Babe’s Cindy Rae is the first bird dog and house pet of Bird Dog Cigar’s founder, Jeff Gamble.  Jeff purchased Cindy at a local hunting preserve in Franklin County, Tennessee.  After a couple of visits to Babe’s Bird Barn in Alto, he decided he would like to purchase a hunting dog of his own. Babe’s hunting stock was predominantly Brittanys.

Jeff was intrigued by this breed that seemed to be growing in popularity in the field trial circuit and at the same time appeared to have such a gentle nature.

After viewing several of Babe’s younger dogs, one of the aged Brittanys in the kennel caught Jeff’s attention. This one was an especially high-spirited, mahogany colored, orange-and-white Brittany that was about double the size and had about double the energy of all the others. After one look at Cindy in action, the search for a perfect hunting dog was over and little did Jeff know that this was the start of an inseparable companionship.