Simulated Coursing???

[Guest Buck]

recently i hav noticed quite alot of people are using simulated coursing as a means of gettin their dogs fit and well muscled. i've seen electric motorised ones in use, but was wondering if any of you folks know how i could make myself a simple non electric one for my lurchers????? cheers, Buck.

[Guest Buck]

anyone??? any ideas would be helpful!!

[Guest merle]

you can use a cycle upside down and no back tyre on

merle

[shaun v 3]

recently i hav noticed quite alot of people are using simulated coursing as a means of gettin their dogs fit and well muscled.  i've seen electric motorised ones in use, but was wondering if any of you folks know how i could make myself a simple non electric one for my lurchers?????  cheers, Buck.

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if its like the ones ive seen at shows i cant see how a dog would benefit or would get fit from doing that, i would think they would end up with strains,

but using it over a 150 yrds of straight running it could help.

when i used to walk whippets out when i was younger the bloke who owned them used a starter moter off a car, connected to an old bike wheel,

but having a muscled dog, it looks good on the show ground, but in the field they will tire alot quicker than a properly conditioned dog.

take atheletes , sprinters look good but after each race they are fecked and they can barley manage the 100 or 200 metres.

you need to condition the dog to work or run all day.

if you did get one i would only use it once aweek and then time the dog to see how he's going .

[Guest REDROB]

make your own, starter motor from scrapyard car battery spool of line

[Guest Buck]

sum excellent replies there folks. i agree shaun v, i'll still give dog long walks etc and am only wanting lure for a bit o fun and to see me dogs in full flight, as i ain't got much permision up here at the mo. just out of interest, wat u folks use as a lure???? someone told me to use a gundog dummy, but wouldn't i b better using a lighter object?? also wat kind o line, would normal bale twine do???

[shaun v 3]

who needs permision :11: