DEADHORSEANDDONKEYDEALER 275 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 Puppy christening yesterday After speaking to O'B it was a tradition that dates back over a hundred years that was revived by the Holme Valley Beagles in the 70s and was as far as he knows only carried out in and around the Colne Valley Here are the Words as you can see it is in old Yorkshire dialect "Theu mon bea a good hound an true to thi mester Theu mun not worry chickens nor ducks,nor geese nor nowt wi feathers on anTheu mun not bother sheep nor cows, but theau can run a fox as long as thee legs el carry thee The mun keep thee nose cold and thee tale up and thee munt waste the time marlocking wi curr dogs an like an im beaun to call the (name of hound) see theaw art a good hound and a credit to thee father and o'belonging thee" 7 Quote Link to post
R.A.W 1,987 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 great stuff Quote Link to post
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Rat face 1,655 Posted October 22, 2012 Report Share Posted October 22, 2012 its good to see the old traditions are not all lost and also good to see so many young kids involved in hunting atb adam Quote Link to post
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