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Lure Coursing (a sport for dogs) 日本語
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Janet's dog, "Bentley"
(whippet) 100814
2 Gail's dog, "Jack"
(8 months old - whippet)
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3 The Chase
Begins 100819
3a
Three Whippets Chase
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3b
Three Whippets Chase (Up-Close)
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4a
Whippets Chase
in lure coursing 01
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4b Whippets
Chase in lure coursing 02
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Another Chase Begins
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6 A Silken
Windhound Chases 100819
7 A Saluki Chases
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We'll add more photos soon. Please check back later.
We know of
greyhound
racing
but have
never seen
a live race.
On July 14, 2010, Janet e-mailed to Joe, one of our staff members,
a pic of her
good-looking dog.
Hmmm…This dog looks like a Borzoi? We gotta admit, “We have no
clue on what kind of dog her dog is.”
We learned from
Janet*, one of Joe’s artist friends that her dog is a whippet and whippets race
for fun. So we asked her to let us attend a dog racing event if possible. With
the timely help of Janet, we were fortunate to have a chance to attend a lure
coursing event. The event was held in the Dakota County Fairgrounds, Farmington,
MN, on July 25, 2010. It was awesome to see the lure coursing event. In
addition, we met many dog owners of the Greater Twin Cities Whippet Club and
their dogs such as
Whippets, baby Whippets, a
Saluki,
a
Silken Windhound, and a
Rhodesian Ridgeback at the event. It was great for us to see those dogs in
person for the
first time. Gail (meet
her dog, Jack), Janet’s friend, generously gave us info on lure
coursing and dogs, and helped us a lot during the event. Kathy and Jean also
kindly showed us their dogs, a silken windhoud and saluki; we'll post pix of
their dogs soon.
Yeah, now we know that lure coursing is different from greyhound racing.
Janet & we asked Gail, “How is the outcome of each race decided for lure
coursing?”
Gail answered our question, “ASFA
(American Sighthound Filed Association): The Sport of Lure Coursing:
This page pretty much explains how everything is done.”
For info on Eligible Breeds, click
ASFA: Eligible Breeds
* Janet says, “My dog is a whippet, related to the
greyhound. They are in the sighthound family and were used to chase prey and
for racing. They still race them. I don't race Bentley as sometimes
the dogs are injured racing and I wouldn't take a chance. It doesn't happen
often but still.....too much worry.” “The whippets race for fun, there's no
betting and they are all handled by their owners and are house dogs. They get
points towards field championships and titles to add to their
AKC registration. Greyhounds
and whippets come in all colors, some greyhounds are the same color as Bentley.
They have black, black and white, blue, brindles, cream and white to name a few
of the colors. Bentley is fawn and white. Their top speed is around 37 miles
per hour (mph, 59.5 km/h - kph) and at times they are airborne when running.”
Whippet World: Racing Dogs and Lure Coursing
modified: 100817
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