WINTER 2011 CONTENTS

OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE
THE EDITOR’S BARK by Tony Roberts
FROM THE CHAIR by Brian Malin
EVENTS FOR YOUR DIARY

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NEWS HOUND

1: MIDLAND BRANCH FUN DAY &
      BHC CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW
2: SOUTH EAST BRANCH FUN DAY

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HOUND HEALTH - When Health Options Kill by Sally King
ROSIE - A TRIBUTE by Sue & Terry Sampson
ENDINGS AND NEW BEGINNINGS by Trudy Allen
IN DEFENCE OF DOGS a new book review by Tony Roberts
HOUNDS ON TOUR caravanning with Bassets by Tony Roberts
THE TWELVE THEFTS OF CHRISTMAS by Sally King
FOUR FEET a poem in praise of a dog
SOME BRANCH TRADITIONS EXPLAINED by Tony Roberts

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BRANCH WALKS REPORT
 Organiser - Jean Miller
 Leader - Chris Cooper
 Record Keeper - Jill Malin

Midsummer Walk & Picnic
Walk & Jill & Brian’s Barbeque
Abbot’s Wood
Gill’s Lap, Ashdown Forest

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WINNIE’S WHEELBARROW
NEW HOUNDS GALLERY

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