We currently have 68 entered hounds, with 82 in total in our kennels. All our entered hounds are bitches; 12 purebred English, 12 purebred Penn-Marydels, and 44 Cheshire Crossbreds.
Our Cheshire Crossbreds, mostly half English and half Penn-Marydel (although Ivan is experimenting a little with one 2010 entered whelp of 1/4 English and 3/4 Penn-Marydel) represent the best of both lines.. they have the voice and the nose of the Penn-Marydels along with the speed and endurance of the English.
Like any good team, the mixture of purebreds and crossbreds in our pack tends to provide us with the best sport as each brings different talents to the field and thus different types of performance under the varying circumstances we enjoy while hunting our country.