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weak points, while at the same time conserving the strong ones which 
they possessed. While thus diligently casting his eyes about for such 
a cross, there appeared at the field trials, in 1871, a brace of setters 
belonging to Mr Thomas Statter, named Dick and Dan. These dogs were 
a revelation; great big upstanding fellows, and full of courage and energy. 
Dan stood twenty -nine inches at the shoulder, and both of them had 
enormous bone and power. Black-white-and-tan in colour, they were 
members of a litter which their mother, old Rhoeb6, bore to Armstrong’s 
Duke — Edward Armstrong’s Duke, from Sir Vincent Corbet’s bitch Slut, 
of an old Shropshire strain, and by Sir Frederick Graham’s Duke. Rhoeb6, 
the dam, was by Paul Hackett’s Rake, and out of a bitch named Psyche. 
Mr Statter ’s Dick and Dan were described as being of a South Esk and 
Gordon cross (not the so-called black and tan), and to have a pedigree 
going back some forty years. 
When Mr Llewellin saw these dogs and their excellent work at the 
trials, he offered Mr Statter a good sum for Dan alone, which was refused, 
but £300 was accepted for the brace; at which price he became owner. 
Since he merely wanted Dan, he took an early opportunity of disposing 
of Dick, and then he bought their sister Dora, and a little later a half- 
sister Ruby, all of the same blood. He thus obtained what he wanted, 
for, from observation, he judged that this breed possessed just the quali- 
ties he required, and that their steady nervous system, brains, and 
absence of all excitement, as well as their size and bodily power, 
would be calculated to benefit the pure Laverack mentally as well 
as physically. The cross succeeded to perfection. The produce were 
fine bold dogs of exceptional field merit. Mr Llewellin, however, 
reasoned that he could not carry on his breed with these dogs alone, so he 
obtained from time to time (and, as opportunity occurs, still obtains) 
whatever of collateral relationship to that line of blood was obtainable, 
in order to widen and freshen the base of his breed. Thus when unable 
to obtain any more Duke-Rhoeb6 he did the next best thing, viz., Rhoeb6- 
Laveracks or Duke- Laver acks, and any combination which showed a 
straight lineal relationship to what he had proved to be a successful in- 
fusion. Thus was manufactured the Llewellin setter, and thus, in such a 
hasty sketch as has been given, the finest and most successful setter in 
Europe and America was produced after years of trouble and expense. It is 
forty-two years since Mr Llewellin first began this setter combination. 
As a prominent writer in a foreign newspaper has it: “Mr Llewellin is 
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