Winter - The Deerhound Club

SOUTHERN SNIPPBTS
by Joyce Bond
Sad news from Peter Coull, his beloved
Deerhound Darkglade Aaragon has
died.25.09.03, Peter is devastated. Aarogan
was Peter's first Deerhound and known to us
all as 'Jake'. Jake brought Peter so much
happiness. He was bought frorn Stacey
Booth who bred him. (Regal Flight Sedge x
Ardneish Edwina,) purely as a companion,
but Peter was persuaded to take hirn to a
show and then he was hooked. Jake did well
in the ring and though not a top winner was
always well placed. Jake really came into his own when Peter decided to take hirn onto
the coursing field, Jake adored the coursing scene. Once he was on the hare he never
knew when to stop. He ran for rniles, always with Peter in hot pursuit. Peter would
nranaged to catch him and bring him backjust as he was needed back in slips
again. There is no wonder that Peter looks so fit! We shall all rniss dear old Jake on
the coursing field, he gave us so much entertaintnent. A lovely boy, who broLrght so
much pleasure.
Monica and Steve Cibbs, fiom the [J.S.A., have recently moved into Milton, a village
close to where I live. They have brought over their three American Chatnpion
Deerhounds. Their flrst Deerhound was Acier Ophealia by Ch. Rosslyn Dirk of
Shagiead x Dufault Dawn Rose. The hounds they have brought with thern are honre
bred Jaraluv Silver Charrn, she is six and a half years old, a nice dark bitch. Jaraluv
Kassandra who is a multiple group winner, she is four and a half years old and very
much like Charm. The third is a very nice, fourteen rnonth old dog Jaraluv
Maxwell and definitely one to watch out fbr. This is a third stay in the tJ.K. for
Monica and Steve. They are signing up to becorne members of the Deerlround Club
and looking forward to conrpeting in this country, nraking their debut at'l'he llound
Club of East Anglia in November. Good luck to thern. Monica exerciscs her hounds
quite close to her horre on the banks of the river Carn. She is enioying the Ilritish
countryside. Monica tells me that she saw her first deerlround in Texas as a child and
had wanted one from then. When she was in tlris country, in 1993. thcy wcrc looking
to buy a German Shepherd and by mistake she dialled a wrong nunrbcr ancl couldn't
believe it when the lady that answered the phone was Doctol Poyncr Wall. the
Deerhound Club secretary. Monica says that Dr. Poyner Wall r'r'as so lrclplirl. so
instead of buying a Cerrnan Shepherd they bought a Deerhourrd! Stcvc irrrcl Monica
are so excited to find that they can show at the 2004 Crufts slrorr. it is sorrrctlring they
only ever expected to read about.
The show repoft for the East of England Show was t'eportctl irt tlrc l)or' Pt.*t ut
Regalflight Lyphard winning the dog ticket. lt was cluilc lirrrrn rerrllr rrs tlclr old
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r ,1h.,,1 l)irsirrr lo his tiiends, was lying fast asleep in his usual place on the settee. So
r rrrr | \, lkrlla. lris orvner, thought we had better give hinr a critique lbr his rrriracle
-$ | lrt:ritlrrlations to Mrs P. Redmond's Greybrows Ballach who was the real win-
.*r.,f tlrt'l)or C.C. atthe Eastof England Slrow..
I l.rr r orrrfrlrtable dogs, lone entryl Judge Dream Catcher.
I f{r'grrlflight Lyphard. Good level bite. Dreaming of Sunday roast dalk eyes,
11.rrr\\(.ovet'cdbyhiseyelids. Nicelengthofneck,ashestretchesitonthepillow.
| ,r,r nr(e l), lllaced, one covering his eye, Cood depth and length of body, fits well
l tu tlrr. scttcc. Long tail, doesn't quite reach the Carpet, so safe frorn being trodden