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Bella (Weed x Holly - July 2006)
The
Barnard family sent in a photo of Bella's latest adventure...chickens. "We have
had them a week now and she is
being such an amazing girl! We continue to test her ability to control her
natural abilities as a hunter and she continues to give us the love and trust
that we know she has in her. She has now accepted them and has
basically found that they too, just like children are a good source for food
scraps. The attached picture pretty much sums up her days. She is doing
great. Passed out on our couch as we speak."
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Pluto (Ivey x Sneak July 2007)
The
Batts family writes that Pluto has won his class in his first ever bench show
competition. He sure is a good looking young hound that will no doubt
continue his winning ways. Congratulations to Pluto and Team Batts on
their win.
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Savannah (Holly x Bingo October 2007)
The Thompson family sent in a few pictures taken on
the back deck. The first shows Savannah posing for the camera in true
Redbone style. The second is of Savannah chewing her heart out. I am
told that she will soon begin training at a local pond where she hopes to
sharpen her swimming skills.

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Bella (Weed x Holly - July 2006)
The Barnard family has sent in a
few more pictures of the most spoiled coonhound in the world and her friend
Checkers, the Yorkshire Terrier. I am told they are a perfect combo but make no
mistake, Checkers runs the place!

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Fred (Bingo x Holly October 2007)
 The
Keith family has been enjoying some beautiful weather in East Texas which has
given Fred the opportunity to enjoy the dog park and walks in the neighborhood.
Fred has been accompanying his family on their fishing adventures and is seen on
the left getting his feet wet in the pond. Fred also took the time to
strike a pose by the fence. He sure is a handsome fellow.
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Savannah (Bingo x Holly October 2007)

Savannah's mom called to share her experiences while
attending a local coonhound event in Rockingham, North Carolina. Savannah
was able to walk around the grounds and meet several other breeds of hounds
including Black & Tan, English and Treeing Walkers. Although too young to
compete yet, they were able to watch the water race, treeing contest and bench
show.
The Thompson family plans to go back to family day
at the club in Rockingham to try their luck at several events. Family day
gives folks the opportunity to learn more about the different events held at the
club as well as try them out without the pressure of competition. This is
a great way to get a little practice before going all out into the world of
competition coonhound events. Best of luck to Savannah and team Thompson.
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Fred (Bingo x Holly October 2007)
The Keith family writes to say they sure have enjoyed Fred and that he
is just a wonderful dog! Fred now weighs 45 pounds and has really
grown fast. It looks like he is going to be a big boy! Fred and the family
spend a lot of time at the local dog park where Fred has lots of "dog friends."
He is especially fond of Molly the beagle and Allie the cocker spaniel. It was
exciting to hear that "the folks out there really love him too and start calling
his name from the parking lot whenever we go. He loves the attention! He
thinks he is a rock star!" Fred recently graduated to the big dog side
since he is now over forty
pounds and he is adjusting to not being the biggest kid on the block.
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 Spirit
(Weed x Holly - July 2006) is seen here treeing during the Winona Coonhunter's
Invitational Hunt in Winona, Mississippi. Also seen in the picture is one
of the resident studs from All Night Kennels located in Kentucky. She is
an impressive young hound that will likely find her way into the competition
world in the next few months. I'll keep you posted on her progress.
Best of luck to Chuck Copeland on this youngster. Judging from the night I
spent following her through the woods, I believe he has a winner on his hands.
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Ramona
(Sneak x Ivey July 2007) enjoys spending time with her best friend Dexter the
Beagle. The Taylor family describes Ramona as a wonderful hound that
doesn't let Dexter rest for a minute. She always wants to wrestle with her
pal. Ramona loves the beach but is scared of the waves. Dexter is
actually teaching her to tree squirrels, which is pretty funny. She has a
lot of energy but then wears herself out and falls asleep. She has a million
toys and she LOVES to play fetch. She has made friends with the neighbor's
dogs too. She can definitely be headstrong, especially demanding to be the
center of attention but she makes up for it in how lovable and cuddly she is,
Ramona just wants to cuddle all the time!
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Savannah
(Bingo x Holly October 2007) looks to be resting after a serious romp this past
December. The Thompson family shared with me that this gorgeous little
girl gets complements everywhere they go. She is enjoying frequent walks
in the park and has begun some early training for a possible career as a show
girl.
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I
think that these pictures of Fred (Bingo x Holly October 2007) represent before
and after images of a day filled with lots of playtime. The Keith family
shared with us that Fred likes to take long walks in the pastures and keeps his
nose to the ground at all times.

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Spirit
(Weed x Holly - July 2006) is shown here treeing her own raccoon at ten months
of age. The Copelands are very proud of this youngster and it appears that
she has proven herself to be an early starter. This family has also added
Ruff (Bingo x Holly October 2007) to their pack. Some of you may have seen
Ruff in other places. He was on our website helping us wish everyone a
Merry Christmas. He sure is a looker.
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Ruby
(Weed x Holly - July 2006) is a Redskins fan as you may be able to see from the
picture of her in front of the Christmas tree. I was told that she was a
good girl this year and that she makes a great companion for the many adventures
that the Colvin family tackles each year. The Colvins send in the most
incredible pictures and I wanted to share one of my absolute favorites with you.
Ruby running in the surf was sent in around February 2007 and shows us that this
girl enjoys a jog on the beach.
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Bella (Weed x Holly - July 2006) is shown here in a
picture that the Barnard family shared with us in November of 2006. She is
apparently learning to co-exist with her feline friends.
In a December 2007 update, I was told that Bella
enjoys frequent romps around town and although she is a city girl, she and
playmate Checkers had a run in with some local raccoons. According to our
sources, Bella was not sure what to do with the raccoons. Bella and checkers
were nose to nose with the bandits. The coons quickly scurried around Bella and
ran up a set of stairs. Bella wasn't exactly sure what to do but Checkers was
all over them! I've never heard of Yorkshire Terriers being used as trainers
for young Coonhounds but maybe they are on to something!

"It was pretty funny and I thought of you and how you would cringe seeing your
city hound at work! We love her so much though and she is a great companion,
guard dog and everything else."
The Barnard Family Hounds December 2007 (right)
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