Unleashed: Couple’s cocker spaniels are champion hunters

  • Deborah Torras and Frank Martinez try to get their cocker spaniels Anya (from left), Ralphie, Ryder and Elwood to cooperate at their home at Bright Penny Acres. All of the dogs have at least one championship. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Deborah Torras and Frank Martinez try to get their cocker spaniels Anya (from left), Ralphie, Ryder and Elwood to cooperate at their home at Bright Penny Acres. All of the dogs have at least one championship. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)
  • Don’t let their looks deceive. Anya (left to right), Ralphie, Ryder and Elwood are champion hunters. Ryder and Elwood are siblings and Ralphie and Anya are cousins. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)
    Don’t let their looks deceive. Anya (left to right), Ralphie, Ryder and Elwood are champion hunters. Ryder and Elwood are siblings and Ralphie and Anya are cousins. (Armani Kardar/The Oglethorpe Echo)

    There’s a family of champions on a quiet, 89-acre property in Lexington. 

     

    Bright Penny Acres is home to Frank Martinez, Deborah Torras and four cocker spaniels that compete in the American K…