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"Among all the Setters of the bird hunting world - the Irish Setters, the English Setters & Gordon Setters - I believe the Llewellin Setter is king! Versatile dogs, they adapt to all types of hunting in all types of terrain. They make wonderful pets and then can be taken afield as the perfect hunting companion for the upland hunter."

                  ~Deane Harris

1947 was the year I fell in love with a dog!  And what a dog she was, White, Lemon, and ticked Lemon, 40 pounds of loving female who wanted to do my bidding with every fiber in her being.  Taffy was her name and Llewellin her strain, and we cleaned out a corner of Virginia of Grouse, Quail and Woodcock.  By 1963 I had bought my second dog, (Deane’s Dixie Belle, Dashing Count Bondhu/ Golden Arrow) from Mr. Ira Grice of Sardis, Ms. After training ( I’m not sure who trained whom) I bred her to “Blizzards Sundance” and that was the beginning of 56 years of breeding and training Llewellin Setters.

In those early days we gave dogs away to confirmed Quail hunters and other small breeders, and occasionally were able to sell a dog.  I found that crossing the blood lines of Bondhu, Gladstone and Blizzard, made outstanding dogs that were a pleasure to own and hunt over.  Excellent loving dispositions, intelligent, birdy, natural retrievers, brave and devoted to the gun.  Medium sized dogs that had tremendous stamina in any kind of weather, we still breed for these same characteristics today.  Many now breed very large, high strung, big running dogs today, and I suppose if you only hunt Chucker in the mountains of the west that would make sense.  But large dogs that fill up the dog box are hard to haul, and hard to handle as a house dog.  I have trained all kinds of dogs over the years and the methods used with German dogs or Labs, or Pointers just won’t work with a Llewellin.  There is no hound blood in the Llewellin, and they just will not take the kind of abusive handling that makes that kind of dog.  The more personal attention and love you give your Llewellin, the more it will give all of it’s talent to you.  In over 50 years of breeding and training, we have loved every dog that’s come through our kennel.  We give our dogs loving care and insist that those who buy from us do the same.  If you read our “Sales Agreement” you will find it is a requirement of purchase.

Looking for a great dog? Our dogs are the best that careful breeding, loving care and the best of training can produce.  Buy one of our “Started Dogs” and join the hundreds of satisfied owners who would not look at any other breed.

We are located in Jasper, Florida, just 8 miles South of the Georgia State line at Exit #460, Ya’ll come see us.

Deane F. Harris

Virginia B. Harris

Breeders\Trainers

Deane Harris, Virginia Harris & Woody Sanders,

Breeders - Trainers

6484 SW 60 Way

Jasper, Florida 32052

386-938-1355

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