Hope everyone has a healthy and happy new year and lots more hounds to look forward to

From Trisha, Murray, Freddie, Smokey, Freddie and William

Thanks

Happy New Year to you all.

Happy new year to you all and to your Hounds.

Rob & Ben

Wishing everyone a Houndy New year.

Steve & Macleod.

Wow- lovely hounds Steve. They are beauts!

houndy wrote:

Thanks, the one in the pic on the left is Mac, the one on the right is Rob's dog Ben.
It was taken at the Tatton Park Country show , where they both entered the coursing event with the lurchers.

Happy Happy New Year...May good health and good times be yours in the coming year1
Best Wishes from Zippo and family
(We just had a great run in the snow..he lost his cookie though, but tried to dig to China to find it)

Happy new year to everyone from all of us at Bundaleer. Our 2009 got off to a great start - I took both hounds out for an early morning run in a 10 acre paddock they hadn't been in for a while. The grass was up to my waist and wet with dew and the sun was coming up and turning all the seed heads silver (all this descriptive stuff is to make up for the fact that I didn't have the camera with me which was a great shame because it was very photogenic!!)

Sometimes they just walk on these early morning outings and sometimes one wants to play but the other doesn't, but this morning they were both up for a game. They had a seriously mad half hour chasing each other through the long grass and by the time they finished they were both wet through,their tongues were around their knees and they had huge grins from ear to ear. They are fairly evenly matched now - Taog has a far longer stride but a greater stopping and turning distance and he runs flat out just for the fun of it. Aila on the other hand is far craftier and has much more honed hunting instincts so will stand and watch while Taog does laps and then suddenly dart out at him as he passes. Fabulous to watch when they are both at full stretch

When we got back up to the house it was a race to see which of them could dry their faces first on my jeans so I ended up nearly as wet as they were - what funny great things they are and aren't we lucky to share our lives with them??

Happy new year to everyone from potentially sunny East Lothian (the sun has only just risen in the last half hour). The dogs and I are going down the John Muir country park just as soon as the car thaws out. Then we have a family invasion this afternoon; hundreds of them, or so it feels. Drink will be taken, apparently.

Sid, Tavish, Dileas and the old bat DownJess

Happy New Year everyone!Hope there's not too many sore heads out there this morning!

Fantastic looking hounds. Happy New Year

Also from here , British Columbia , a very Happy New Year for hounds and humans alike !!!!

Verena

May you go forth under the strength of heaven, under the light of sun, under the radiance of moon;
May you go forth with the splendor of fire, with the speed of lightning, with the swiftness of wind;
May you go forth supported by the depth of sea, by the stability of earth, by the firmness of rock;
May you be surrounded and encircled, with the protection of the nine elements. (Celtic Blessing)
Happy New Year One and All, ear rubs and hugs to all our canine darlings.
Just for the smile of it including a picture of Fernhill Pups in Sept

I love the Blessing, thanks for sharing. I hope all had a wonder New Year.
We had a New Year's Eve show this year. It was a lot of fun with disco music blaring and Judges bopping in the ring.
It also happened to be one of the best performances Bree has done. She flew round the ring with her head up and just looked stunning. Unfortunately she didn't get Group but she did get Open in Group (much to Hubby's disgust as we had to hang around )
I think Bree likes night time shows. Unfortunately twilight and Deerhounds don't go too well as they blend in

Wishing you all a Happy, healthy and successful New Year. sally, Alan and all the
Claonaiglen hounds.

Happy New Year to you all Elsie Grey celebrating!

Happy New Year to all Hounds and Humans!
I hope that it is a good one for everyone - sorry that this wish is late, but have spent Hogmanny and the next few days at my mum's where there is no internet - so busy catching up on the forum now!
Love the picture of Elsie Grey.
Clunie wasn't celebrating as she was feeling rather sorry for herself - (first season). Never mind!

Hope you had a good one Clunie