Look Forward to 2016.

For a change, instead of reminiscing , we are going to look forward to the coming season starting with the new puppy registrations.
First we welcome our new members ; Ian Dockeray from Maryport with his new acquisition Sea Brows Lad , a late bred pup from the Westgate kennel ,we wish him well.
Now it has been said that owning and training a hound can send you to drink ,well! , after numerous years in the ‘game’, It has finally caught up with Mal and Ann Reay, Singapore Sling , Harvey Wallbanger,and a Black Russian, I suppose its better than Bitter and Lager.
Arizona proved a winning pick last season so Steve and Leslie are trying Again with the American theme with Boston, Nevada and Memphis and a couple of extra owners try to get into a winning team, namely Caroline and Pat.
Where would we be with the Napiers , eight FP’s appear in this years registrations,as Les Reid has teamed up with Denis, Nicola is looking for a new ‘head lad’, Les has a ‘Dan’ a ‘Mick’ and a ‘Liz’.
There are plenty up Eskdale ,Miterdale Copper and Rusty and Steel,and Come HomeJack back to the Crowes, Ray (Pepperpot) Matterson making a welcome return with ‘Ronnie’s Rascal.
Tom and Liz with Out Of Gable and Whistling Beauty.
Another trainer making a comeback is David Todhunter with
‘Telstar’, could be ‘flying high’.
The Kendal kennel of Robert Reid and Emma Blenkarn have three Sparrowmires , ‘Gracie, Jess and Peggy’ also in Kendal Reg Smith teams up with partner Jill and a ‘Liverpool supporter’ with Accolade and Adventure and the Dawsons stick with the music theme with Buble and Queen, John Graham holds his cards close to his chest with ‘Blackjack’ and carries on the Roman theme with ‘Maximus’. Mick and Dot go back to the’wild’ prefix with ‘Gypsy’. Howgill Annabella lives in Burneside for Ian Ana Ann Bell.
Les Black (no Pat) continues on the Canny way with ‘Mover’and Joe and ‘Nessa’ raked the ashes to find ‘Phoenix and at Selside Wendy’s found another ‘M’ Misha. , talking about ‘M’s there is Christine’s Manna from Borrowdale (not heaven).
We have two Huntsmans’ and one Jenny’s– Lad, Loyal and Aura.
Now there is one called ‘Kit Kat’ apparently named after the owner was accused of nicking the Chairmans biscuit only to be found some weeks later under the driver’s seat.
After apologising profusely the Chair was reminded that it would be remembered in name ,hence ‘Kit Kat’.
Captain Jack ( Harkness or Sparrow ) runs for Tanya and a slight wind from Brian in the shape of a ‘Breeze’ and a ‘Wanted ‘ poster all based in Aspatria.
There is a boxer from Cockermouth in the shape of ‘Cotto’ for ‘Fletch’ and Ricky.
Lisa sticks with the ‘Cool’ handle, enough is enough.
I see that Eclipse has a certain Mr Hunter on board together with ‘Lynchy’ and Darren .
And also in Dearham we have a Silver Dawn and Dusk, a McMaster,Baxter,Chambers,Wilson,Skelton but no Joe.Also Bill aka Scrunt pins his hopes on another Sunset.
The Holmes family from Ellonby stick with prefix ‘S’ Stand By ,Spring Rose ‘Sultan’and Sweet Harmony.
After singer and band we have Jazz Lyric for Pat and Jane and over in nr Overwater we have Roger and Hally for the Irvings and family, and a change of venue with ‘mealsgate Missile’
Alan O’Fee is staying with Barncroft , this time ‘Gold’
The Birkett, Swanson, McClellan partnership have General James and James also teams up with Steve, Joe and Neil with ‘Tough Look’ probably named after Joe?
Aptly named is Yorkshire Lad ,settled in Settle for Mick.
Steve Riley ‘Walkson’and Donald and Family ‘Kenmore’
Larty Carty,( look it up on urban dictionary) runs for Jonty ,Evie and Jack..
Popeye is in Bassenthwaite for Brian and Shirley and Gordon Tinnion keeps Quiet (if only) with a ‘Badger ‘,a Beaver and an otter, he has run out of birds. He also teams up with Caroline And Dennis with ‘Hunter’s Sparkle, and pops up again with two Satterthwaites and Martin Burrow with Thorn Dollar.
Peter and Chris ( kipper) have ‘Step up’ and ‘Speed on’
And on the mark and another ‘Summer’ is ‘Dancer’ from Cumwhitton.
Margaret Rose ,Alan Blacklock’s charge from KIrkbride together with her sister ‘Meadow Elsa’ running for the vice -Chair and daughter Joe from Carlisle.
Whitehaven Chair, Chris McGhee,together with daughters runs Mylana and Sue (late bred) has a Westgate Luther and Autumn.
The ‘Gypsy’ boys have reverted back to Kinniside with Beauty, Bess, Nell and Spot, that is Tony , Ian and Geoff. And last but not least , C’est la vie for Duncan, Amy and family or in English ‘That’s Life’
Oh and Miss Islay, not born until December, so we will have to be patient.