Ireland All Ireland Terrier, Whippet And Lurcher Championships At The Irish Game Fair

[AlbertJ 569]

Race Track cut and looking in great condition - its now over to you Tango to run the best ever All Ireland Championships.

[tango 221]

Im well aware what a lurcher is lv.this is the reason they are split. At a show no judge can say how the dog acts in the field. There is an obedience competition at shanes for anyone who wants to show what their lurcher can do ref sit stay retrieve or anything else.regarding prizes and money.it wouldnt be much of a show without prizes and theres plenty of them for anyone who wants to enter.

[tango 221]

The master mcgrath was set up to find the fastest dog every year plain and simple.so far the competition has been very close fought and i hope this continues. In regards to working lurchers,if more people enter the competition of ability being held at shanes then i will look at more prizes for these classes mysef if its worth doing

[tango 221]

The ability competition is being run by bri and is being held in the countrysports arena so get your working dogs entered folks

[AlbertJ 569]

Yes we hear a lot about working dogs and Bri has had the balls to show what his dogs can do and that includes a bedlington cross terrier!

 

Lets have a few guys join him in a 'no pressure' demo and next year we can have a real lurcher obedience competition.

[milliken 831]

good luck with the abilty competition i done it last year with my bull x pup and was disapointed a view said they were gonna do it but only two showed up so i would nt hold high hopes of getting a big turn out anytime soon

wheres it should be the one everyone one is chumping at the bit to enter and win as it shows how well you and your dog can work together in a working enviroment but most have to keep it on a lead towing them round the fields till they get a slip not my idea of a enjoyable day out working in sink with my dog

 

robert

[lurchers ireland 367]

Best of luck with the show, weather forecast is good and best of luck to all those racing as they will have put alot of work in to get their dogs fit for the day

[Bri 81]

Are you entering this year Robert ??

 

I agree with you , it should be the one to win!!!

Man or ... lol woman. and dog or dogs working as a team. All it takes is a bit of time and patience.

 

Step up and give it a go folks. It's a bit of Craic at the end of the day.

[milliken 831]

at the minute i dont have anything to enter lurcher wise and i never trained the welsh hounds to that sort of standered just recall and walking to heel but ill be there next year if the right pup comes along before then

 

robert

[Leeview 792]

 

Im well aware what a lurcher is lv.this is the reason they are split. At a show no judge can say how the dog acts in the field. There is an obedience competition at shanes for anyone who wants to show what their lurcher can do ref sit stay retrieve or anything else.regarding prizes and money.it wouldnt be much of a show without prizes and theres plenty of them for anyone who wants to enter.

The lurchers your aware of? do they work or race?

You have a goverment funded industry in Eire breeding greyhounds,these can be split into track and field dogs and thats what they are bred for coursing bred for the field and not surprisingly track bred for racing round the track, and a very very few cross over from track to field or field to track SUCCESSFULLY

Master Mcgrath was bred to course, tracks came 50yrs after he had died so why have a race named after a dog not known for speed but working ability?

Y.I.S Leeview

[tango 221]

Leeview i can only prove the lurchers in my own pens and am not interested in a silly debate on the name of the race as i have enough to do. The racing and showing will go ahead weither you are there or agree with it.have a good summer yis tango

[tango 221]

Robert your dog did very well last and fair play to you for bringing it in as it was great to see.

[Leeview 792]

 

Leeview i can only prove the lurchers in my own pens and am not interested in a silly debate on the name of the race as i have enough to do. The racing and showing will go ahead weither you are there or agree with it.have a good summer yis tango

"....prove the lurchers in my own pens..." racing or working? The work should be all done and dusted by now tango and Good Luck with it. How many judges and vids on the line this year?

6 dog final should manage with 7 judges and majority wins?

Y.I.S Leeview

[tullyeyed 90]

good luck with the show Kieran, unbeleavable prizes, fair play to you,s, see you sunday,

[Guest ladyjane]

Good luck for the weekend Kieran, and just ignore the annual whinging, rest assured that after this weekend he'll crawl back from whence he came until next year.