THERE was a lot to celebrate at this year’s Louth Foxhounds Puppy Show; a considerable haul of silverware by huntsman Lloyd Parr at The Hunting Association of Northern Ireland Hound Show; The Rockview Harriers Hound Show; and an outstanding performance by the Louth Hounds at The National Hound Show at Stradbally Hall.

The owner of the pack, Sarah Angel - a keen breeder - was sadly missed, having passed away in the meantime, so the baton has been passed to her son Townley, who has a challenge to maintain the high standards of breeding that his mother and huntsman Lloyd Parr have achieved in recent years making them so difficult to compete with at hound shows, and these hounds can hunt too.