WELCOME TO RANALAGH GUNDOGS


			My name is Lindsey Davies – welcome to Ranalagh Gundogs. Being still young when my Scottish parents moved south, most of my childhood and formative years were spent growing up in West Sussex. I had always wanted a dog and it wasn’t long before I had ‘Chuck’, a RSPCA rescue ‘lab-cross’, with a definite mind of his own!

	At this time I was also fortunate to forge a life long friendship with the well known Champion family, whose hunting pedigree goes back generations. Jack Champion was Huntsman for the Old Surrey and Burstow Hunt for 38 seasons and I spent much of my spare time and school holidays at the Hunt Kennels with the hounds and around the horses.

	Being close to someone as experienced and enthusiastic as Jack, together with my friendship with his sons and daughters, who farmed and ran in ‘Point to Points’, developed and encouraged my own enjoyment for hunting. I loved watching the hounds work and this ultimately led to my passion of training gundogs.
		Unfortunately my first Labrador ‘Ben’ (FTCh Palgrave Quin ex FTCh Veration Viking Bitch) was too competitive to Field Trial so I picked-up with him on several local shoots for many years. Hatchfield Moss (FTCh Tasco Broomtip of Carnochway ex FTCh Lettermore Tide of Hatchfield) was my first ‘trialling dog’. ‘Moss’ (left) won his first Novice Field Trial at 2 years old and a CoM in his first 2 Day Open Stake in Leicestershire and ran with credit in Scottish trials.

	Kenzed Tara, ‘Sasha’ (FTCh Lafayette Tolley ex Strammers Wasp), is now retired from trialling but is still a great picking-up dog and a good ‘schoolmistress’ for youngsters coming on. Watching her they learn to be steady and hunt like a hoover. ‘Sasha’ (right) won her Novice Trial (Cambridgeshire Field Trial Society) at Black Notley, a notoriously bad scenting ground, and ran with credit in 2 Day Open Stakes.

		In 2002 ‘Sasha’ also won a ‘Save the Children’ heat, obtaining 100 out of 100 points, so qualifying for the finals at Chatsworth. She has had over 20 Field Trial awards and many Open Working Test wins and has been a delight to run, being extremely steady and a joy to watch hunting game. With outstanding working attributes and their affable temperament, being good with children and livestock, Ranalagh Gundogs would also make ideal family pets.



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