
| Dear Alfred & Drenda,
Hi hope everything is going well for you all, we are all doing fine here in New Mexico. I thought I would drop you a line to update you on our little princess. Daughter of Hank's Ringo Bondhu and Irishking Bondhu Tess, Katiebondhu is doing very well she is 2yrs old now and it seems like it was just yesterday when we were anxiously waiting her arrival. I am sending you some pictures of her hunting in a preserve here in New Mexico thought you would enjoy them, and to let you know we are currently working on setting up a hunt for pheasants in Kansas; should be lots of fun.
We are so happy with her and yes she still comes in to sleep on the
bed every night with her own blanket imagine that. ha ha ha
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| "Llewellin Copper "
male, born January 2003 King's Royacelle IV & King's Lady Royacelle Pheasant retrieve December 20 2003, Kansas.
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| litter 03-X (Assrah's Bondhu Perry & King's Bomber
Litel) born 06-13-03
Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 8:09 PM
Hello Drenda and Alfred, I wanted to write and let you know how our puppy is doing. We picked him up back in September....he was out of the 3X litter. We decided that he really looked like a Henry so we're calling him Hank for short. He is already 38 pounds and is just now 5 months old. From day one, Hank has been an absolute joy. He is extremely smart and very attached to us (and us to him). I've never had a dog respond to training this well. He is definitely still a puppy, but he learns everything so quickly and is crazy about anything that flies. Hank and I go around our farm (50 acres) about 3 times a day. He stays in front of me and watches for me to change directions. I like to hold my arm out when I change direction or want a dog to hunt in a specific area. Hank just picked up on this after 3 days of being here...at 3 months old! Here are some pictures of him from today's trip. And, of course, some extra pictures of Hank to show you that we are strictly adhering to your "Never ever spoil your bird dog" motto. ;-) Llewellins are truly wonderful! I can't wait to see him point his first covey. Thanks so much!
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| Hi, Keeper. I see you will not allow yourself to be outdone!
Keep up the good work and remember who feeds you that dinner now.
I told your Mom & Dad (Daisy and Wily) you are doing great and showed
them the photos. We are all v-e-r-y happy that you are fitting in
sooooo well.
I know your pedigree is exceptional and there are not a lot of pups that have been bred as true to line as you have; BUT remember, when you start to feel overconfident ask Tuppy what happens when you get too cocky. Tell Mike and Carol Hello for us and always be nice to them. Don't forget that you are due for the rest of your shots on the 15th. Your loving godparents (or is that grandparents?),
From: Mike Ramsey
Dear Wily and Daisy,
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| Hi Al & Drenda!! Hope everything is going well for you.
Sorry I haven't written you guys sooner. Wanted to update you
on our boy Pete. What a wonderful little dog. We picked him
up from you on 12/27/02 at 6 weeks. from 02HH litter. He looks
so much like his Dad Roy. He's
The second time out he would point from 10-15 yards out & would hold them pretty well. I know that will just continue to get better. He'll come to both the whistle the tone button on his collar. Will also quarter & whoa to the whistle. Even after everything I read I still couldn't believe how quickly he caught on to everything. Attached are a few pictures. We have so many its hard to pick the best. These were all taken at about 4 months. I have one of a beautiful point in the field on Sunday night that I'll send tomorrow. Don't have it with me here at work. He really looks like his dad in this one. Also, he loves to play fetch at home & did a pretty good job in the field at first. Now he won't have anything to do with the quail dummy in the field but does a good job in the yard still. Is it just time to move on to retrieving real birds? Thanks!!
UPDATE From: Jon Junge
Last night was the third time we've worked on birds & he continues
to amaze me. He seems to be quarting & hunting cover better after
having a few birds under his belt. That's not to say he was doing
bad before, he's just doing an incredible job now. I wish hunting
season were here. We tried & few live bird retrieves last night
& he did a pretty good job. He doesn't
Below is a picture from last Sunday. This was his second day on live birds & his first point on a live bird without being whoa'd with the check cord. I appreciate all your advise. Thanks again for such a wonderful dog. Jon
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| From: Kyle Streitmatter
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:06 PM To: kingllewellin@alltel.net Subject: Gordons Dear Al and Drenda Hello, I hope that everything finds you happy and healthy. I purchased
Louie from you a little over three years ago and as you can see he has
grown up to be a beautiful dog. He is also very impressive in the field.
