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People on here are quick to say something won't work but if they don't try something new, how will we ever know that it DON'T work, JMO, :thumbsup: Di

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[DavidH]

People on here are quick to say something won't work but if they don't try something new, how will we ever know that it DON'T work, JMO, :thumbsup: Di

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[rodders]

People on here are quick to say something won't work but if they don't try something new, how will we ever know that it DON'T work, JMO, :thumbsup: Di

See where your coming from Di,but the reason I think Davids idea or your friends idea,wouldn't work in whippets is because,that idea has been used in lurchers for a long while.Think Chris Hardy was the first to use it where the lure disappears under a mat or quilt at the finish.It does on the whole stop the dogs from going in too hard,but and i'm afraid it's a big but :lol: how many dogs stay in the vicinity of the hidden lure,and how many take off back down the field?IMO and it's just MO more injuries occur if the dogs are on a free for all round the field Can you see where i'm coming from.Not trying to knock ideas,just saying what I saw happening in lurchers for years

 

[sharon whincop]

It would never work for one of mine. As soon as the rag stops he goes for the nearest dog. God knows what he'll do if the rag wasn't there. With him I get in quick to stop other dogs getting hurt.

 

[Karen-Coral]

It would never work for one of mine. As soon as the rag stops he goes for the nearest dog. God knows what he'll do if the rag wasn't there. With him I get in quick to stop other dogs getting hurt.

Lol-You've just started another topic there Sharon......Mmmm :unsure:

 

[kate lynch]

i just think this is getting to silly now, i have been chatching dogs since i was bvout 10 or maybe younger people just need to look where the dogs are running to and make sure they are safe to go and collect there dog off the lure, obviosly most people that get hurt/hit by a dog are onyl watching their dogs they need to watch others thats all that shud be sed never mind standing in boxes n stuff coz thats not gunna stop the dog from running into that area is it?

if this carries on with liabilities n stuff i can just wave gud bye to the thing i love most and the people and plus kids or people my age will not want to get involved because of all the hassel, infact any person never mind just my age

just my opinion :unsure:

 

[sadieandco]

Well said Kate it is getting stupid it wont be whippet racing soon if everything gets changed lets just get on with it and carry on racing whippets like we have done for many years at the end of they day all the fun is being taken out if it with all these rules accidents happen its one of them things

 

[kate lynch]

Well said Kate it is getting stupid it wont be whippet racing soon if everything gets changed lets just get on with it and carry on racing whippets like we have done for many years at the end of they day all the fun is being taken out if it with all these rules accidents happen its one of them things

yep well try n have fun wnt we sadie not all these people who think aww but the rules haha, n yet a dog culd get hurt anywhere n so culd a person, i sed to my dad tnite that if my dog looked liek it was gunna get hurt by other dog i couldnt give a damn what the rules are id be in there i had a bad experiance when 2 dogs heavier then our dennis nocked into him and nocked him for six so if i culd stop that happin i will n ne1 will stop me xx JMO

 

[got-the-cent]

i just think this is getting to silly now, i have been chatching dogs since i was bvout 10 or maybe younger people just need to look where the dogs are running to and make sure they are safe to go and collect there dog off the lure, obviosly most people that get hurt/hit by a dog are onyl watching their dogs they need to watch others thats all that shud be sed never mind standing in boxes n stuff coz thats not gunna stop the dog from running into that area is it?
if this carries on with liabilities n stuff i can just wave gud bye to the thing i love most and the people and plus kids or people my age will not want to get involved because of all the hassel, infact any person never mind just my age

just my opinion :unsure:

im sure i heard this convo tonite :-

 

[kate lynch]

i just think this is getting to silly now, i have been chatching dogs since i was bvout 10 or maybe younger people just need to look where the dogs are running to and make sure they are safe to go and collect there dog off the lure, obviosly most people that get hurt/hit by a dog are onyl watching their dogs they need to watch others thats all that shud be sed never mind standing in boxes n stuff coz thats not gunna stop the dog from running into that area is it?
if this carries on with liabilities n stuff i can just wave gud bye to the thing i love most and the people and plus kids or people my age will not want to get involved because of all the hassel, infact any person never mind just my age

just my opinion :unsure:

im sure i heard this convo tonite :-

haha yer u did sadie n this lot neva, just letting them know what we think, n what i think on top of it -_-

 

[sadieandco]

yes we will have some fun racing our dogs kate hun and i couldnt agree more with you nobody would stop me picking my dog up either

 

[gabbitas31]

People on here are quick to say something won't work but if they don't try something new, how will we ever know that it DON'T work, JMO, :thumbsup: Di

