racing

[seang 163]

anyone do lurcher racing with traps how does it work with lurchers have you leave backdoor open and hold them until they open or do you do it like greyhopunds just wonderin im thinkin of putting my lurcher into a race but he never seen traps or a lure before

[jimster68 123]

best thing is give your lurcher a hand slip first to see if he will chase the dummy lure first ?

if he does chase, then put your dog in a trap with the front open and hold your dog from the back of the trap wiyh the back door open . as the dummy(hare) goes past let go of your dog this teaches your dog to go through the trap .

finally if by this stage your lurcher is doing ok ,you can try your dog in the traps for real.

this is called schooling (its the way they train greyhounds )

if you just stick your dog in the traps without schooling you risk your dog becoming panick stricken and injuring its self .

most schooling tracks and whippet racing clubs are happy to help people with lurchers school dogs to come out of the traps ,some whippet clubs invite lurchers to race and insist they only race from traps ..........jim

 

[seang 163]

ya theres one on soon close me and was thinking of entering my lurcher just for a run something different but its from traps his never seen traps or a lure so dont kno [bANNED TEXT] hed do