That poor hound, half his tongue and jaw broken in four places, I hope he will be able to hunt again. Blessings to Nancy Kleck and Spencer Allen for their persistence.
The story of the determination of the people who caught him is very impressive and heart warming.
Glad this boy is on the road to recovery.
I cheered out loud when I saw that he’d been caught! So glad he’s on his way to healing and home.
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He is a young ‘unentered’ hound so, not yet hunted. And of course behind schedule since he would have been walking out, roading, etc, learning things with the pack over the summer. But he’ll have a chance to do what he can do once he recovers and as Daphne said, no worries if he ends up not being able to hunt, he’ll have a home.
He is finally on his way home to LOH. He had to stay in the vet hospital for well over a month due to a broken jaw and surgery. It’s been quite an ordeal (and expense). Can’t wait to see him!
So glad to hear he is finally on his way home. What a journey!
Yay!
End of the story, link to Foxhunting Life posted on FB:
"The odyssey of Live Oak Charter—the frightened foxhound that escaped from the Virginia Foxhound Show last May, traveled from Leesburg to Middleburg (more than twenty miles as the crow flies), crossed two major four-lane highways, subsisted on whatever food he could find, lost part of his tongue and shattered his jaw—finally ended after six long months in Hollywood’s finest style.
Charter has been adopted by the vet tech that cared for him at Blue Ridge Veterinary Associates. He lives on a hundred-acre farm, sleeps on his new owner’s bed, and runs long distances with him every day. Charter’s survival literally “took a village,” and Live Oak MFHs Daphne and Marty Wood, who supported and monitored the efforts of so many dedicated people from afar, couldn’t be happier."
