The fox, hound and family

IN what could be described as a real-life version of the classic Walt Disney animation The Fox And The Hound, holiday-makers Joe and Addy O’Meara certainly had heads turning in Kerry yesterday as they set off on an early morning stroll.

On one leash Addy kept a firm hold on the couple’s playful black and white Jack Russell, Max. On another, peak-capped Joe kept an even firmer grip on their fully-grown, bushy-tailed, bright red pet fox, Bingo.

The animal-loving husband and wife from Callan, Co Kilkenny, drew gasps from passersby as they strolled along the main Ring of Kerry road at Fossa, Killarney, where they are staying in a busy caravan and camping park.