 Lure Coursing
#377796 - 05/14/2013 04:10 PM |
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Hey All!
It has been awhile. With working full time and going for my graduate degree full time, I haven't had much time to visit. I hope everyone is doing well!
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with lure coursing. We are moving to a new house on half an acre with a very long lot (2/3 of a football field) and was thinking it would be fun to set up a lure course. I have seen some products online, but was wondering if anyone had any experience with these products, their reliability, or how to make my own. Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks!
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Re: Lure Coursing
[Re: Keith Kaplan ]
#377799 - 05/14/2013 05:02 PM |
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Contact:
Jill Baum
Tempe, AZ
(480)-209-7386
jilzan@juno.com
And/or, the American Sighthound Field Association at...
http://aspha.org
P.S. The area you describe might be too small for a "regulation" lure course -- Possibly okay with Basenjis just for fun ... Are you doing this for sighthound breeds?
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#377802 - 05/14/2013 05:34 PM |
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Thank you! I am really doing it just for fun for my dogs. The length is the grass section, the yard is wide as well and I have seen more of a zig zag pattern. One of my dogs is very prey driven and has done lure coursing before.
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#377821 - 05/15/2013 12:53 AM |
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The down side to lure coursing is stepping on that line as it's going so fast. It can create some nasty foot/toe injuries.
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#377832 - 05/15/2013 10:34 AM |
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Thanks Bob. I am thinking instead of doing a continuous loop that I can do a drag lure and this should prevent them from stepping on the line. However, there won't be much room to lay out the line to go for far distances. Something to consider...
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#377862 - 05/15/2013 04:15 PM |
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The down side to lure coursing is stepping on that line as it's going so fast. It can create some nasty foot/toe injuries.
Wrapping the entire pastern securely in multiple layers of "vet tape" serves well for preventing line cuts, but toes are still left at risk -- Then there's always the chance that an inexperienced courser will step hard on a pulley while running full speed, and sustain a bad bone-bruise ... Those injuries often result in lameness for weeks or even months before fully healing.
"Straight-away lure racing" can avoid a lot of that stuff though 
Note to the OP, don't forget to use specifically manufactured Racing Muzzles -- Even the most normally layed-back dogs may shock you by savaging a close competitor in mid-chase or when they finish on The Kill 
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#377879 - 05/15/2013 11:47 PM |
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The down side to lure coursing is stepping on that line as it's going so fast. It can create some nasty foot/toe injuries.
Wrapping the entire pastern securely in multiple layers of "vet tape" serves well for preventing line cuts, but toes are still left at risk -- Then there's always the chance that an inexperienced courser will step hard on a pulley while running full speed, and sustain a bad bone-bruise ... Those injuries often result in lameness for weeks or even months before fully healing.
"Straight-away lure racing" can avoid a lot of that stuff though
Note to the OP, don't forget to use specifically manufactured Racing Muzzles -- Even the most normally layed-back dogs may shock you by savaging a close competitor in mid-chase or when they finish on The Kill
The IG (Italian Greyhound) folks pretty much all wrap their dog's pasterns. Many of the Whippet folks do also.
Ditto on the racing muzzle. I had a super potential JRT for racing. he won everything til he was about a yr old but I had to quit with him simply because he started bumping and fighting during the races. The other folks with dogs running look down on that.   
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#377886 - 05/16/2013 10:25 AM |
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The down side to lure coursing is stepping on that line as it's going so fast. It can create some nasty foot/toe injuries.
Wrapping the entire pastern securely in multiple layers of "vet tape" serves well for preventing line cuts, but toes are still left at risk -- Then there's always the chance that an inexperienced courser will step hard on a pulley while running full speed, and sustain a bad bone-bruise ... Those injuries often result in lameness for weeks or even months before fully healing.
"Straight-away lure racing" can avoid a lot of that stuff though
Note to the OP, don't forget to use specifically manufactured Racing Muzzles -- Even the most normally layed-back dogs may shock you by savaging a close competitor in mid-chase or when they finish on The Kill
The IG (Italian Greyhound) folks pretty much all wrap their dog's pasterns. Many of the Whippet folks do also.
Ditto on the racing muzzle. I had a super potential JRT for racing. he won everything til he was about a yr old but I had to quit with him simply because he started bumping and fighting during the races. The other folks with dogs running look down on that.
Yeppers, that's why specifically manufactured Racing Muzzles are required for Oval and Straight-Away Lure Races -- They're optional for Lure (zig-zag) Coursing, unless the Huntmaster declares your hound a menace & won't let you take the field if "Jack" isn't muzzled ... And of course in Open Field Coursing the prey is free-range live vermin, not a lure, so the kill must be made for real.
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#377922 - 05/17/2013 07:12 AM |
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So what about lure coursing rigs? The smal ones for 'home' use. Which ones are good? Or is that a topic for another tread?
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#377946 - 05/17/2013 08:25 PM |
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Wicked makes little coursing machines, even a tiny pocket one that would be good for non sighthounds and small areas. My first machine was a 61 Ford pickup starter motor hooked to a marine battery. I have a suitcase style one from Germany, but don't have enough land right now to set up for whoppers, and all but one are too old. Check out the wicked coursing website.
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