A dog named Jim This painting by Pearl Van Arsdale, Sam's wife, shows Jim in all his glory. It now hangs in a veterinary office in Marshall. Jim was a Llewellyn English setter, a breed known for its bird-hunting ability. Jim's pedigree included some of the greatest field trial dogs of his era. One newspaper account says more than 5,000 birds were shot over Jim in his 12 years of life. 28 RURAL MISSOURI | MAY 2020