coursing we hounds

[scottish lurcher 185]

i see there is a whippet lure coursing event on here there should be more lure coursing for lurchers up here in scotland would be a great way to met other folk who love to run there lurchers legal and also great for all dogs concered also be good to find whos got fastest lurcher and compare all bread of lurcher seems to me unless it kc reg you can forget it after all it about watching ur dog run well not if it kc reg seems to me to many folk look down there nose at the simple lurcher or on kc reg whippets which i have never met one that cant fill the cooking pot we somthing

Edited February 10, 2007 by scottish lurcher

[minion 29]

I think the idea is good and i'd give it a bash. As long as it was just for fun. If you start having prize money you would end up with dogs that were practiclly pure greyhound being entered.

 

Still, it would be a good way to meet other like minded people.

[snoopdog 1,256]

i see there is a whippet lure coursing event on here there should be more lure coursing for lurchers up here in scotland would be a great way to met other folk who love to run there lurchers legal and also great for all dogs concered also be good to find whos got fastest lurcher and compare all bread of lurcher seems to me unless it kc reg you can forget it after all it about watching ur dog run well not if it kc reg seems to me to many folk look down there nose at the simple lurcher or on kc reg whippets which i have never met one that cant fill the cooking pot we somthing

its not all about the fastest lurcher ..wind and brains come into it ..no offence ment mate but let them stick to chaseing a bit of fluff on a rope ive got better things to do ..dont get wrong i like to meet people with lurchers who do what we do... but chaseing lures is not my thing ...i go to the odd show not alot but the odd one middlands and my local one brougthon show ...and mabye selby to take the lad and buy a few bit n peicses....j.m.o..all the best if you like that kind of thing..

[parkstone 24]

Hi Scottish lurcher,

 

i've been running lure coursing meetings for about 5 years now, as I have KC whippets we run them for KC whippets but often have dogs that are not KC but are of obvious whippet size ect.

 

in the past I was asked to run lure coursing for lurchers and even advertised them on here, ........... and a few other site.

we got a full 16 dog lurcher stake, unfortunatly I didnt have it prepaid and come the day, programme printed up ect and guess what! yep only 2 lurchers turned up both owned by the same person.

 

So after that and a few simlar experiances i'm reluctant to put meetings on for lurchers as i've been let down to many times.

[elma-fudd 0]

sounds alwright but one thing i was thinking could we use live lures its just a thought.

[scottish lurcher 185]

igree i love to watch my two chase live quarry i have seen some lures that go round small rollers to make the dog twist and turn and the dogs i seen was great coursing dogs and it made them work to get lure

[Pennymeadow Whippets 0]

igree i love to watch my two chase live quarry i have seen some lures that go round small rollers to make the dog twist and turn and the dogs i seen was great coursing dogs and it made them work to get lure

 

Those are the rollers used by Parkstone whippets you can make any shape course or any size course not the live gear we all prefere but the next best thing