Misty River Hounds Opening Hunt 2002

Misty River Hounds

Last year Misty River Hounds not only earned championships at the Southwest and Central States hound shows, but also came home with two MFHA Centennial Champions, Misty River Seabiscuit and Misty River Teresa. This year MRH finishes the hound show season with three major championships, one being a first in MRH show history. I was fortunate to be a part of this winning team.

On April 26th, 2008 Misty River Hounds continued last year’s winning streak at the Southwest Hound Show hosted by Cloudline Hounds in Leonard, Texas, when Misty River Worthy won the championship in best-crossbred bitch class. MRH Worthy also earned the blue ribbon in crossbred un-entered bitch class, and reserve champion in the best of breed class. The best of breed class includes the champion crossbred dog hound against the champion cross-bred bitch hound. Worthy was in tough competition with Brazos Valley Catfish, who has won the championship several times before. I was the lucky member who handled Worthy! Misty River Waterfall and Misty River Walon, sister and brother to Worthy, both showed well and came home with 3rd place ribbons in the un-entered division. Misty River Seabiscuit earned the blue ribbon in crossbred stallion hound class and reserve champion best-crossbred hound. Misty River Teresa won the blue in brood bitch and reserve champion best cross-bred bitch class. Misty River Teresa and Seabiscuit were both handled by Kendra Waldbusser who took both hounds to the centennial championship in 2007.

May 3rd, 2008, Misty River Teresa, a 2007 centennial hound, made history when she won the Best of Show at the Central States Hound Show, hosted by Coal Valley Hounds in McCune Kansas. Misty River Teresa made a clean sweep of the cross-bred classes taking the blue ribbon in cross-bred entered bitch and cross-bred brood bitch, winning the championship cross-bred bitch hound and finishing with the Best of Show championship. This is the first time a Misty River hound has accomplished such a win. Misty River Teresa 05 (MR Quinine, MR Jupiter) was handled by Kendra Waldbusser, a Misty River Hounds member who spent many hours training and coordinating for both hound shows. Kendra also handled Misty River Seabiscuit, a 2007 centennial hound, who brought home the blue in stallion hound, a 2nd place in entered dog hound and the 3rd place ribbon in overall best cross-bred dog hound. Misty River Primavera easily won a 2nd place with handler and junior whipper-in Jessie House. Misty River Talula, sister to Teresa, won her first ribbon at a show, 3rd place in brood bitch hound, with handler & member Jon Poulsom.

MFH Dina has been managing the Misty River breeding program since 1993. Hound breeding operations are very demanding and require extensive knowledge on bloodlines and hunting ability. Every day is spent at the kennels watching and mentally recording data on each hound for future use in the breeding decisions. Showing a hunting hound in an arena with an audience is not an easy task because the hound is not accustomed to social stimuli. But at the end of the day, the reward of winning that blue ribbon based on conformation and bid ability is icing on the cake for Dina and her Misty River bred foxhounds.

Sandy Hamm, Whipper-in, Misty River Hounds










					Misty River Hounds Last year Misty River Hounds not only earned championships at the Southwest and Central States hound shows, but also came home with two MFHA Centennial Champions, Misty River Seabiscuit and Misty River Teresa. This year MRH finishes the hound show season with three major championships, one being a first in MRH show history. I was fortunate to be a part of this winning team. On April 26th, 2008 Misty River Hounds continued last year’s winning streak at the Southwest Hound Show hosted by Cloudline Hounds in Leonard, Texas, when Misty River Worthy won the championship in best-crossbred bitch class. MRH Worthy also earned the blue ribbon in crossbred un-entered bitch class, and reserve champion in the best of breed class. The best of breed class includes the champion crossbred dog hound against the champion cross-bred bitch hound. Worthy was in tough competition with Brazos Valley Catfish, who has won the championship several times before. I was the lucky member who handled Worthy! Misty River Waterfall and Misty River Walon, sister and brother to Worthy, both showed well and came home with 3rd place ribbons in the un-entered division. Misty River Seabiscuit earned the blue ribbon in crossbred stallion hound class and reserve champion best-crossbred hound. Misty River Teresa won the blue in brood bitch and reserve champion best cross-bred bitch class. Misty River Teresa and Seabiscuit were both handled by Kendra Waldbusser who took both hounds to the centennial championship in 2007. May 3rd, 2008, Misty River Teresa, a 2007 centennial hound, made history when she won the Best of Show at the Central States Hound Show, hosted by Coal Valley Hounds in McCune Kansas. Misty River Teresa made a clean sweep of the cross-bred classes taking the blue ribbon in cross-bred entered bitch and cross-bred brood bitch, winning the championship cross-bred bitch hound and finishing with the Best of Show championship. This is the first time a Misty River hound has accomplished such a win. Misty River Teresa 05 (MR Quinine, MR Jupiter) was handled by Kendra Waldbusser, a Misty River Hounds member who spent many hours training and coordinating for both hound shows. Kendra also handled Misty River Seabiscuit, a 2007 centennial hound, who brought home the blue in stallion hound, a 2nd place in entered dog hound and the 3rd place ribbon in overall best cross-bred dog hound. Misty River Primavera easily won a 2nd place with handler and junior whipper-in Jessie House. Misty River Talula, sister to Teresa, won her first ribbon at a show, 3rd place in brood bitch hound, with handler & member Jon Poulsom. MFH Dina has been managing the Misty River breeding program since 1993. Hound breeding operations are very demanding and require extensive knowledge on bloodlines and hunting ability. Every day is spent at the kennels watching and mentally recording data on each hound for future use in the breeding decisions. Showing a hunting hound in an arena with an audience is not an easy task because the hound is not accustomed to social stimuli. But at the end of the day, the reward of winning that blue ribbon based on conformation and bid ability is icing on the cake for Dina and her Misty River bred foxhounds. Sandy Hamm, Whipper-in, Misty River Hounds
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