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Italian Greyhounds love agility and the Shantiah kids are no exception.

Minky was the first to try after she started to get bored at obedience. A friend asked us to join a fun group who did agility like obstacles and we soon became instructors teaching the new dogs. University committments and a change of address meant that I had to stop for a while but on graduation we joined the local agility club and started training in earnest.

Minky participated in a few trials but went blind before she achieved her title. She also particpated in many demos at fairs and agricultural shows and was a great crowd pleaser as she manouvered around the courses. In 1997 Minky formed part of the Demonstration Team at the Sydney Royal Show.

Since Minky others have also trained in agility but have not had her success. Ralph is the next to try and seems to have what it takes to be a great agility dog.

 

 

 

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Lure coursing is a performance event developed in the early 70's by sighthound fanciers who hunted jackrabbits in the open field, which risked the harm caused by barbed wire fencing. They invented lure
coursing as a safer, more controlled sport for sighthounds that would recreate the physical requirements of open field coursing, allowing them to continue testing the functional abilities of their sighthounds. Lure coursing aims to preserve and develop the coursing skills inherent in the sighthounds and to demonstrate that they can perform the functions for which they were originally bred. The hounds chase plastic bags on a course laid out to simulate escaping game. The plastic bags are pulled around on a nylon string course, propelled by a hand controlled motor.

 

Shantiah Italian Greyhounds, Sydney, Australia  Mobile: 0408 889 484   ~  Last updated  09/05/2010

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