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plz can you count Oto and Tissy in again,
i'll bubble wrap Tiss prior to the event then he can't miss it again
it's such a shame when things are taken far too seriously and people start getting huffy about stuff, we all enjoy our dogs and they all enjoy the run, you'd think in the light of the ban on the real thing and the constant threat from the anti-dog brigade that a little unity would be a good idea. :huggles:
there is room for everyone so arguing for arguments sake is pointless and gets no one anywhere.
my boy is 1/4 of an inch over the limit for other lure coursing events but he does love it sooo much, and if it wasn't for events like this he'd have to stop at home that extra 1/4 inch doesn't make him any less a whippet or any less of more able to run after the lure.
i'd love to be able to compare his running skills against dogs in other clubs but so far this seems to be the only club that doesn't have closed veiws on lure coursing whippets.
his extra height and weight could be a problem in racing if he was mixed with smaller dogs as they generally run much faster, in groups of 4 and they all pile in at the end on a lure, but in lure coursing things are slower, they only run in pairs and there are very very rarely tumbles at the end.
you just don't get the same thrills and spills in lure coursing so size differences isn't much of a safety issue :thumbsup:
like 99% + of the people who ran their dogs last sunday i was there purely for the fun (and the bbq) , i really expected old unfit oto to be knocked out in the first round, so when he made the 3rd round i was busting with pride :wub:
thats what it's all about, watching your dog run and loving them just the same no matter how they do :cheers:
i'll bubble wrap Tiss prior to the event then he can't miss it again
it's such a shame when things are taken far too seriously and people start getting huffy about stuff, we all enjoy our dogs and they all enjoy the run, you'd think in the light of the ban on the real thing and the constant threat from the anti-dog brigade that a little unity would be a good idea. :huggles:
there is room for everyone so arguing for arguments sake is pointless and gets no one anywhere.
my boy is 1/4 of an inch over the limit for other lure coursing events but he does love it sooo much, and if it wasn't for events like this he'd have to stop at home
that extra 1/4 inch doesn't make him any less a whippet or any less of more able to run after the lure.i'd love to be able to compare his running skills against dogs in other clubs but so far this seems to be the only club that doesn't have closed veiws on lure coursing whippets.
his extra height and weight could be a problem in racing if he was mixed with smaller dogs as they generally run much faster, in groups of 4 and they all pile in at the end on a lure, but in lure coursing things are slower, they only run in pairs and there are very very rarely tumbles at the end.
you just don't get the same thrills and spills in lure coursing so size differences isn't much of a safety issue :thumbsup:
like 99% + of the people who ran their dogs last sunday i was there purely for the fun (and the bbq)
, i really expected old unfit oto to be knocked out in the first round, so when he made the 3rd round i was busting with pride :wub:thats what it's all about, watching your dog run and loving them just the same no matter how they do :cheers:
