mooshka 22 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Well, I will have my little say in this.... I race one of mine ( straight).. and we both get enjoyment out of a days racing. Shes a 25inch bitch and stands quietly watching the others slipped and chase the lure til its her turn to run... when she runs, she is focussed on the lure and NEVER turns her head ( yet...!) SO yes, it does piss me off when she gets on the line.. slipped, and the dog next to her pays no attention to what its supposed to be doing and hassles my bitch by bumping and on the back of her neck.... or trying to have a go at her! At harewood in a first heat. a guy had entered his bull cross and said.. is there a good muzzle I can use cos this dog is a bit..'temperamental' So the question is WHY? why run your dog when you KNOW its gonna have a go at the others? Needless to say it did.. and although muzzled it was still an unpleasant experience for the less aggressive first timer!! I also see the same lurcher run at several events.. which bumps and interferes in every race.. so why KEEP running it and spoiling it for the others? I find a lot of the fighting occurs on the way back from the finish line running back to the owner. I always have a mate to collect mine on the finish line and walk her down.. just to be on the safe side. This is from experience where she was once charged at and badly winded by another dog in the same race. A big dog can still do damage with a muzzle on..! As far as rules in lurcher racing.. it's difficult to monitor as there will be different dogs running all the time. If someone wants to race their dog.. be it a bull cross or a saluki, they should have the chance to. The responsibility is with the owner... If you have a big, heavy.. 'temperemental' dog, its probably better to save its energy for something else and not race. But as there are no rules.. you race your dog.. you take a chance.. But there should be a fine for loose dogs as there is at whippet racing.... as I found out Many have a go at racing to see if there dog will chase and the competitive side of us comes out we all love a bit of competition between our dogs.. its a good, fun event at lurcher shows. However, I see it as a sport for my dog.. I keep her fit and am quite competitive.. There are many that purely race their lurchers.. they breed for racing and its their main sport and hobby. Nothing wrong with that IMO. There are the lucky ones, who have good working dogs who will also race and have a lot of fun with it... never picking up bad habits. They definitely know the difference HAREWOOD... :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted June 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Thanks for replies, glad it's not just me that thinks it's a little off. I have a love hate relationship with shows that leads to a few years attending each decade from the 70's then a few not. In the early days I'd often have a grey with me and had on occaision entered one but it seems that theres more fighting these days than in the past. As with Socks greyhounds on the track were where my love of racing lay but we're a little short of tracks round this way so I have been considering whippet or lurcher as an alternative for a bit of fun. Unfortunatly I'd be a little upsett if I raised, trained and conditioned a young dog to have it spoilt on it's first day by some idiots dog attacking it. Maybe I'll wait awhile but if I do Mooshka I'll look forward to racing against you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timid Toad 18 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 The atmosphere of racing can see dogs go bad, nuts, fecking metal...The few times I have done it, I didn't like the way the dogs got so hyped up, lots of peoples dogs barking and screaming........You can see why some dogs get nasty, barging, and turning there heads etc. I would not run the risk of letting my dog develop those sort of bad traits... Having a few goes on a lure at home with a few mates is one thing but the big events with the nutty atmosphere I don't think does dogs many favors? what a load of rubbish theres some cracking working dogs do the main events each year and never turn there head i agree i have run my dogs for years in the summer and have never had a problem when they start working in the season Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gyppo Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Well, I will have my little say in this.... I race one of mine ( straight).. and we both get enjoyment out of a days racing. Shes a 25inch bitch and stands quietly watching the others slipped and chase the lure til its her turn to run... when she runs, she is focussed on the lure and NEVER turns her head ( yet...!) SO yes, it does piss me off when she gets on the line.. slipped, and the dog next to her pays no attention to what its supposed to be doing and hassles my bitch by bumping and on the back of her neck.... or trying to have a go at her! At harewood in a first heat. a guy had entered his bull cross and said.. is there a good muzzle I can use cos this dog is a bit..'temperamental' So the question is WHY? why run your dog when you KNOW its gonna have a go at the others? Needless to say it did.. and although muzzled it was still an unpleasant experience for the less aggressive first timer!! I also see the same lurcher run at several events.. which bumps and interferes in every race.. so why KEEP running it and spoiling it for the others? I find a lot of the fighting occurs on the way back from the finish line running back to the owner. I always have a mate to collect mine on the finish line and walk her down.. just to be on the safe side. This is from experience where she was once charged at and badly winded by another dog in the same race. A big dog can still do damage with a muzzle on..! As far as rules in lurcher racing.. it's difficult to monitor as there will be different dogs running all the time. If someone wants to race their dog.. be it a bull cross or a saluki, they should have the chance to. The responsibility is with the owner... If you have a big, heavy.. 'temperemental' dog, its probably better to save its energy for something else and not race. But as there are no rules.. you race your dog.. you take a chance.. But there should be a fine for loose dogs as there is at whippet racing.... as I found out Many have a go at racing to see if there dog will chase and the competitive side of us comes out we all love a bit of competition between our dogs.. its a good, fun event at lurcher shows. However, I see it as a sport for my dog.. I keep her fit and am quite competitive.. There are many that purely race their lurchers.. they breed for racing and its their main sport and hobby. Nothing wrong with that IMO. There are the lucky ones, who have good working dogs who will also race and have a lot of fun with it... never picking up bad habits. They definitely know the difference HAREWOOD... :laugh: that is a greyhound Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mooshka 22 Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 (edited) Well, I will have my little say in this.... I race one of mine ( straight).. and we both get enjoyment out of a days racing. Shes a 25inch bitch and stands quietly watching the others slipped and chase the lure til its her turn to run... when she runs, she is focussed on the lure and NEVER turns her head ( yet...!) SO yes, it does piss me off when she gets on the line.. slipped, and the dog next to her pays no attention to what its supposed to be doing and hassles my bitch by bumping and on the back of her neck.... or trying to have a go at her! At harewood in a first heat. a guy had entered his bull cross and said.. is there a good muzzle I can use cos this dog is a bit..'temperamental' So the question is WHY? why run your dog when you KNOW its gonna have a go at the others? Needless to say it did.. and although muzzled it was still an unpleasant experience for the less aggressive first timer!! I also see the same lurcher run at several events.. which bumps and interferes in every race.. so why KEEP running it and spoiling it for the others? I find a lot of the fighting occurs on the way back from the finish line running back to the owner. I always have a mate to collect mine on the finish line and walk her down.. just to be on the safe side. This is from experience where she was once charged at and badly winded by another dog in the same race. A big dog can still do damage with a muzzle on..! As far as rules in lurcher racing.. it's difficult to monitor as there will be different dogs running all the time. If someone wants to race their dog.. be it a bull cross or a saluki, they should have the chance to. The responsibility is with the owner... If you have a big, heavy.. 'temperemental' dog, its probably better to save its energy for something else and not race. But as there are no rules.. you race your dog.. you take a chance.. But there should be a fine for loose dogs as there is at whippet racing.... as I found out Many have a go at racing to see if there dog will chase and the competitive side of us comes out we all love a bit of competition between our dogs.. its a good, fun event at lurcher shows. However, I see it as a sport for my dog.. I keep her fit and am quite competitive.. There are many that purely race their lurchers.. they breed for racing and its their main sport and hobby. Nothing wrong with that IMO. There are the lucky ones, who have good working dogs who will also race and have a lot of fun with it... never picking up bad habits. They definitely know the difference HAREWOOD... :laugh: that is a greyhound 3/4 Edited June 2, 2009 by mooshka Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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