Parentage - DNA

Tuck has been DNA tested to prove parentage. His certification displays the Blue and Gold seal signifying "VIP" (Verifiable Identified Parentage) confirming both the sire and dam of the dog to be as stated in the pedigree and that he is 100% Llewellin Setter.

Hips - OFA

Tuck has been certified free of hip dysplasia (HD). Based upon the radiograph submitted to the OFA, the consensus was that no evidence of hip dysplasia was recognized and that hip joint conformation was GOOD.
Only dogs that are certified free of HD are given an OFA number.
OFA #: ES-6555G27M-NOPI

Size: average sized for a male at around 52 pounds.

Color: white and lightly ticked in orange with some body patches present.

Head:  beautifully proportioned with parallel lines (top of head, top of muzzle, and bottom of lower jaw). He displays a shorter muzzle with triangular shaped ears.

Eyes: amber; nearly round and proportionally spaced; soft and kind

Ears: set back on the head and at the level of the eye; carried close to the head when relaxed and pulled high when alert.

Coat: soft, silky and wavy; feathering is present on ears, chest, back of all legs and is very long on the tail.

Movement: very streamlined; seemingly effortless and very graceful;

Predominantly white with orange ticking and various body patches in orange.

Advie High Beam (aka Lady) - Tuck's paternal Granddam.
Owned by Lloyd Jones of Louisville, Kentucky. "Lady" was a direct import into the United States from Derry Argue's "Advie Kennels"  in Scotland.

Photo owned by Randy Herman of R&J's Rooster Ranch.

Adam's Spur - Tuck's maternal Grandsire.
Owned by Joe K. Noe of Blandinsville, Illinois. Adam's Spur sired two of the top Llewellins competing in American Kennel Club trials, namely Blackeyed Storm and Shoeleather's Tanner, who won the first Midwest Llewellin Shooting Dog Championship.

Photo courtesy of Joe K Noe of Shoeleather Kennels.

Gladstone Wind'em (aka Count) - Tuck's paternal Grandsire.
Owned by Lynnhill Llewellin Setters of Saegertown, Pennsylvania.

Photo owned by Lynnhill Llewellin Setters.