CARRY ON TRAILING: The Way I See it!

This is a NEW weekly column dedicated to the lighter (ish) aspect of trailing.

Firstly we don’t seem to have many female trail layers, it is male dominated and why? So on Tuesday at Oulton, Joanna and Cathy have been called into action and good luck to them both and it might open the door for more lady volunteers.

Care in the community; It was thoughtful of Tanya to carry my cup of tea at Low Place but Dad had something to say ‘ Hey! She’s my carer not yours!’

Talking about carers: Had trouble fastening a new fleece. Lisa came to the rescue, she bent down to fasten it and with the help of my hand on top of her head sorted it and it must have been difficult because her face had turned red.

Had occasion to take the pup trailers to the split at Oulton, John and Graham Reid, who was being shown round. I quipped jokingly, ‘next trail here I’ll be backing Ted’.  Thursdays trail ‘Ted Tans them at Oulton!’

The vice Chair wished to use the new directional signs. ‘what are they made of ‘ he enquired. Reply, ‘Whiteboard’. How do you put the arrow on to show left or right’. Reply, ‘with a marker’. ‘But how do you remove it’—- answers on a postcard.

On the way to Oulton– turn left at Waverton and either turn right at the cross roads or go straight on directions given just before the Red Dial-guess what-turned left towards Cockermouth!.

Moral – If your hound doesn’t stop at the bait tin then grab it by the tail–anon.

Smile of the week – Sophie Steele when her hound finished second and didn’t go for a run around (see video)

Gaff of the week – Lady Bethan is in front, only, it was J L S – difference – ones a dog the other a bitch — specsavers!

A load of b**********s . There are no pigs at Lazonby- They have all been pinched

Yes there is and no they haven’t!

Carry on Trailing,

Barry Laidler

(Chairman – Hound Trailing Association)