More lure coursing tomorrow.

I am going to try and have someone film it on my mobile: I can’t do it, have my hands full holding Socks until the bags have started moving and the course leader gives the “Tallyho!” command—I let go of Sock’s collar as soon as I hear the T of Tallyho!

Could ask someone else to do it on their phone or video camera I suppose.

A certain snide cu here stealing MY videos and photos means the video will not be posted here but in the Critters and Garden board in my fine forum visible only to members except for the snide cu

Geez, I could have strangled the bitch! Whining, jumping up all the time, barking very loudly, not a pleasure to be around. After her run, mediocre for her, I warmed her down then put her in the car and left her there for a couple hours.

Her second run was better but nothing like her second run Easter Saturday but I still heard “She can run!” she can that!

I don’t know what brought on the histrionics but next run she is in the car until 5 mins before her run.

Went a bit further afield after the event, bought some more gobsmackingly good raspberry jam and incredibly tasty raspberry sauce, nice and tart and fruity, not supersweet, yuck! Well, I had driven like 120Km to get to the meet, why not go another 21Km?

Already have the photos from Saturdays run! That is quick!

One photo shows a lovely tangle of long legs—you wonder how she can untangle them. Visible only on my fine forum, sorry!

Poor Socks! I guess the tablet has killed the worms in her intestine leaving the lining of the intestine a bit torn I guess. I thought that would happen yesterday but it happened today, after a big meal (I made her fast yesterday.)

Will see how she is tomorrow.

We know Socks is a wizz at lure coursing, following the lure with speed, intelligence and concentration. However, she is a dog, hound, so should be able to use her nose.

So I will see if there is a dog tracking club near here somewhere.

Hmm for trials I might need to join the Kennel club for this state. That is to get state level certification of her titles as she wins them.

For tracking the dog needs to be away from its owner a bit and be free to move around searching for then track. So the lead for tracking is ten metres long. A lead that big can’t be fastened to the collar without strangling the dog, so the dog has to be in a narness like for in the car and the lead is attached to that.


(Up until the 12th century horses pulled carts etc harnessed like bullocks—the harness pulled against the horse’s throat, choking it! The dog harness performs a similar function to the horse collar—pressure is on the chest not the throat.)


This morning as I led Socks out for her poop’n’pee walk a wallaby was racing up my street to the scrub just a bit further up the hill. Had to hold the mutt VERY firmly! Her breed was called “kangaroo dog” until roo hunting with dogs was outlawed. See “The Loaded Dog” a funny short story by Henry Lawson.

I knew that bump was a cat or small dog even before i saw the sign.

Another lure coursing fun run tomorrow. Hope she does really well. Took her for a long run on a beach not too far from here, i walked about 2Km out and back, mutt ran more like 10Km  Also took the mutt for some looong walks.


Will see tomorrow.