Life with Llewellin Setters

Photos of the Day November 3rd, 2010

Mia, a lovely tricolor Llewellin bitch out of Jenna by Steele

Photos of the Day November 1, 2010

Call Me Crazy

And they do, or so I’ve heard. It was the day the windy storm blew in. I had moved the pick-up to the end of the lane where it would be safe from any falling trees or branches that may blow down onto it or across the driveway and block …

Northwoods 2010 Update Week 6

Hello all. Week 6 of camp has been the least productive of all. We’ve only hunted about 3 days. Weather and work-load has played a major factor in keeping us grounded and when we did get out to hunt there wasn’t much to report. One day I set out to …

Photo of the Day: October 27th, 2010

Northwoods Birdcamp 2010 Week 5

After a few weeks of lots of company, things are suddenly very quiet and I must say, a bit lonely, here in the Northwoods. The last group left today and it was quite sad! There are still some folks that I will get to meet and hunt with over the …

Northwoods Birdcamp 2010 Continues…

I can’t believe I have been this awful at keeping the reports updated! So much has been going on and the landscape …

Northwoods Bird Camp Days 16-21

Things are very busy here with folks coming and going. Scott arrived with the rest of our Llewellins–I really missed them! They …

Northwoods Bird Camp 2010 Day 15

I have been thinking I was updating the blog via my cell-phone application for several days–I don’t know where all the posts …

Northwoods Bird Camp 2010 Days 8 & 9

Grouse for dinner tonight–who could complain? Not me! I say everyday that I am the luckiest girl in the world to be …

Northwoods Bird Camp 2010 Day 7

A quick update on today: I was able to get on the road by 9:15 this morning. Yahoo! It was a lovely …

Northwoods Bird Camp 2010 Day 6

I just realized that it has already been one week ago today that I started out on this journey to the North …

Northwoods Bird Camp 2010 Days 4-5

Howdy, All! Well, things are coming along here in the North woods. The weather has been fantastic—cool, mid-50s during the day and …

Northwoods Bird Camp 2010 – Day 3

Click on the photos for a larger view–and to leave comments! I couldn’t ask for more fantastic weather than we have been …

Wild Bird Camp 2010 – Days 1 and 2

Well, we are finally here! Wild Bird Camp 2010 has officially started. It was a long drive and an exhausting first day …

Puppies Gone Wild

The pups had a blast today. It was a cool day and I could barely keep them inside. They preferred to rip …

In Loving Memory

We are very sad to hear of the loss of Cheyenne, from the Indians litter. She was hit by a car earlier …

Mali

Hi all–Just thought I would share this shot of Mali (from the Muscle Cars litter –Jenna x Steele, whelped April 2, 2010) …

Repelling Ticks Naturally?

I had a brief discussion with a friend yesterday concerning ticks. She was kind enough to alert me to a report from …

Lots of Excitement Today

It was a rather busy Monday and it is far from over as I am just settling in for round 2! The …

Countdowns, Deadlines, and Milestones

Upland bird hunters everywhere are anxiously anticipating opening upland game seasons. For many that could be in as little as 3 days, …

Let the Picking Begin!

The pups are 6-weeks old today. All checked out by the vet and good to go. Now, the hard part… who will …

The Latest Photos of the “Trout Streams”

I’ve added some new photos of the puppies. They are growing like mad and can pretty much do anything now—including destroy the …

An Excellent, Inspiring Web Site on Cooking Real Food

I don’t cook much anymore. I used to love to cook and was pretty good at it, too. I was even a …

Female tri-belton pup out of Laurel's Advie Wind'em Dora sired by the fabulous Laurel Lynnhill Luke

The Mid-August Blues…

Hi All! What’s new with you? It’s seems like it has been a very l-o-n-g, hot, boring, summer. Not so boring with …

Wolf (litter name Comanche) out of Addison by Steele

Update on Wolf (Comanche) from the Indians Litter

I am always thrilled to hear from a LML puppy owner and I was stoked to receive an update and photos of …

The “Trout Streams” are Doing Fantastic

The pups are doing fantastic and I can’t believe they are almost a month old. Wow, just think everyone, just a little …

Oh My Gosh These Puppies Are So Cute!

From Dora x Luke Week 2 Oh my gosh! These puppies are so stinking cute I can barely stand myself! I know …

Dora x Luke Pups are Two-Weeks Old!

From Dora x Luke Week 2 Hi All. So sorry I haven’t updated the blog more often lately. I say it all …

Dora x Luke Pups 1-Week Old

The little darlings are now 1-week old. They are growing like mad and are such nice puppies, in my opinion. 🙂 The …

Dora x Luke Pups Day 5

Hi All! Well, I finally got the litter page and the first photos of the puppies are on the site. You can …

Dora x Luke Pups Update

Dora and the puppies are doing great. All are eating and getting around very well. Dora is well but does not like …

Dora and Luke Puppies Have Arrived!

Dora delivered her puppies today! Her temperature dropped yesterday, she had heavy panting, pacing, and digging all night, and this morning at …

July 11th, 2010 Update

I have started about 20 posts and never finished them! I have really fallen behind with the updates! So, what’s new? I …

It Was a Three-Dog Night

Ran the dogs at the farm property this evening. Worked on whistle commands–for turn and come. I need to start working individually …

Beautiful Evening at the Top of the Laurel Mountains

I was dying to get up the mountain this evening. Fearing it was too warm and perhaps not much water to keep …

What Shall We Work on This Evening?

Well, it looks like we may get rained out of dog-working activities this evening. We’ll see, maybe it will go away and …

It Doesn’t Get Much Better…

Photos tell the story better than I can, tonight. So, I will let them speak for themselves… with just a few comments …

Summer 2010 is Here

Well, summer is certainly here. The days are long and very warm. I absolutely love that it gets light so early and …

Boone

I have no idea why it seems I don’t talk more about this dog, Boone (as in Daniel Boone). This dog has …

Dreaming of That Northern Place…

I keep looking for and drumming up just about any excuse I can to leave for that special “Northern Place” earlier and …

Sir Royal Blizzard Gladstone

After skipping an evening of dog work last night (Thursday), for a birthday party, we got back at it tonight (Friday). I …

Woodcock carving by Wendy Lichtensteiger

Thanks to Bella’s (Tori) Dad, Keith

I received this beautiful carving by Wendy Lichensteiger from a puppy customer, Keith Szalankiewicz. I have it on my desk and hanging …

Update June 15th, 2010

Gosh, can you believe it really is June 15th, already? Blink. It’s gone! Well, we’ve been busy bees–as I am sure everyone …

Photo of the Day for June 5th, 2010

This doe has made her home on the other side of our chain-link fence, right by our garden in a wooded area. …

Reading List

I miss reading. There are some books I’ve had for a few years that I haven’t even opened. I am making a …

Three Funerals and a Graduation

Our #2 son, 4th child, graduated high school last night. It was a nice ceremony. The only thing missing was #1 son, …

The Way To Remember

Memorial Day is a time for us to remember that we are free because of the sacrifice of others. It is …

Zeke (Remington) Update

Received these photos today of Zeke (Remington from the Gunners litter out of Maddie x Remus) and thought I would share. What …

Timber (Yankee) Update

Timber’s owner reports that he took the 11-month old pup to a recent NAVHDA event by invitation and was the only setter …

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