White Rock Knikki
White Rock Kennels
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254-663-4044
As our mission statement indicates, we are breeding Llewellins to guarantee and improve the quality of hunting dogs. 2005 will be the first time we plan more than a single breeding in a year, and we do not anticipate ever planning more than 2-3 matings per year. We are a hunting kennel, not a breeding kennel. Therefore, we are not attempting to purify or maintain any of the existing lines of Llewellin Setter. Neither are we breeding with any particular eye toward improving performance in field trials. We are making wild bird dogs. Nothing exposes a dog’s natural strengths and weaknesses like hunting wild birds in rough country.
To keep in line with our mission statement, we evaluate breeding stock on four critical criteria. We will select against any dog, which does not do the first three things naturally at an early age. We believe it is essential to weigh heavily a dog’s natural ability, not just its trainability.
The CRITICAL CRITERIA are:
- HUNT. Does the dog turn game and is it serious about doing so. How much “fire” and “heart” does the dog have. Is it bird crazy, or just enjoying a walk afield.
- POINT. Does the dog point & hold the birds it finds. How strong is its natural instinct to do so. Does it have a natural honor.
- RETRIEVE. Does the dog have natural retrieving instinct. How willing and able is the dog to “hunt dead.”
- BODY. Does the physical conformation further or hinder the foregoing performance tasks in rough country.
Mindful of the realities of what we do and where we are located, our emphasis is on making agile, athletic dogs which will be more durable and effective in warmer weather conditions.
Performance Testing
Our dogs are used in our guide service. They have also been run across the country in events sponsored by the National Llewellin Gun Dog Club.
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