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Russ & Kellie -
Here are the latest pictures of Banner and Bess at one
year. We continue to be so grateful that we were able
to find you at the time we were looking for very high
quality Llewellin setters. As you know, we have three
other Llewellins and one field-trial bred setter. Of
all the dogs that we have, (and we love them all), Bess
and Banner have to be the most delightful pair that we
have ever
 owned.
We have been hunting with setters for over 30 years and
have had the pleasure of owning and hunting 19 bird
dogs. Our bird dogs are truly part of the family and we
are with them 24/7. It is important to us that our dogs
are great companions at home as well as accomplished
hunters in the field.
We firmly believe that this high quality of dog starts
with socialization from the day of birth. We have
become disciples of Dr. Ed Bailey's (Gun Dog magazine
columnist) philosophy of preparing young pups. Your
gracious cooperation in allowing us to visit and imprint
with the litter at 5 1/2 weeks and allowing us to take
possession at 9 1/2 and 10 1/2 weeks has proven
successful in allowing our new pups to integrate with
our existing dogs and still have plenty of confidence
and initiative.
Your careful breeding and puppy socialization program
produced the type of dog we were looking for. They are
not only good bird dogs but also very beautiful and
personable. This is no accident. Although last year
they were really too young to hunt, we introduced them
to pen raised birds at 12 weeks and they immediately
acted like they knew what to do. We took them along
with us on all of our wild bird
hunts last year and they steadily progressed, eventually
pointing coveys on their own. We are very excited about
hunting them this year in their first real season. We
have no doubt that they will be very successful. Bess
will have a big smile on her face at the end of every
run, and Banner will be his usual easy-going self.
Thanks again for spending the many hours of time
necessary to prepare Bess and Banner (and of course
their littermates) for their new home and hunting
careers.
Sincerely, Gary and
Kay Sheffield
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