Charltons Ringcraft was started by Angela Morgan. Her primary objectives were to help provide the opportunity for the socialising of young dogs and to prepare them for the show ring, whilst providing a friendly venue for their owners. She began her career in dogs by showing English Setters in 1974. She has bred, owned and shown several Show Champions under her QUENSHA gun dog affix, one of which became the Top Winning English Setter in the UK in 2001. She has also owned and shown Irish Setters and Pointers. More recently Richard Bott (Irish Setters) joined the QUENSHA affix and together they have made up six English Setter Champions as well as a Champion in four other breeds (Pointer, Irish Setter, Weimaraner and Welsh Springer Spaniel).
She has extensive experience as a judge; having awarded CC’s in English Setters since 1992 and having had the honour of judging for the English Setter Society of Australia, in Melbourne. She has judged most gundog breeds, as well as Varieties and Best in Show for all breeds at Open Show level.
She spent 10 happy years helping to run Ringcraft classes in Maidenhead and decided that she would enjoy running classes here in the Charltons. Angela has run classes in the Charltons for 4 year and has now decided to take a step back, leaving the running of the club to the members. This said, she is ‘struggling’ to stay away and joins us at many sessions to offer advice and encouragement and also still takes the odd class. Angela has always believed that the classes should be fun as well as serious, that is why they usually end with a few socialising exercises which make the handlers relax so that you can go home smiling --- that goes for the dogs too. Join us and enjoy!!
