Explanation:

Lure coursing is a fun and exciting Event.  Dogs love it!  To start training, you can start your puppy/dog by chasing a plastic bag attached to a long stick and give the command “Get the bunny” this enables the dog to keen on the lure.  Always praise your dog when he catches the “bunny”. After some practice your dog will be ready for some short straights at a practice course with a local lure club. In the Seattle area you can contact http://www.geocities.com/cascadecoursing/ Carol Chittum is the president and she believes in positive reinforcement and to train the dog at it’s own pace. Make sure your dog is in good physical condition!  Eventually your dog will be running multiple times at events with courses sometimes upwards of a thousand yards.  Be sure to bring water and crates for your dogs, most events do not allow flexi leads. 
 
For those new to the sport:  Lure Coursing is a performance event in which dogs in eleven eligible sight hound breeds and over one year of age, compete by chasing a lure (plastic bags) on a pulley system laid on the ground.  There is both the AKC and ASFA associations which hold trials in the North West and nationally.  The dogs are judged on endurance, speed, agility, follow, and overall ability.  They can be entered in one of three categories in the Trial: Open, Specials, and Veteran. Before competing in the Trial a dog must first have earned it's Junior Courser title (AKC definition) by completing in two Tests successfully and for ASFA trials.  For ASFA the dog must run with the same breed or similar style before an ASFA judge completing 500 yards with at least four turns completing the course without any tendency of interfering with the other dogs. 
By process of elimination there will be one dog who will go Best in Breed and then compete again against the other Best of Breed winners until there is one Best in Field. 
 
Lure coursing is a great way to spend some time with your dog, meet new people and enjoy the beauty of watching the athleticism of the dogs we love. 
 
"Tally Ho!

Congratulations to the all our NWRRs who had great Lure Coursing success in 2007!

THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB
Rhodesian Ridgebacks AKC Top Dogs Bowen System
Starting January 1, 2007 and ending December 31, 2007
For Events Processed Through Friday, January 4, 2008

Rank Name Sex Points

1 FC Aslan's Rhiannon MC LCX4 B 182

2 FC Bridon's From The Heart Of Ridgelea CD RN SC B 164

3 FC Manzanita Just One Look MC LCX B 151

4 DC Aslan's Nor'Easter Of Tophat MC LCX3 B 148

5 DC Pupukea Ridge Kekoa Koneli SC D 146

6 DC Walker's Shombay Of Lecreme MC LCX D 137

7 DC Diamond's Ariel Of Le Creme SC B 132

8 FC Spring Valley's Saint Brigid O'Kildare SC B 127

9 FC Kimani's Kinah MC LCX B 126

10 FC Lane Lexis Rising Star Of Tx SC B 100

11 Dimond's Trinity Of Sv SC B 94

12 DC Ridgelea Yerchanig Zartouhi SC B 91

12 Ruvanda's Khalifa At Wayamba SC B 91

14 FC Ngwazi's Blackeyed P At Mwenje SC B 87

15 Couleeridges Runaway Red @ Aegis SC B 81

16 FC Scarlet's Wild Child CD RN SC B 79

17 CH Pupukea Ridge Makamae O Spring Valley SC B 78

17 FC Vizara Mopani Maako SC D 78

19 Walker's Buckley Of Myka MC D 70

20 CH Kuwindas Silk Road RN SC B 68

21 CH Rocky Ridges Touch Of Ebony SC B 67

22 CH Adili's Lord Of The Ring MC D 66

23 FC Mwen-Yezi Roxie Girl RN SC B 65

23 DC Dimond N Regal In The Spirit Of Gilda SC B 65

25 DC Ridgelea's Siragon Of Aristos SC D 64

26 FC Manzanita's Mighty Quinn SC D 63

26 FC Mwenje's In A Big country MC D 63

28 DC K-Tai Rugare RN SC D 60

29 FC Rahisi Rafiki SC D 59

30 Rare Earth Gotta Have It SC B 58

31 FC Domion's Live Wire SC B 57

32 DC Ridgelea Sophia Keghanoush SC B 56

33 DC Red Dawg's Chiastolite Pearl SC B 55

34 DC Spring Valley's Pele' TD SC D 54

34 DC Diamond's Ice Heist SC D 54

36 FC Rare Earth's Power Surge SC B 53

37 CH Tophat's Chaminuka Of Tumomak MC D 52

38 DC Aegis Cardinal Riley SC D 51

39 CH Umtali's Country Bumpkin SC B 50

39 DC Diamond's Double-Edged Sword SC D 50

41 Wheatridge Orion Adobe Sunset RN SC D 49

41 CH Ruvanda's Sunshine Of Camelot SC B 49

43 CH Lexus She's Got Game By Tigris MC B 48

43 FC Gamlyn Pocket Full Of Mischief SC B 48

45 FC Kushinda's Magnolia Wine TBV MC LCX B 47

46 CH Taylor Made Young Laker Girl SC B 46

47 CH Vyrtuous Summer Music SC B 45

47 Manzanita's Hat Trick SC B 45

47 FC Baraka's Dancing In The Rain SC B 45

50 DC Serengeti Le Baiser Du Dragon SC B 44

50 FC Lane All Fired Up SCD 44

Lure Course Photo Gallery:

Please send your favorite lure pictures in .jpg .gif files to jhorn@nwrrc.net Thanks!