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The
story of our kennel begins about thirty years ago, in the early Seventies. The
founder, a young hunter named Libero Zagni, was disappointed with the
performances of the dogs he had bought here and there, so he decided to
create a litter of his own. He
bought a female setter – with the “Del Dianella” kennel – from the
famous trainer Alfiero Rovini and he had her covered by the famous Dum Del
Meschio”. He later decided to couple the Decor Lot with a young female
from the previous litter. This litter of puppies opened the path to an
unhoped-for firm success. An
ever-growing number of hunters from Bologna addressed to Zagni to get a
good gun dog. In 1981 the E.N.C.I. gave him the “Del Zagnis” kennel. Besides
attending to his breeding, he decided to start a new activity as a
trainer. Through years of hard selecting and training a new stock was
created which proved to be successful in hunting trials, in quail shooting,
in tracking and above all in shooting. More
than 100 International Champions and Work Champions and 7 Trialers where
then proclaimed. The
Black English Setter “Del Zagnis” won the Derby in 1995, the female
Pointer Alvis Tundra won it in 1996. The English setter Akim – the son of Decor Lot – won the European Tracking and Scenting Championship, which is the most important among cynotechnic competitions. |
Mirko di Saint Claire |
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As
for the ENCI Trophy, we got the second place in the last three years, but
we placed third for seven years consecutively and we won the most
important Trophy for three times. In
order to satisfy our Clients’ requests in spite of the insurmountable
difficulties we still find in Italy, in 1995 we opened a branch in Serbia,
where two skilful local trainers bring our puppies in touch with the
autochthonous game: partridges, woodcocks, snipes, quails and pheasants. Two
years ago we also bought a share in a game sanctuary in Greece, where
partridges are still numerous. Libero’s son, Ernesto, personally runs this sections: he selects the best specimens and finds promising puppies to train. |
Ernesto Zagni
 Allevamento in Yugoslavia |
