Nelson and I had successes at the Peach Blossom Cluster in Perry, Georgia last week. We also enjoyed being among a herd of GBGV’s since we never see any besides our family. Coursing was my new sport that I fell in love with too.
What is a Coursing Ability Test vs a FastCAT run?
- FastCAT is 100 yards in a straight line, CAT is 600 yards with several turns
- FastCAT you qualify if you finish, CAT you have to finish in under two minutes
- FastCAT is boring once you run a CAT test
Mom didn’t know if I would do CAT or not but she signed me up for four runs anyway. A dog needs three Q’s under two different judges to earn a title. The above is a map of the course I ran my four runs on. Wednesday I ran the course starting to the right and Thursday to the left for variety.
I started out at full speed and never slowed. It was so much fun and I learned I could cut corners to try to catch the lure and sometimes I was even in front of it. I had so much fun and Mom is so happy I loved my runs so much. The video above is my third and title run. A dog has a two run per day limit just like FastCAT.
Earning my CA Title was so much fun I could just keep chasing all day! I’m the first GBGV ever to earn a CAT Title. Being able to be the first is something no one else can ever take from me and I am lucky to have a lot of firsts in my sports career.
My ribbon is perfect for me as it is orange and we love that it has peaches on two of the ribbons. One had to let the club know if you might get a title and they even made a tag with my name, can’t see it but it is on the short tab! It is one of our all time favorite ribbons!
Nelson earned his second senior Q in Barn Hunt on the first day. Mom forgot to take a photo of him with his second place ribbon so he had her take one at the hotel. He is a bit sad he could not run CAT but with his knee issues, it would be far to dangerous and he doesn’t want to be injured.
Last but not least, I earned a Q in my second senior Barn Hunt run and earned me RATS, Barn Hunt Senior Title! Now my fancy name is: Ethos Loving The Northland SWM SWD RATS FCAT3 CA TKN CGC FDC ELT-P SMT L2C L2E L3V L3I ELT-S It sure is a happy Tuesday!
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