>From: Joanne Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [SCA_Hound_Coursing] fishing for dogs >Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:40:06 -0400 > >I use one for conditioning my greyhounds and IG. Fun for me and them. I >have two, one that I take places with me that is a telescoping metal >curtain rod that extends out to 10 or so feet. It has a metal loop that is >drilled into one end. It has 10 feet of clothesline attached to one end and >a stuffed animal on the end. Tried plastic bags but they have to be >weighted with something to work. > >My other one is a 10+ foot piece of bamboo that I cut from a cane patch. I >clipped off the branches and sanded off the sharp points and do the same >thing with the clothesline and stuffed animal. My dogs all chase this with >enthusiasm. In fact I have to stop them or they will chase it until they >drop. It has become a popular toy at our greyhound events when we have >enough room to use it. > >Use with caution with dogs that are not in shape. Just let them do a few >circles to start out with, I assumed that a friends dog was in similar >shape to mine and nearly had a dead greyhound after letting him chase it >for about a minute. > >Joanne > >On Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at 09:11 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Liam - I have an idea on how to merge the two.� Some people as they are >>training their dogs tie a plastic bag onto a line and use a stick or >>fishing line to "drag" the bag through the yard for the dogs to practice >>on.� This way you can be "fishing for dogs".� ;-)� Just an idea.� Rebecca >> >>From: "liam oshea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Date: 2005/06/13 Mon PM 05:52:31 EDT >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: RE: [SCA_Hound_Coursing] Introduction >> >>Corin, >>��� Now if I could find a way to meld the two that would be great.� >>Hmmm.... >>maube I shoudl try to find when the term 'dogfish' first came into >>existance.� _-grin-_ >>��� We should find another term for what you're doing right before >>releasing >>a greyhound. "Holding" just doesn't work if you're coursing a hound as big >>as Ambush.� LOL >> >>Liam >>still�� ~~~the fish dude >> >>� >> >> ><image.tiff> >> >>Yahoo! Groups Links >> >>� To visit your group on the web, go to: >>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Hound_Coursing/ >>� >>� To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>� >>� Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. >>
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