I could not be
![]() disposition in the home and around kids. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again for having such great dogs. Louie is my pride and joy. God Bless
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| From: F. Wayne McWhorter
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 6:04 PM To: Al King Subject: Puppy on her first hunt I purchased Lady from you last May. She made her first hunting trips to Gail, Texas in November, 2001. She is doing very well. Pointed her first birds; retrieved like a pro; and generally hunted in orderly cooperative style. She is getting fairly intensive training this Spring and she is showing signs of being a great quail dog. Hope to see you in West Texas again soon. Best wishes,
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| From: Warren Henry
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 12:52 PM To: 'kingllewellin@alltel.net' Subject: Scout's doing well March 13, 2002 Alfred and Drenda,
He's now only getting up once in the middle of the night to be let out of his kennel to piddle outside. He's an absolute lover when he's not terrorizing the girls or the older dogs. Yesterday evening, after he played for a couple of hours with the Brittany pup next door, Scout and I did the half-mile circle around the block with him towing his 30-foot-lead rope all the way. He's a stout little guy, and his legs have grown about two inches in the last week. Maggie (11-year-old Llewellin) and Katie (9-year-old Viszla) are tolerating him better, too, now that Scout finally figured out that Maggie is not interested in nursing him. Scout's going to make a good dog, and I couldn't be more pleased with
him. I've had him up to the office a couple of times, and he just sleeps
in his kennel while I work. He's charmed several people in the office about
the
God bless and hope all is well in Arkansas,
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To: 'kingllewellin@alltel.net' Subject: Dogs Dear Drenda and Alfred, We hope all is well with you and yours. I'm sure you'll enjoy the attached
picture -- I protested to Stephanie that there was no possible way to get
three dogs and two little girls to hold still for a Christmas picture,
but
Pretty amazing picture. Regan is now 8 and Delaney is 6 -- and, left
to right are....
I thought it was pretty cool to see three generations of dogs --
At a Christmas party last night, I had an interesting conversation with a bird-hunting guide who insisted that "real" bird dogs should never be treated as pets. No, he's never owned a Llewellin. Have a great Christmas. J. Warren Henry ![]() |
| From: Lefkowitz, David
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 10:34 AM To: 'kingllewellin@alltel.net' Subject: My Friend Joe Dear Mr. King, I hope that you and your family are doing well. I wanted to write
you about my llewelin setter, Joe (General Bombers Joe). Joe is our
4 yr old llewelin that we bought from you. As you can see from the
pictures below, he's a
I have a real problem in that my company is transferring me and the
family to Japan for two years. It's a great opportunity, but one
that will force us to find a temporary home for Joe for those 2 years out
of the country.
If you know of anyone who may be interested or if you have any suggestions please let me know. Thank you very much for your help in advance,
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| From: Karen Myers
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 7:13 PM To: kingllewellin@alltel.net
Hello, my puppy misty is doing well and is house broken already. Is on frontline and has rabies vacination. Sending you some photos so you can see her progress. ![]() |
| Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 8:28 AM
To: kingllewellin@alltel.net; ladykingllewellin@alltel.net Subject: Shantih's first birthday Dear Al and Drenda,
Beth and Calvin Smith
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| Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 12:18 AM
To: ladykingllewellin@alltel.net Subject: Pictures of David and Casey's puppy "Bagger" David and I thought you might be interested to see how our pup is progressing. His name is Bagger and he is a high strung little monster but we love him to death. He is 3 months old now and all I think about is the time I spoke to you when he was unable to fly and you told me he was running around like a little terror. Boy Drenda you were right!!! Thanks for all your help and of course for Bagger! We hope to bring him to Arkansas someday. David would love to hunt with him there. Take care enjoy the picture!
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| Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 1:23 PM
To: kingllewellin@alltel.net Subject: Little Blue Dear Alfred & Drenda, We just wanted to let you know how our new addition is doing. His name is "Blue". He is out of Irish King Bondhu Ashly and Countess Latett Bondhu. He is now 5 1/2 months old and is doing great. We could not have asked for a better dog. Here are a couple of recent
photos. He is pointing well and is steady to wing and shot.
With a little more conditioning he will be ready for his first real hunting
trip. His first trip will be to south Georgia in mid-February.
I'll send you a report when we get back.
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| From: Warren Henry
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:25 PM To: 'kingllewellin@alltel.net' Subject: Need another dog Alfred, my name is Warren Henry (friend of Tom Stephenson from Dallas)
and a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since I last spoke with
you. Stephanie and I purchased Maggie from you almost 11 years ago (!!!)
