What a wet chilly day but with good results none the less. The group of four entered bitches, to include three sisters, Poet, walked by Mrs Annette Grey, Poetry, walked by David Willey and Ponder, walked by the Chrisp Family plus Clinic walked by Mrs Emma Howie came third. Poet won the entered bitch class
A last minute decision to go to the very wet, Kirkheaton Show proved to be well worthwhile. The new Whipper Inn, Robert Truscottt, showed the hounds as the Huntsman was away at a wedding. Unentered Dog - 4th Alnwick walked by Mrs Betty Robson Entered Dog - 2nd Gamble walked by Miss Jenny Copley, 3rd
The Percy hounds both paraded and showed at the Kelso Countryside Race Day. Despite the horrible weather it was good to see a good crowd of hunting people there. The Hound Show was kindly sponsored by Mr John Manners of Battlebridge, Alnwick. The Border Master, Mr Michael Hedley was judging. We started off the showing
Our thanks must go to Mr & Mrs Mark Bridgeman for the use of their lovely grounds and all their hard work for our recent very popular Dog Show. Attendance was amazing considering the thunder and lightning and downpour that happened just as everyone was arriving at the show. There was a Pet Dog Show
Once again the Percy Hounds have had a busy summer showing. Up to now we have shown at five small shows winning the group class at all five, along with several other tickets. Our unentered bitch Poet, walked by Annette Grey, won a strong class at the Morpeth Hound Show. We also had a very
The Percy held its Puppy Show on Saturday 31st July. We were very lucky with the weather and it was good to see over two hundred people attending. Our judges were Lionel Salter, former huntsman to the Duke of Buccleuch's and Capt Brian Fanshawe, former Huntsman and Master to the Cottesmore. They made some very
The last major hound show of the summer was the Scottish Hound Show held at Castle Holm, Langholm. We showed in the Modern and Old English Classes and had a very special day. We won all ten Old English Classes and four out of the five Modern Classes in the morning with the dog hounds.
Once again the Percy Hounds showed at the last four local hound shows of the summer. We had a good day at Falstone, winning the entered dog hound class with a hound we don't often show, Woodhill, walked by Mr Joe Vickers. We also won the group with our two couple of bitches and won
People often ask me about a career in hunt service. In considering my response to this question, there’s no denying the fact that hunting has changed an awful lot over the last twenty years. If you’re looking to make a fortune for working very few hours, a career in hunt service definitely won’t be for
By this point in the season, all hounds should be settled into their work. With Autumn Hunting finished and Opening Meets out of the way, the young entry should be hunting well. I always compare getting a pack of hounds right to managing a good football team (i.e. not Newcastle United!). By mixing in the
The Percy country, which lies in Northumberland, extends some 23 miles north to the south and 20 miles east to west.
The country runs from Budle Bay in the north to the river Coquet in the south, the A697 in the west and to the North Sea in the east.
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