The NCWFA is sponsoring two days of AKC lure coursing & tests in Dixon on November 14-15th. Come and join us with your hounds at our wonderful new location at CA Jacobs Intermediate School. Bring a dish for our tradional potluck lunches and bring your pups and novice hounds for practice runs. Please contact our Trial Secretary, Russell Kunkel, with any questions at russellna@sbcglobal.net.

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November 14 AKC All-Breed Test & Trial (1 MB)

November 15 AKC All-Breed Test & Trial (1 MB)

What a beautiful weekend, filled with fun and excitement. Thanks to all who pitched in an helped out and made it great! Check out the results on the Lure Coursing Results Page

Lure coursing was invented by Lyle Gilette in 1972 as an alternative to open-field coursing without live quarry. This sport uses an artificial lure, often strips of a white plastic garbage bag, pulled around a field by a motor in a 500 - 1000 yard course with straightaways and turns, to evaluate the coursing ability of sighthounds. The hounds are scored by judges on multiple criteria, including speed, agility, endurance, and follow.

Lure coursing field trials have been offered by the American Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) since the 1970s, and more recently by the AKC as well. Sighthounds can earn the ASFA titles FCh (Field Champion) and LCM (Lure Courser of Merit), and the AKC titles JC (Junior Courser), SC (Senior Courser), MC (Master Courser), FC or DC (Field Champion or Dual Champion), and LCX (Lure Courser Excellent). For more information on lure coursing, visit the ASFA Home Page or the AKC Lure Coursing Page.

The NCWFA has been an active participant in lure coursing from its beginning, sponsoring the first ever ASFA field trial, together with the Mission Trails Borzoi Club. NCWFA has a tradition of holding both ASFA and AKC field trials on a regular basis. Read our SPEED article on how to get your whippet started in lure coursing.

If you have any general coursing questions, want to volunteer, or can suggest any potential new lure coursing fields (fenced, large, clear of obstacles, and available for dog use), please contact our lure coursing chair, Cheryl Boyer (coursing@ncwfa.com)