Setters..Ryman or Llwellin-HELP!
Setters..Ryman or Llwellin-HELP!
Ok, decided on a setter. Was pretty sure I was going to get a Ryman/Old Hemlock dog from Beirl Kennels. That is until I saw Bob's Straight Creek Llwellins. Other than the size of the dogs I'm having a hard time discerning the differences. I like the look of the Ryman dogs better. Also, I live in Michigan where the most abundant wild birds are ruffed grouse. Any setter people out there PLEASE HELP. Please don't try to sell me a dog, I'm looking for objective opinions from people who own/hunt English Setters.
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Don't have any, never have and never will, but the nicest setters I have seen and which have gotten favorable comments from my trainer and others are AA washouts.
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What you want is an FDSB coverdog setter. There are several coverdog setter breeders in Michigan. Do some research and you should find something right up your alley.
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Good choice on a setter! Aside from being tough, driven bird dogs, they're great buddies the rest of the time.
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gspguy wrote:What you want is an FDSB coverdog setter. There are several coverdog setter breeders in Michigan. Do some research and you should find something right up your alley.
+1, most well bred setters will adjust their range to how you want them to hunt and the terrain you're hunting. I've seen a couple young setters from Havelock that got a little wild as far as out running their noses but that fizzled itself out by the time they were 3 or 4.
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Neither.gspguy wrote:What you want is an FDSB coverdog setter. There are several coverdog setter breeders in Michigan. Do some research and you should find something right up your alley.
+ 1 To what he said.
If there were any dogs better at hunting in the woods they would be trialed. Don't believe any of the high strung trial dog misinformation you read on the Internet. They are great dogs around the house and even better when looking for birds. At five months old my pup knows when it is time to hunt and time to be a house dog. He would be a gentlemen's gun dog if I was more of a gentleman.
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Re: Setters..Ryman or Llwellin-HELP!
I have Llewellins right now and love them. They adjust their range to the cover and check back in with you.
Don't have much experience with Ryman's but a friend has one that is a good birddog.
You will not find better dogs in the house and with the family. And Setters are the best looking dogs there is
Indy is still a little guy at 5 months
Don't have much experience with Ryman's but a friend has one that is a good birddog.
You will not find better dogs in the house and with the family. And Setters are the best looking dogs there is
Indy is still a little guy at 5 months
Steve
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This one simple sentence made my day!Garrison wrote:He would be a gentlemen's gun dog if I was more of a gentleman.
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Nice looking young pups.
That first one looks like a linebacker! Think he would make two of my pup at that age.
That first one looks like a linebacker! Think he would make two of my pup at that age.
Steve
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Either an E. Setter or a L. Setter would work well. It's hard to tell by their looks. My L. Setter is not the prettiest, but he's a birdfinder, has medium range, and is a natural retriever.
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I am wondering about Ryman Setters myself. I had a L Setter for about a year. This may be unusual but he drove us crazy with his hyperness. He ended up biting my son which was not entirely the dog's fault. But to those who would say that you can't find a better house dog, I would disagree.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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I had a Llwellin setter and now I have a FDSB cover dog setter......the Llwellin was a wonderful small setter and was a breeze to train, and had a very good nose. He wasnt much of a looker but he was a natural hunter. And I am not a dog trainer, this dog was super smart and pretty much trained him self...hahaha. Now, I have the FDSB cover dog setter, and he is just a pup. He is super sweet and has more energy than a spider monkey all jacked up on mountain dew. He is a much bigger dog and has a lot of style but I can tell that its going to take a lot more patience and effort to train him to what I desire. With that being said I wouldnt want to hunt with any other dog by my side other than a setter.
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Would you mind sending me a PM with some information about the "ill tempered Llewellin"? Pedigree? Bloodines?m2244 wrote:I am wondering about Ryman Setters myself. I had a L Setter for about a year. This may be unusual but he drove us crazy with his hyperness. He ended up biting my son which was not entirely the dog's fault. But to those who would say that you can't find a better house dog, I would disagree.
Good luck.
I am not trying to stirr any pot with this request and will keep the information private.
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m2244 wrote:I am wondering about Ryman Setters myself. I had a L Setter for about a year. This may be unusual but he drove us crazy with his hyperness. He ended up biting my son which was not entirely the dog's fault. But to those who would say that you can't find a better house dog, I would disagree.
Good luck.
That really surprises me. That is so far from what I have seen with LS. Guess there can always be bad apples or other extenuating circumstances that cause problems.
Steve