This Should Never Happen

[wildhare]

this should never happen with only two dogs on the course -

Thunder (in Yellow) has a bruised right sholder - the other dog

is Ok - neither dog went down as a result - both dogs finished

the course though Thunder was less than optimal running -

the collision happened Saturday and he still will not turn

hard left - very sore -



dwight

 

[Mark Roberts]

you see it a lot in the UK, especialy on tight courses.

 

[springfield]

this should never happen with only two dogs on the course -Thunder (in Yellow) has a bruised right sholder - the other dog

is Ok - neither dog went down as a result - both dogs finished

the course though Thunder was less than optimal running -

the collision happened Saturday and he still will not turn

hard left - very sore -

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dwight

you see it a lot in the UK, especialy on tight courses.

Is it through have a tight angle on the pulley or from the lure driving to close to the dogs when near the pulley?

 

[wildhare]

Lure operator buried both of them in the corner - both were within 5 ft of the pully before lure op snatched it around

the corner and took off - Thunder was in the lead slightly and made the turn first but he's 48 lbs so takes a bit

to get moving again - Sterling made a small loop and was coming back to the loop with a full head of steam -

about 30 ft from the corner was where the collision happened - sterling weighs in at 35 lbs and thunder was hot on

the lure and thunder didnt see him coming and ran through sterling - neither dog went down and both

finished the course - Thunder has a bruised shoulder and is out for a coupla weeks at least - right now he

doesnt turn a tight left - shoulder just too sore to plant it and turn.........dwight

 

[tlewis]

Collisions often happen in open field coursing. It's happened on the last two times I was out in Wyoming. The dogs are so intent on getting to the hare that they don't see each other 'till it's too late. Hares turn and sometimes one dog doesn't react quickly enough. Rarely are there any lasting injuries.

Roll on October and winter when we can get back out in the field.