Brainstorming

[💙Amy💙]

EDIT- Anything scratched out, we've decided not to use.

Okay, I have this fun idea rolling around in my head and wanted to get it posted and start brainstorming on it. Your opinions are greatly appreciated

-How I was thinking about doing it-

* Dog's get a time and place fastest to slowest time

* Winners get points and owner gets a puzzle piece

* The puzzle pieces will reveal a prize once fully put together. Prizes include; Hexies, Bred pets, and Toys.

* Sighthounds average speed is 40 MPH

* Typical lure course is between 600 and 1000 yards long.

-How it's done in RL AKC-

JUDGING-
In American Kennel Club trials hounds are judged for overall ability (10),

follow (10), speed (10), agility (10), and endurance (10) for a maximum

score of 50 points.[2]

TITLES-
Once a dog has received 15 AKC lure coursing points, which must include two

majors (3 to 5 point at one trial), it will have earned a Field Champion

(FC) prefix title. Any dog that has earned the title of Field Champion and

has earned 45 additional championship points from the Special or Veterans

Stake, shall be awarded the suffix title of Lure Courser Excellent (LCX).

The title of Lure Courser Excellent is a cumulative title. Each time a hound

accrues an additional 45 championship points, it would be eligible to

receive the next title level (LCX II, LCX III, LCX IV, etc.). Once a dog has

achieved four qualifying runs (50 point runs) they earn a Senior Courser

(SC) suffix title. Twenty additional qualifying runs after the SC title is

earned will results in a Master Courser (MC) suffix title.

-How I'm thinking about doing it now-

*This would be a send in contest

*The race will be recorded and a video posted

*I'll judge on ... things I can judge in petz that relates to what they judge in RL

*Points will be given to the first place winner, depending on how many dogs it won over will depend on if it gets a major or not.

*Winners will still receive a puzzle piece and the rest is the same.


-There's also this-

In American Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) competitions, a dog must be Certified in order to compete in the Open category of the breed. To certify, a dog must run clean (not interfere with the other hound and pursue the lure) with another dog of similar running style and be certified by a qualified ASFA judge. Dogs used for certification do not have to be certified themselves, nor do they have to be a sighthound, and judges can certify two or three hounds at the same time. In American Kennel Club (AKC) coursing, a new rule was passed in early 2010, making the certification process similar to the ASFA certification process. A dog must run cleanly against another dog of similar running style in order to earn its QC title before it may compete. Dogs may still earn their JC (junior courser) title by running a minimum of 600 yards (548 m) with four turns twice, in two separate trials, under two different qualified AKC judges. The dogs run alone, and once they complete both runs, they earn a Junior Courser (JC) title; however, the JC title no longer allows them to compete against other dogs. In Europe competing dogs need a coursing licence or racing licence for official national and international lure coursing trials, obtained through a racing or coursing club, and are principally run in braces only of the same breed, or run solo.

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So I'm thinking about doing a qualify run type thing for some extra titles that can be earned.


All breeds would be welcome to enter.

What do you guys think?

[💙Amy💙]

Oh, I forgot to add. There will also be a 'Trade' Thread. So if you don't want the prize you get, you can post it in this thread and see if someone would like to trade their prize for yours.

[Meomi]

IMO, I think it'd be a lot of work on your part if we have to send you our petz.
I also don't like video contests for some reason. The puzzle pieces were cute idea though!

[Little Bit]

What if you used my system from my sighthound racing site Amy? That way it's all fair. Also they should be vetted before they can enter a race, because sighthounds are so fragile they get hurt easily. So the chances of them getting hurt should also be high.

[💙Amy💙]

I agree it would be a lot of work on my part.

The video would be needed if it was a send in contest since all dogs would be racing together and I'd need to look back on it to judge how everyone did.

Anyone else have opinions? This is still all up in the air right now and could go either way based on what people would be more interested in. I'd like to do it realistically as much as possible, but I also like 'simple'.

Perhaps I'll do a 'test race' kind of thing with some of my own dogs and post a video / judging to see how it would go and how much work it'd actually be.

[💙Amy💙]

I honestly don't remember how the races were run there Little Bit. I think the vet checks are a good idea

Let me know how the races were run and I'll consider it as another option!

[Little Bit]

I'd do it like you did the sled races, however you have many more factors here, now that I read more into it.

[Shade]

I'd give it a shot.

[💙Amy💙]

If I did it with out sending the petz in / no video, I'd probably need to do it something like this;

* Entries would need to submit a picture of their dog;
- Running straight, left to right
- Left turn run (Turning away from you in a run)
- Running straight, right to left
- Another left turn run (This time turning towards you)

Then I could judge on;
*Follow
*Speed
*Ability or Agility
*Endurance

Higher scoring dogs could be considered placing first, lower scoring dogs would come in last.

For the qualifying run, I'd need a picture of the dog running with at least 2 other dogs, and I could judge on if they ran cleanly with the other dogs / no interference, and focus on the lure.

I think I'll test each way and see which one I like best. But I'd still love your opinions on it all too

[Destiny]

Well I think it's a great idea in general and I would be willing to participate whichever way you decide to do it. I like the video test as you can actually see the dogs running but I also agree with Meomi in that it would be a lot of work on your part.
I'm thinking the picture method could work very well too as it gives the participants more to do and it's still something different. It's not just taking pictures like any other contest as it also will be combined with the unique judging method and possibly the vet checks. However, I thought the puzzle piece idea is brilliant and you must include it.