Other forthcoming events:

Ten championship shows offer champion certificates (CC) for Bloodhounds. 

Entries for multiple breed championship shows generally close two months before shows,

but schedules and entry forms for these are sometimes available as PDF downloads from

the Higham Press site.

Entries online can be made at Higham Press's Dog.Biz

 

Others are available from Fosse Data, such as the Scottish Kennel Club

Bloodhounds to be judged by Mrs. M. Spavin (Dialynne) on Friday 16th May 2008, entries close 31st March.

 

 

 

Recent Events:

The Bloodhound Club Spring Trials were held in the last week of February, in country

North of Holybourne, Hampshire.

These culminated in Barry Allen awarding the Kennel Club Working Trials Certificate

to the Robertson's Trailfinder Endearing by Floralis.

Further details are available on the Working Trials page.

 

The AGM was held in Baginton Village Hall on 3rd February

followed by the Spring Open Show 2008,

judged by Helen Powell (Trailfinder)

Her Best in Show was Mr J Duckmanton's Doctor Watson, and

Reserve B I S & BP was Mr & Mrs Wrights Kingwater Hemingway.

 

The first event to be organised by the Bloodhound Club each year is the Millvery Trophy Stake. This was held on Sunday 27th January 2008, at Rectory Farm near Lower Swell, in the Cotswolds. Both Tickell's Yardley's Gigolo (Imp, Sweden) and Robertson's Trailfinder Endearing by Floralis, were judged by Rod Bennett, but the trophy was not awarded.
Details of this stake try here!.
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Congratulations to Sue Emrys-Jones who continued her successful year with Ch. Marksbury Wistful by winning the Hound Group at the Ladies Kennel Association Championship Show on 8th December. For photos of her when she won BoB and the Hound Group at Crufts 2007, try here.

2007

The Bloodhound Club Autumn Trials were to be held in the first week of October, near Canterbury in Kent.

However, after the Schedules had been posted to the usual competitors, the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease

in Surrey scuffered plans, and these trials had to be cancelled.

Fortunately the Kelperland Trophy Stake, was able to go ahead,

with the hounds that qualified at the Spring trials.

This was judged by Peter Brown, on 25th November, at St. Leonards, Buckinghamshire.

The Kelperland Trophy 2007 was won by

Robertson's Trailfinder Endearing by Floralis, ( handled by Alan Taylor).

 

The Bloodhound Club Autumn Open Show was held on 4th November 2007

at Baginton, judged by Peter Jolley.

On the morning of the show, there was a working trials seminar,

taken by Kennel Club Accredited trainer, Ward Richards.

This gave an opportunity for assistants at trials and

prospective trials judges to take the Kennel Club Examination on

Requirements of a Bloodhound Trial Judge.

There were several successful candidates, which are listed at

The Kennel Club site

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Before then . . .

On Sunday 24th June the ABB and Bloodhound Club held a joint Breed Seminar at Minsterworth, Glos.

This included assessments for the prospective judges of Bloodhound classes,

at shows held under Kennel Club Rules and Regulations.

The assessments were executed by Elin Richards and Diana Dixon.

Seven people were assessed; five breed specialists and two all-rounders

Their reports are confidential, and these have been posted to each of the candidates.

Mike Herwin has recently being compiling Bloodhound Pedigree Database, with 5-generation pedigrees, and further information.

Click here for President, Mrs. Bobbie Edwards' introduction to the Club

and link to her account of the

History of the Bloodhound Club