whelped, we will let you know and try to post at least weekly updates of the pup's progression with photos, weight, any notes on personality (around 4-5 weeks on the personality notes), etc. Once the pups are 6 weeks of age, we will then allow the client's to begin choosing their pups in the order of deposits received.
Please Note: We reserve the right to at any time make our own selection of the litter, although, we usually wait until last. We also reserve the right to choose to not sell any puppy at any time before the actual sale is made. In the event there would not end up being a puppy available for you, any/all monies would be transferred or refunded and we will help in all ways to find you a suitable replacement. Just know that we would only do this if we feel the pup would not suit you or your situation. We want you—and the pup—to be pleased.
We will make suggestions as to each pup's personality after discussing your intentions in obtaining a Llewellin Setter from us. We want to ensure the pup is going to the situation that will suit it—and you— best. There is no sense in you getting a pup you will not be happy with, as all will be unhappy. We will help you with this. It is confusing for a pup to come back here or go to another new home. Sometimes it is better for all if that happens, but we really try to make sure you know what you want and try to match you with a pup that we think will suit your expectations. And, if we think we can not provide that, we will tell you so!
When you obtain a pup at 7-8 weeks of age, they will have had their dew claws removed, all necessary inoculations and will have been veterinarian checked to be of sound health. When you pick up or we ship the pup, you will receive:
- The Bill of Sale
- All papers necessary to register your pup via the FDSB, as well as permission to use "Laurel" or "Laurel Mt"
in the pup's registered name, if you so desire. - Health Record (record of shots, wormings, etc.)
- Large sample of puppy food (Wellness Puppy) and feeding instructions.
The pup will be very well socialized in our home and introduced to just about everything (other dogs, lots of people, sounds, loud noises, the crate, beginning house and crate training, etc.). We do everything we can think of to provide a smooth transition for the pup from our home to yours.
They will be exercised and given exposure to stairs, hills, the "big dogs". They will have excellent beginnings.
Pups are whelped in our living room and usually remain there until they go to their new homes. If it is the right time of year, they will spend time outside in the puppy kennel for a few hours a day. That helps for those that will be keeping the pup outside when it leaves.
ID collars are attached to the pups very soon after birth, most of the time. We find this a great way not only to keep them straight (which one is which), but there is then none of that uncomfortable transition to a collar at 7 or 8 weeks. They are already used to having a collar on. I really like this!
We would like very much to stay in touch with every one that obtains a pup from us. We also ask that if an owner's situation changes and he is no longer able—or willing—to keep the dog, that we have first rights to take the dog back and place it in another suitable home of our choosing. This is included in our bill-of-sale. We also request that we are kept up-dated as to the pups progression and we love lots of pictures! It is of the utmost importance to us that we know how each pup is doing. We can not stress this enough and honestly become upset when we don't hear about the pup's progression.
Please, also read our deposit/reservation and puppy choosing policy.
Training
We will offer any training advice we can to help you and your Llewellin pup along. We also from time to time offer introduced/started dogs. We also can retain one of our pups to introduce for you. The pup will be started and ready for you to take hunting come September/October. This program includes socialization, obedience (yard) work, introduction to birds, etc., as age permits. We have other programs available for advanced training. Call or e-mail us to discuss any of these possibilities. We will create a specialized training program to suit your needs.