See where your coming from Di,but the reason I think Davids idea or your friends idea,wouldn't work in whippets is because,that idea has been used in lurchers for a long while.Think Chris Hardy was the first to use it where the lure disappears under a mat or quilt at the finish.It does on the whole stop the dogs from going in too hard,but and i'm afraid it's a big but :lol: how many dogs stay in the vicinity of the hidden lure,and how many take off back down the field?IMO and it's just MO more injuries occur if the dogs are on a free for all round the field Can you see where i'm coming from.Not trying to knock ideas,just saying what I saw happening in lurchers for years

I agree with you Karen the lurchers do run back down the track but that is mostly because some of the owners call them and when one takes off the rest follow, :lol:

but non ped dogs are learnt from an early age to stay on the lure and if they have they don't run back, (believe Kar if you've every seen me at a lurcher show) :teehee: i'm the only one who has to walk the whole bloody length of the field to get my dogs back, the only one who will run back is Mags because Steve always calls her. :lol:

I ran leia on her own Sunday and when the lure disappeared under the mat she came back to it and just stood there, looking around for the lure and i had plenty of time to put her collar on.

i just wondered if one club tried it on a training night you could see how the dogs got on, like i said if we don't try new things ) there will always be a problem. I think the other club members would be surprised at how it works and how the dogs are more concerned with (were the hell as that lure gone) (w00t) rather than attacking other dogs or

one dog running around with the lure in it's mouth whilst the string is wrapped around all the other dogs legs., I've got writer's cramp now Karen. (w00t) are you packed and ready for this weekend? :thumbsup: Di

 

[gabbitas31]

Sorry if anyone as been offended by my thoughts but that's all they are, no more from me on this subject, :thumbsup: happy racing everyone. :thumbsup: Di

 

[wild whippies]

people just need to look where the dogs are running to and make sure they are safe to go and collect there dog off the lure, obviosly most people that get hurt/hit by a dog are onyl watching their dogs they need to watch others

Absolutely spot on in my opinion.

I know some construed that I was suggesting fines which isn't what I said. What I did say though is if you make a bad judgement and a dog got injured through no fault but your own, then I don't think it's unreasonable to offer something in good will. This isn't me expecting folk to be fined, it's just what I personally would do if I injured someone's dog.

 

[kate lynch]

people just need to look where the dogs are running to and make sure they are safe to go and collect there dog off the lure, obviosly most people that get hurt/hit by a dog are onyl watching their dogs they need to watch others

Absolutely spot on in my opinion.

I know some construed that I was suggesting fines which isn't what I said. What I did say though is if you make a bad judgement and a dog got injured through no fault but your own, then I don't think it's unreasonable to offer something in good will. This isn't me expecting folk to be fined, it's just what I personally would do if I injured someone's dog.

well yer if i knew i was in the wrong of caurse id make sure the dog is ok n do whateva i need to help it, coz im that sort of person.

and i think there will be no more from me on this subject either ) :wub:

 

[sherry]

People on here are quick to say something won't work but if they don't try something new, how will we ever know that it DON'T work, JMO, :thumbsup: Di

See where your coming from Di,but the reason I think Davids idea or your friends idea,wouldn't work in whippets is because,that idea has been used in lurchers for a long while.Think Chris Hardy was the first to use it where the lure disappears under a mat or quilt at the finish.It does on the whole stop the dogs from going in too hard,but and i'm afraid it's a big but :lol: how many dogs stay in the vicinity of the hidden lure,and how many take off back down the field?IMO and it's just MO more injuries occur if the dogs are on a free for all round the field Can you see where i'm coming from.Not trying to knock ideas,just saying what I saw happening in lurchers for years

I agree with you Karen the lurchers do run back down the track but that is mostly because some of the owners call them and when one takes off the rest follow, :lol:

but non ped dogs are learnt from an early age to stay on the lure and if they have they don't run back, (believe Kar if you've every seen me at a lurcher show) :teehee: i'm the only one who has to walk the whole bloody length of the field to get my dogs back, the only one who will run back is Mags because Steve always calls her. :lol:

I ran leia on her own Sunday and when the lure disappeared under the mat she came back to it and just stood there, looking around for the lure and i had plenty of time to put her collar on.

i just wondered if one club tried it on a training night you could see how the dogs got on, like i said if we don't try new things ) there will always be a problem. I think the other club members would be surprised at how it works and how the dogs are more concerned with (were the hell as that lure gone) (w00t) rather than attacking other dogs or

one dog running around with the lure in it's mouth whilst the string is wrapped around all the other dogs legs., I've got writer's cramp now Karen. (w00t) are you packed and ready for this weekend? :thumbsup: Di

erm in my experience dogs particuarly scratch dogs ( been racing them for 11/12 years) if the lure snaps or doesnt move the dogs will run back down the track and play with each other nothing to do with owners calling them. this is just my experience but ive seen it happen many times over the years so if the rag was to go under a carpet i know 4 a fact the scratch dogs wud b up and down the track with more chance of injury than wot wud happen @ the knock off. i agree with kate on this one it is getting silly now IMO

