VWH Ptarmigan 10

A Peterborough champion in 2012, the oldest hound in the VWH kennel is “invaluable” to the pack and his huntsman’s “most lovely friend”

- Catherine Austen

VWH PTARMIGAN 10

Age: 11

Type: modern English foxhound

Breeding: by Aztec 06 out of Parsley 05 (VWH Doric 00)

Breeder: Martin Scott

Huntsman: Philip Hague

Puppy walker: Countess Goess-Saurau

Greatest achievements: winning the dog hound championship at the Festival of Hunting at Peterborough in 2012, and his excellent performance on the hunting field for the past 10 seasons Need to know

HUNTSMAN PHILIP HAGUE

“FROM day one, Ptarmigan has never put a foot wrong,” says Philip Hague, who has hunted the VWH hounds since 2005. “He’s a very low-scenting, clever dog who has never done anything wrong. When he opens his mouth, he’s bang on every time – and the others know it. And he can do it when others can’t, as well.