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OFF SEASON CONDITIONING – WATCH FOR HEAT STROKE
It is important to note that like any athlete, running sighthounds need to stay in condition all year. It is not practical to just shut them in a kennel at the end of the hunt season and forget they exist until next fall and expect them to come out of isolation and hunt the way you want them to. Early morning, sometimes predawn runs to help keep them fit or early evening when the outside temperatures get below 70 degrees F, are best. If you are in a part of the country where it never gets below 70 or 80 degrees all spring/summer, then you need to keep the runs short and have a water source close at hand so the hounds can cool off sufficiently.
2008 Borzoi Nationals
Well the Nationals in Sacramento were a hit, and many folks are happy and heading home with tired dogs. Congratulations to all the winners, and kudos go to all the folks that organized this event, it was fantastic. And the dogs - wow!
Check out the photos of the performance events and the montage video.
2008 Performance Sighthound Calendar
My 2008 Performance Sighthound Calendar is available through LuLu.com. It has 14 photos of performance sighthounds (Jan '08 through Jan '09), doing what they do best.
Please take a look and order yours today!
Upcoming Performance Events
| Tue - Jul 01 -- Thu - Jul 03 |
ASFA LC (BGCC) Bluegrass Coursing Club, Lure Coursing Location: Columbia KY [6] For info or premium, contact Jan Swayze-Curry |
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| Fri - Jul 04 |
ASFA LC (AWC) American Whippet Club, Inc., Lure Coursing Location: Metamora MI [6] For info or premium, contact Frank Zaworski |
Animal "Rights"
I encourage any pet owner to be extremely vigilant about the politics of animal rights. My philosophy is pretty simple:
- If you want to help prevent cruelty, give your time or money to those that actually do that. Do your research on the organizations you support.
- If you don't understand an animal-related activity, don't start a campaign against them based on your ignorance. Learn about them. Very few people own pets for the purpose of hurting them.
- If you are a business, associating yourself with an activist group is guaranteed to alienate a significant segment of your customers and shareholders.
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