 

[rodders]

People on here are quick to say something won't work but if they don't try something new, how will we ever know that it DON'T work, JMO, :thumbsup: Di

See where your coming from Di,but the reason I think Davids idea or your friends idea,wouldn't work in whippets is because,that idea has been used in lurchers for a long while.Think Chris Hardy was the first to use it where the lure disappears under a mat or quilt at the finish.It does on the whole stop the dogs from going in too hard,but and i'm afraid it's a big but :lol: how many dogs stay in the vicinity of the hidden lure,and how many take off back down the field?IMO and it's just MO more injuries occur if the dogs are on a free for all round the field Can you see where i'm coming from.Not trying to knock ideas,just saying what I saw happening in lurchers for years

I agree with you Karen the lurchers do run back down the track but that is mostly because some of the owners call them and when one takes off the rest follow, :lol:

but non ped dogs are learnt from an early age to stay on the lure and if they have they don't run back, (believe Kar if you've every seen me at a lurcher show) :teehee: i'm the only one who has to walk the whole bloody length of the field to get my dogs back, the only one who will run back is Mags because Steve always calls her. :lol:

I ran leia on her own Sunday and when the lure disappeared under the mat she came back to it and just stood there, looking around for the lure and i had plenty of time to put her collar on.

i just wondered if one club tried it on a training night you could see how the dogs got on, like i said if we don't try new things ) there will always be a problem. I think the other club members would be surprised at how it works and how the dogs are more concerned with (were the hell as that lure gone) (w00t) rather than attacking other dogs or

one dog running around with the lure in it's mouth whilst the string is wrapped around all the other dogs legs., I've got writer's cramp now Karen. (w00t) are you packed and ready for this weekend? :thumbsup: Di

erm in my experience dogs particuarly scratch dogs ( been racing them for 11/12 years) if the lure snaps or doesnt move the dogs will run back down the track and play with each other nothing to do with owners calling them. this is just my experience but ive seen it happen many times over the years so if the rag was to go under a carpet i know 4 a fact the scratch dogs wud b up and down the track with more chance of injury than wot wud happen @ the knock off. i agree with kate on this one it is getting silly now IMO

Thats exactly what happened to me Carol.When lurcher racing always schooled dogs to stay on lure,and either George or I was there at pick up after the race.The particular day in question,George was picking up(should have been me :lol: ) and I was slipping.Lure broke,and dogs came back down field.It was a case of which way do I go :lol: Didn't move and got hit :wacko: Just waiting to compare my scar with Pat :lol:

 

[Amanda Worcester]

Thats exactly what happened to me Carol.When lurcher racing always schooled dogs to stay on lure,and either George or I was there at pick up after the race.The particular day in question,George was picking up(should have been me :lol: ) and I was slipping.Lure broke,and dogs came back down field.It was a case of which way do I go :lol: Didn't move and got hit :wacko: Just waiting to compare my scar with Pat :lol:

Pat had twenty clips/staples removed just from the knee:x yesterday Karen, so I think she will have a great scar to compare

The physio had put the brace on back to front :rant: and it had been pressing on the scar (thats why she found it so uncomfortable)

still 2 weeks down but another 6 to go b4 she can put any weight on the leg.

Pat was NOT stood in the middle of the track and she, didnt rush to grab her dog either. there was only two dogs in the race. They overshot the lure as it stopped and run back down to it, with As you Do catching Pats leg as she ran back to the lure.

Perhaps lessons should be learned from this ACCIDENT for the person involved as well as the dog. They should not have been moved but an ambulance called. I know Pat wanted to watch her dog run in the supreme run off and she didnt believe she was as injured as she was ( until the visit to the hospital), her concerns were for her other dogs that were in her caravan and not for herself.

Do we have a rule that all racers race at their own risk?, i.e. dogs and people. If not that perhaps this is the rule that should be in place to protect the people that run these events as well as the people who race.

 

[D.Dan]

people just need to look where the dogs are running to and make sure they are safe to go and collect there dog off the lure, obviosly most people that get hurt/hit by a dog are onyl watching their dogs they need to watch others

Absolutely spot on in my opinion.

I know some construed that I was suggesting fines which isn't what I said. What I did say though is if you make a bad judgement and a dog got injured through no fault but your own, then I don't think it's unreasonable to offer something in good will. This isn't me expecting folk to be fined, it's just what I personally would do if I injured someone's dog.

agree i would offer vet fees if it were my fault,but at no point can we sue anybody,surely we all accept that we run at our own risk?god forbid i could:ve had loads of money if i sued for everytime my dog gets hurt,as for me getting hurt well if its my fault tough luck for me i should know better . :clown: think we should put it in black and white that we do run at our own risk before things get silly. :- :clown: