EXACTLY. Hear rig, see baggie (or squirrel or rabbit) and its 15 seconds of full out run followed by minutes or hours of limping and whimpers. I'm not sure greys have enough brain to learn to _jog_ a course ;) I'll try moving the crate to the front room, maybe he won't figure out what's going on out back that way - yeah, right, I can dream I suppose.
Rowan -whose hounds know what the funny clothes mean > The problem is convincing them to GO slower. Doty still tries (if I let her) > to course at full speed. She doesn't understand that she is old. The mind > and drive is willing - the body is not. Good idea, I tried it and she caught > the lure. It might work with other dogs, but in my experience not with > greys. Rebecca > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > With so many senior hounds, would it be possible to set up a smaller, > slower course for them that they could play on without so much > stress? I know some of my friends with elderly agility dogs do > similar things (jumps lying on the ground, every other weave pole > taken out to decrese the bend needed, a-frame set to training height, > no teeter, pause table low enough to step onto rather than jumping.) > > > If you want to hear the patter of little feet, I'll put shoes on my dogs > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pkgkPB/SOnJAA/Zx0JAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
