The Hounds

The VWH Hunt Hounds

The VWH Hunt has a wonderful pack of hounds

The VWH hounds recently showed at the South of England Hound show on 7th June 2007.
Ian Mackie and Jackie Thomas judges the doghounds
Dabster and Dander won the class for the unentered doghounds.
Aintree, Artist, Aztec and Guardsman won the class for the best 2 couple of doghounds.
Darius was first in the stallion hound class and Guardsman was third and Darius went on to win the champion cup for the best doghound in the show.

In the afternoon, Tim Easby and Edward Foster judged the bitches.
Stella and Guilty won the entered couples class and were joined by Guidance and Gusset to win the two couple class.
Dashing was second in the brood bitch class and Stella was reserve champion bitch.

Results from the Great Yorkshire Show Harrogate  11th July 2007
Doghound judges were David Palmer and Henry Berkeley
Dander and Dander 3rd in the unentered couples
Arthur was 2nd in single unentered dog
Damon and Guardsman could only manage a 5th in the couples
Aztec, Artist Aintree and Guardsman won the two couples
Darius won the stallion hound class
Darius was champion doghound.
Bitch judges were Roddy Bailey and Pammie-Jane Farrquhar.
Rumour and Ruthless won the unentered couples
Damosel was 3rd in the single unentered bitch class.
Bashful and Beatnik were 4th in the entered couples,.
Abbey, Guidance Guilt and Stella were 3rd in the two couple class
Dashing 04 won the brood bitch class.  

Peterborough 2007 doghounds were judged by Richard Sumner and Antony Sandeman

Unentered couples 3rd Arthur and Rustic
Reserve unentered champion Arthur
Aintree Artist, Aztec and Guardsman won the two couple class
Darius won the stallion hound class
Darius was champion doghound.
Bitches judged by Alastair Jackson and Richard Tyacke
Rumour and Ruthless were placed 4th in the unentered bitches
Abbey 06 and Beatnik were placed 3rd in the novice entered couples
Bashful, Guidance Guilty and Stella  were 3rd in th e two couple class
Dashing was 3rd in the brood bitch class.

A good year for the VWH, with the hounds shown well by Philip Hague and James Bradley. Credit must also go the puppy walkers of the VWH whose devotion to their charges enables some of them to go to the shows. However, it is their hunting ability that is more important.
The last time the VWH won a Peterborough championship was when VWH Earl Bathurst’s Salient 25 won the bitch championship in 1927 – 80 years ago! They also won it in 1905 with Damsel 02 and the doghound championship in 1903 with VWH Earl Bathurst’s Stentor 1903