Canine Athletes: Racing and Lure Coursing Dogs

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all while following their prey the lure The lure's motor whirrs A judge watches from close by writing notes about the dogs coursing skills and giving them scores The dog that scores highest in certain areas such as speed and following the lure wins Less than a minute later the course is over The dogs catch and play with the lure for a moment as a reward for a good chase The handlers cheer for the dogs The huntmaster calls Retrieve the hounds and the handlers place their dogs back on leashes The next dogs get ready for their course ACCEPTED LURE COURSING BREEDS The American Sighthound Field Association ASFA recognizes the following breeds Afghan hound Azawakh basenji borzoi cirneco dell'Etna greyhound lbizan hound Irish wolfhound Italian greyhound pharaoh hound Rhodesian ridgeback saluki silken windhound Scottish deerhound sloughi and whippet The American Kennel Club AKC recognizes all those breeds except the silken windhound The AKC additionally recognizes the Portuguese podengo pequeno For certain awards the AKC allows these Foundation Stock Service Breeds to compete Azawakh Norrbottenspets Peruvian Inca orchid Portuguese podengo medio and grande and Thai ridgeback