American Llewellins ss 



Llewellin is known there merely as one of a 

 large number of gentlemen who have had suc- 

 cessful kennels of English setters. The triumphs 

 of his entries in the English field trials and the 

 attention which imported specimens excited on 

 this side led to a strenuous discussion, out of 

 which it came about by common understanding 

 that the term " Llewellin " should be given to 

 the strain in America. It is well to state that 

 field trials in England were and are compara- 

 tively small events and never had anything 

 resembling the relative prestige and influence 

 which they have won in America. Mr. Llewel- 

 lin, at home a field trial patron among few, is a 

 "bigger" man here. 



Let the reader stop here and stick a pin. Let 

 him remember that the typical American Llewel- 

 lin cannot be understood without comprehending 

 that the American type is widely different from 

 Mr. Llewellin's ideals and from his own favorite 

 dogs. He bred the ancestors, but he did not 

 breed the type. This fact means much and 

 must be recalled wherever the word " Llewellin " 

 is used. 



A brief word on the threadbare subject of 

 how Mr. Llewellin produced his English setters. 

 For many years before he took up the subject, 

 Mr. Laverack's beautiful setters had been the 

 centre of attention, and, in spite of the fact that 