and she
We're now living just north of Oklahoma City, although we still spend a lot of time with the Stephensons, who are still in Dallas. By the way, their King Llewellyn, Shadow, is also doing great. He's as pretty as ever and as well-mannered. We're now on an acre with an electronic fence, so it's as good as it gets in the suburbs for dogs. As I said, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge. When we bought Maggie, Steph and I had not yet married. Now we have, resulting in two gorgeous little girls, Regan (6) and Delaney (4) (see attached). God's been good to us. ![]() Back to business. I need another dog. This time a male -- I'm so completely outnumbered by females in my house, I need some back-up. What I'd really like to do is get a clone of Shadow, Tom's dog. I'll send you his particulars Monday, when Tom faxes them to me. Shadow was also whelped in ate winter 1991, and he's a classic blue belton, thin chest, small long head type Llewellyn. I'll try to e-mail you pics of both Maggie and Shadow in the near future. Maggie, on the other hand, remains a "big-boned gal." Her number is 1382999, and she's out of King's Black Gladstonyo 1330913 and King's Gladstone Sherri 1324680. Referring to your website, she looks exactly like King's Gladstonyo Jacki, with the tri-color and black saddle, but Maggie's a little bigger across the head, and her chest is a good third wider than Shadow's. Anyway, my first choice would be a male out of Shadow's line, my second would be a male out of Maggie's. (I'll take a female if you have one you really like. I'd pay anything to clone Maggie.) Mainly I want a solid quail hunter that will be a great pet for my girls -- in other words, a Llewellyn. I also continue to be tempted by one of the Russians, but I want to stay with a Llewellyn, not a full English Setter. In terms of color, I love them all. The blue belton is the prettiest, but the cinammon belton is too, and of course I'm emotionally partial to the tri-color because of Maggie. I think I might like to go with a less heavily colored dog than Maggie, but it's not a big deal. In terms of age, it might be better from a hunting point of view to go with an older, "tested" puppy, but for my girls' sake, I'd like to get a very young one. I want them to have the whole experience of growing up with a puppy and dealing with all the issues. We got Maggie right at 8 weeks. By they way, she still has the cloudy ulcer spot on her right eye, right at the top of the iris. We've had it checked over the years and it's never been a problem. As for getting a young pup, Maggie and Katie will mother it. I'm still quail hunting, but not nearly as much sicnce Regan and Delaney
joined us. My dream someday is to have a place where I can hunt within
sight of my house. As it is, I have a deer/quail lease in NW Oklahoma,
about 2.5
Anyway, please advise as to timing and what you would recommend that
I do. I want to get the next puppy before Maggie and Katie get too old
to hunt a little with it. (I don't hunt them much, maybe an hour at a time,
maybe
By the way, what should I expect in term's of Maggie's life expectancy? She's always been very healthy, although she has a slight heart murmur that has not worsened in the last couple of years. She was not spayed. We've kept her weight at a pretty good level, in the high 40s, sometimes as high as 52 pounds. Again, she's a big girl -- she's always been bigger than Shadow. I hope you and Drenda continue to be well -- the picture of your grandson
on the home page is priceless. We have certainly been blessed over the
years, and Maggie's been a very important member of the family. Steph and
I are so
Look forward to speaking with you soon. JWH
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| From: "Peter Christensen"
To: <kingllewellin@alltel.net> Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 10:22 PM Subject: My pup Molly (Sweet Molly Malone)
Dear Al and Drenda, Sorry that it has been so long without a status
report. Molly is doing well. She was 33 1/2 pounds at 18 weeks so she is
certainly enjoying her food. She housebroke beautifully using the
original shipping crate and gates to keep her in the kitchen. Her 3 or
4 mistakes were our fault and she quickly achieved perfect control.
Our vets and
Thank you for our wonderful dog,
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| From: "Erick Swanson"
To: "Alfred King" <kingllewellin@alltel.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 11:37 AM Subject: Boomer and Quail Alfred Boomer pointing a quail behind and then on top of the wood pile at 3 1/2 months. Quail got away. Playing with Boomer is the best way I can think of relax at the end of the day. Great pup. Erick |
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| From: DANNY WOODY
To: Alfred O. King Sr. Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 7:06 PM
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| From: Darrell & Sue Gillespie
To: kingllewellin@alltel.net Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 Subject: Hank's pup Alfred I thought I would give you an update on my puppy. He is now 14 weeks old and is doing great. He has been extremely easy to train. I have two very smart Golden Retrievers, but I have to say, I think he is just as smart. We sit down everyday to watch his dad on OLN and I think from these poses you might say he "favors his dad". Thanks again for all your help and advice, you have gained a loyal customer. I'll be back for another one of these great dogs in the future. Darrell Gillespie
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To: kingllewellin@alltel.net Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 Subject: our puppy Thought you would like to know how she is doing... in short,,, fine. Janet Gaddy |
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| From: "Mid-America Hunting Association" <huntingland@toto.net>
To: <kingllewellin@alltel.net> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:44 PM Hello Alfred, I have enclosed two photos of one of your dogs. The first is the best point I was able to capture on film. He has had many a good looking point, I just have not been as good with the camera. The point is on a quail single after an immediately previous covey point, flush, shoot, retrieve and bag. This particular day was warm and windy. Not the ideal hunting conditions and it did not matter for your dog's performance.
The second is of a pheasant retrieve. One of the better photos of his retrieves as it is in a cut crop field.
I have influenced 9 others about your Llewellins. Four have come back
and told me they have or showed me one of your dogs. The other five did
not inform me of their decision. Feel free to continue to use me as a reference.
The one question that has set a trend is which strain is my dog from. The answer has been it does not matter as I did not choose a strain, I selected the breeder. However, the other answer and the one that is wanted is the dog in the pictures and on the web site article is from your Dashing Drenett Bondhu, Irishking Bondhu Ashly line, litter 93-MM. Filed Dog Stud Book Registry # 1414849 Good Hunting, John Wenzel
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