Colne Valley Beagles and other things of interest.: May 2015

For once this May, a lovely mild sunny day for an event.

The Puppy Show is to choose from the previous year’s litters the best looking hounds and award those who walked puppies, that they brought back to the kennels this Spring, for the care and valuable experience they have given the young beagles. Previous posts mentioned the role of puppy walkers who volunteer to give new puppies a home until they are old enough to join the pack. I suppose it was a joint event with the Holme Valley Beagles, as they had a puppy or so showing, being kennelled with the CVB.

Some ‘top men’ from the Holme Valley Beagles.

Too nice to wear! Copyright photo by David Swanbury

A neglected feeling ‘spangle’ whose owner is running the refreshment tent. This 15 week old puppy whose name I forget, is the result of a privately owned innocent and demure young beagle being left unattended in the company of a randy spaniel – hence a ‘spangle’.

The Judges.

Part of the judging process is to throw biscuits about for the hounds to chase to show how they move. Pictures like this have been used by the CVB for raising a bit of money called ‘Spot the Biscuit’. Prints with the biscuit removed give participants, for 10p a time, the chance to mark where they think the biscuit might be with a small prize for the winner who marked nearest to the biscuit. To make it easy I have left the biscuit on this photo and there are no prizes for finding it as it is dead easy. Answer shown at the end.

I have heard tell of a British Standard Handful – is this one I wonder?

A short YouTube video of judging – notice Maple running back at the end to her old Puppy Walkers for a bit of acclaim here

A young Puppy Walker with a pup from a 2015 litter shown christened in the previous post.

Judging over.

The huntsman’s favourite hound being displayed with its eye on the ~~ball~~ biscuit.

A short video of this hound in the ring here

I think this hound is a lovely beagle, so alert, active and full of joie de vivre.

Puppy Walker collecting his winning silverware.

Not only a winner for his 2104 puppy but now walking a puppy from a 2015 litter. Copyright photo by David Swanbury

Going all French!

Now the Senior Master is at it!

A presentation to Meryl Walmsley Hon. Sec. for 30 years of dedicated service to the CVB. Known by many around the country Meryl has been a stalwart of the CVB rarely missing any event and has been an inspiration of stability, kindness, helpfulness and knowledge.

Meryl was presented on behalf of all in the CVB with a ‘A Book of Britain’. This beautiful and rather expensive book is by Sir Johnny Scott who freely provided and dedicated this volume to Meryl for her unstinting support of the CVB over the last 30 years as Hon Sec.

Who is he?