Before Basil joined us in the US he was trained and trialed by Kevin Haynes in the UK. Kevin describes him as follows: “From the beginning, this dog caught your eye with his unbelievable drive, style, and conformation. An absolute delight to train due to his honesty and willingness to please, a combination that enabled him to progress quickly in his training. His conformation and style showed early signs of a champion in the making.

From the start, his future looked bright. His first award was 3rd and Guns Choice followed by a COM, then a win which let him proceed into opens. 2017 was his year being awarded 2nd in a two-day open, then winning his next one, which qualified him for the Championship and made him up to FTCh. Along with many working test awards including Open wins and 2nd place at Scone Game fair Basil has shown consistency in his ability to go the distance and compete against the absolute best dogs in the UK.“

His offspring has also been proven to contain his qualities as Kevin won with his son Kellasbrae Rusty of Cairngryffe at only 22 months old then later that year compete in eight open trials, in which he was featured in the awards 5 times.