This past weekend Shannon and I took the Fabulous Field sisters, Famke and Cola, to a CAT (Coursing Ability Test) in Lincoln, NE. When we had to have the girls inspected (they have you gait the dog to check for lameness and if your dog is an intact girl they check to make sure she's not in heat) Famke saw the lure and some of the sighthounds out coursing and promptly went insane. I could not even gait the dog because she was digging in with her front feet trying to move toward the lure. LOL
It is completely fascinating to me to watch the reactions that various breeds have to lure coursing and being on the field. Many of the sighthounds are very animated but quiet before their runs and might bark a little at the start line. Some dogs yip with excitement, some bark, some scream and some (namely Famke) do this awful ear piercing, rapid fire, high pitched bark that makes you want to glue her lips shut. Once she is in the field waiting her turn, she does not stop yapping until I release her on the line. She LIVES to eat and will not even take a treat from me when she is in the coursing zone. Wow...just wow.
She ran her little heart out and followed that lure like her life depended on it! I have video but all you can see is a little brown spot running in the distance. LOL She got her third CA leg for her CA title!! So now my little peanut is officially:
Ch Capriole's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun BN, RN, CA, TT, CGC/TDI!!!
So proud of my sweet girl that puts her whole heart into everything she does!!
Lookit those ears!!
