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"Bailey"
Harken Little Drummer
Pack Hound First Class
02/10/87 - 10/08/02
Bred by G Hartley
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When we picked up a little beagle from the Invercargill Airport in December
1987 little did we realise what it would lead us on to. Bought as a
pet, Bailey quickly established himself as an essential part of our
lives. We initially undertook obedience with him but he had an avid
dislike of retrieving and we were unable to proceed further with him.
Persuaded by our local hydatids officer, we took Bailey to our first
ribbon parade where he came Reserve on Parade and from then on we were
hooked on showing. Bailey's show career was like his obedience one -
brief but he will be always special for the things he brought in to
our lives and for what he introduced us to. Sadly we only recently had
to make that difficult decision and Bailey died in Bill's arms on a
sunny Saturday morning recently. It seems we can still hear him and
sometimes it like he just there - just past your point of vision. Back
in 1987 he was the most beautiful beagle (actually the only one) we
had ever seen and that memory will never tarnish and his place in our
hearts will always be. Bailey was a 16" standard tricolour beagle and
in his heyday had the biggest and blackest saddle we have ever seen
on a beagle. Not the best of pack hounds, Bailey enjoyed the times out
with the Christchurch beagle pack, in his latter years he was usually
kept on a lead due to his failing sight and hearing.
Bailey's
Pedigree
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