For one memorable afternoon next month, Chatsworth will resound to the rich music of hounds at work as they ‘hunt’ a human quarry. Fiona Stubbs learns more about the Four Shires Bloodhounds and their increasingly popular country sport.
A PACK of highly-skilled dogs, the galloping of hooves through breathtaking countryside, the thrill of the chase…it’s an intoxicating combination. And, at the end of it all, the ‘captured’ quarry suffers nothing more than a shower of affectionate licks from his – or her – canine pursuers…