Hounds for Heroes EJ and Gulf war veteran Allen Parton met the Queen, Head of the British armed forces at an event recently held at the Houses of parliament. “The last time I met the Queen at the opening of the new Royal British legion head quarters in London” said Allen “ she asked me then where my faithful Endal was ( having seen him during a private visit to Windsor castle a few years before). Sadly the old yella fella had just retired from harness and at the time EJ was far too young to attend, though she did ask how his training was going and was he as good as Endal. So following on in his mentors paw prints EJ was finally presented to the Queen and she genuinely seemed delighted to meet us both at long last. Allen said “ this was an extremely proud occasion for us both and as we now celebrate the queens sixty years reign a very poignant moment too.