Page Updated 06/28/20

Benelli is a 2nd generation pup from of our H.O.P.E line. We bred her grand-dam "Duchess of Adena" to TV Hank's son "Sillman's Hank Boy" (aka Hank Jr), she is the daughter of HOPE, thus keeping that bloodline alive.

The most obvious origin of this gal's name is that Benelli is brand of shotgun.

Like her mother's registered name, Benelli's is also full of hidden meaning... "Hickory's HOPE for Birds" - suggests when we are upland hunting, we hunt with our Benelli shotguns with the hope for finding birds, but we are also hunting with a dog named Benelli from Hank's bloodlines, where HOPE is not only her mother's name, but also an acronym for Hank's Offspring Produces Excellence.

DNA Parentage - American Field / MMI Genomics

Result = VIP (Blue and Gold seal)

Benelli has been DNA tested to prove parentage. Her 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 confirms that she is a purebred Llewellin Setter.

Hips - OFA
Result = GOOD (Excellent/Good/Good)
OFA #: ES-8955G30F-VPI
Exam Date: 8/20/2013
Norberg Angle: R100°, L100°
Percent Coverage: R58.5%, L68%

Benelli has been certified free of hip dysplasia (HD). Based upon the radiograph submitted to the OFA, the consensus from three different vets was that no evidence of hip dysplasia was recognized and that hip joint conformation was GOOD.

Only dogs that are certified free of HD at 24 months or older are given an OFA number.

Eyes - CERF
Result = Clear
CERF #: ES-EYE24/48F-VPI
Exam Date:  02/02/15
Previous Exam: 09/24/13 (#LS-381387)

Benelli has been certified free of heritable eye diseases by a member of the American College of Veterinary Opthamologists (ACVO).

Thyroid Function

Result = T4=1.8 (range 0-20)
Exam Date:  09/17/2013

Size: Average sized for a female at 50 pounds.

Color: Tri-Belton, (White/Black/Tan), predominantly white and lightly ticked in black and tan. She is a belton, so she has no body patches.

Head: beautifully proportioned with parallel lines (top of head, top of muzzle, and bottom of lower jaw). She displays the desired more square muzzle when viewed from the side

Eyes: amber; nearly round and proportionally spaced

Ears: Set back on the head and at the level of the eye

Tail: Longer in length as with most dogs from Hank Bondhu lines 

Coat: Soft and silky, thick and slightly wavy

Feet: Traditional spoon shaped paw

Benelli is a Tri-belton Llewellin (White/Black/Tan). Her body was predominantly white in her younger years, but her black ticking has become very heavy over her body and thus is now darkly colored. Being a tri-belton, she also has a mixture of orange ticking on her legs and face.

Advie Tuck - Sire owned by Bob Bartz of Will's Prairie Kennels. Tuck was a die-hard hunter, a complete machine in the field and has produced pups with similar drive and determination with natural retrieving instincts.

Hickory's Hunting with HOPE - Dam owned by HHLS, she was bred, whelped and raised here at Hickory Hollow as part of Litter D and our Llew Crew. She is the grand-daughter of Hank from "Hunting With Hank" fame.

Sillman's Hank Boy (aka Hank Jr.) - Owned by Dave Sillman of Big Rapids Michigan. "Hank Jr" is the son of the famous TV "Hank".

Duchess of Adena - Owned by HHLS. Duchess has produced pups with natural retrieving instincts as well as pups suited for work as therapy dogs.

Henry PrinceOf Pause (aka Hank) - Owned by Dez Young of Oregon. "Hank" was from the show "Hunting with Hank" which has aired on the Outdoor Life Network (1994 - 2004).

Dashing Iron Mike - Owned by Straight Creek Kennels in West Liberty, KY. Mike was the winner of the first official Llewellin Setter Field Trials competition held in December 1994.

Awbonnie's Bull - Owned by Eric Jacobs of Huntmore Llewellins in Kentucky. Bull was an outstanding Grouse dog. 
(05/1988 - 01/2000).

Photo courtesy of Eric Jacobs

Bull was a great grouse dog of tremendous stamina and will to find birds coupled with a superior nose and intellect. Bull made birds. He became a grouse dog with such desire and drive he was a handful. One thing only on his mind, "Find another grouse!". From his humble beginnings as a dog [hunting] too close, he emerged as a great one few men ever witness. Grouse dogs are at the very top of the realm of birddog excellence and he was at the top of this loyal order.

-- Quote provided by Eric Jacobs

Advie High Beam (aka "Lady") -  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 Houdini Llewellin Setters.

Adam's Spur - 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) - Owned by Lynnhill Llewellin Setters of Saegertown, Pennsylvania.

Photo owned by Lynnhill Llewellin Setters.