Comments on: Review of 5 April Hunt

By: admin

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:32:50 +0000

I’m so glad you guys enjoyed it, Willem!

Ace did very well, you should be super proud of him!!
Good to know you felt at home with all the beaglers… we are a pretty friendly welcoming bunch… if you have a beagle, we’ll welcome you with open arms!

See you soon!

- Tanya

By: Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:06:57 +0000

I’m glad you enjoyed it Willem. Ace did REALLY well for his first time! You should be very very proud of your boykie!

It is a fun morning and all the people are very friendly and welcoming!

We are glad to have you guys as part of our pack!

By: Willem

Willem — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:45:55 +0000

What a great experiece to join the friendly laid back group of Beagle owners surrounded by so many exited Beagles!! We are very proud of Ace who performed so well and hope to get Loni to take on the challenge next time! Looking forward to our next hunt and to see the now almost familiar faces again!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:01:17 +0000

the first few hunts are always a bit slow for the new dogs… it takes a while to get into the hang of things… I think it took Harry about 4 or 5 Sundays before he FINALLY finished a line!
And he ended up coming 13th (out of about 40) at the end of last season.

It’s all about perseverance… some dogs catch on quicker than others!

By: Shaw

Shaw — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:49:36 +0000

Hi Sarah. We have never had as many people or hounds attending the hunts as we had yesterday, so it was a little bit of a shock to all of us that have been hunting for many many years. But I think we will manage once everyone understands the process. Normally we walk the lines very quickly and next time we will have try to pick up the pace again. Quad bikes and bikes are difficult because of the terrain. Its pretty rocky up the slopes. The people also need to move quickly between the lines. Its not a Sunday stroll. Seperating the field is not an option because of the point system, and even if new people wanted to run their hounds seperately, the hounds would probably not know what to do. They need to learn from the experienced hounds. Stick with us, I think it will become easier.
Regards
Shaw

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:01:00 +0000

Hi, we had good fun thanks for letting us know about it. Question of an ‘outsider’ so this may not work, could the person laying the trail not use a quad bike or scrambler so as the time between scenting dogs and releasing is minimal? If not for new people could they split the groups and do shorter trails so as they get the idea?

By: Virginia

Virginia — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:27:53 +0000

hi there, sounds like you had great fun- I wish I lived closer, Lucy would really, really love the romp, and i love the idea of the fitness sessions included ha ha , Virginia