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Lure coursing
Howdy All,
I have noticed lately that lure coursing has been picked up by breeds other than the sighthounds and I was wondering if anyone here has lure coursed in competition or for fun or uses a lure to condition their dogs?=BF I picked up the website below on an e-mail group. If there is anyone in the northeast Ohio area this might interest you. www.pfyrewhpts.com/NCC.htm Frank X. Morris http://community.webtv.net/Sulkhalil/SalukiCornerChime |
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Frank Morris said in rec.pets.dogs.activities:
I have noticed lately that lure coursing has been picked up by breeds other than the sighthounds and I was wondering if anyone here has lure coursed in competition or for fun or uses a lure to condition their dogs? A friend runs Basenji and Borzoi in lure coursing. I regret not entering a fun run her club sponsored a while ago. Friday might just give those sighthounds a run for their money. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Howdy Matt,
Hope you try it some day. I haven't lure coursed in a long time. The way it used to be when you had different breeds running against each other they are judged like they judge a dog show. In a dog show each breed is judged against its own standard. In lure coursing a judge judges a breed on how they think that breed should run. So if you had a Saluki a Whippet and a Basenji you don't judge what the dogs are doing compared to the others. Things may have changed. Frank X. Morris http://community.webtv.net/Sulkhalil/SalukiCornerChime |
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"Frank Morris" wrote in message ... Howdy All, I have noticed lately that lure coursing has been picked up by breeds other than the sighthounds and I was wondering if anyone here has lure coursed in competition or for fun or uses a lure to condition their dogs?¿ Last month, there was a big charity fundraiser event in San Diego, featuring a variety of different dog activities including two lure coursing setups - one open field, one kind of a chute course with obstacles. I only did the latter, because I was a little worried about my dog tripping on the lure lines, and having a herding breed, I figured he's anticipate the lure's movement and head it off. It was a blast - I think I ended up running him close to 10 times, and got some really neat photos from the event. There was a huge variety of dogs running the course, some as far from sighthounds as you could get (Yorkie!? Boston!? Bernese Mountain Dog!?) and they all seemed to love it, from the noise level in the waiting area. Wylie turned in some really fast times, not the fastest but pretty amazing nonetheless, and the only drawback was when he figured out that the run ended at the box when the lure went through a hole smaller than he was. He didn't want to go in the box if he couldn't get at that lure. Incidentally, the hole was enlarged at some point, thanks to a JRT. Christy |
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Howdy Christy,
Fun isn't it !=A1 Next time try the regular lure course. The line has an extremely safe record but like any activity it isn't 100% safe. All breeds have smart dogs that try to anticipate the lure. You just have to try it to find out. There are things you can do to help prevent them from cheating :-) One last thing FYI. Don't use the term open field when talking about lure coursing. Open field coursing is another event so you don't want to confuse me :-) Frank X. Morris http://community.webtv.net/Sulkhalil/SalukiCornerChime |
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Frank Morris wrote:
I have noticed lately that lure coursing has been picked up by breeds other than the sighthounds and I was wondering if anyone here has lure coursed in competition or for fun or uses a lure to condition their dogs? Sure, I've done the latter. Patience Briard is crazy for coursing and I used to take her once a week. It was my favorite means of conditioning since I got to just stand there while she did all the work. *g* Unfortunately since we moved I haven't been able to find any all-breed coursing practices in Northern California. If anyone knows of any, please feel free to email me with details! Dianne |
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"Frank Morris" wrote in message ... Howdy Christy, Fun isn't it !¡ Next time try the regular lure course. The line has an extremely safe record but like any activity it isn't 100% safe. All breeds have smart dogs that try to anticipate the lure. You just have to try it to find out. There are things you can do to help prevent them from cheating :-) One last thing FYI. Don't use the term open field when talking about lure coursing. Open field coursing is another event so you don't want to confuse me :-) Sorry! g Its like they say, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I'm not sure if that's what they were calling that course vs. the little obstacle course one - do they actually have terms for those, or not? I'm going back next year JUST for the lure coursing! Well, I'll enter other things too, but there is nowhere else that I know of that has all-breed coursing fun runs, and I want my other dogs to give it a try. Christy |
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Howdy Dianne,
Try to google ASFA or AKC. ASFA is for sighthounds but might be able to lead you in the right direction. AKC I hear is doing all-breed lure coursing. If you are near Sacramento you might try contactin the Northern California Whippet Club. They do Whippet racing but might know about some lure coursing. Also if you have a place big enough you can buy your own lure machine. Set up a straight line and run the dog silly :-) Frank X. Morris http://community.webtv.net/Sulkhalil/SalukiCornerChime |
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Howdy Christy,
Back about 20 years ago there was one org. over seeing lure coursing and that was ASFA. Now I think AKC is also doing it.So I don't know what terms are being used these days :-) You can look up both orgs. to see if there is anything in your area. Don't make your poor do wait a year to have fun again LOL. Frank X. Morris http://community.webtv.net/Sulkhalil/SalukiCornerChime |
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Howdy Matt,
Get out there and have fun. It is the lazy mans way to exercise the dog :-) Most lure courses for competion is about 700 yards. That is a lot of runs in agility or flyball, not to mention a lot of throws for fetch LOL. Frank X. Morris http://community.webtv.net/Sulkhalil/SalukiCornerChime |
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