Puppy born without the ridge?

[Skeet]

Ridgeless lure coursing.... Why They Can't Course.  It has to do with the Breed Standard and the way the awards at the lure coursing are labled.  The Breed Standard disqualifies ridgeless, Lure Coursing awards are handed out as Best of Breed.  A dog that is disqualified by The Breed Standard can not compete for Best of Breed.  It seems dumb but it's the way it is.  Works the same way with Whippets, their Breed Standard has height qualifications, any dog that doesn't meet the Standard height is disqualified, so they can't compete either. 

Pam

I agree Pam - I think it's dumb too that ridgeless can't compete in lure coursing. Kinda reminds me of the old Dr Seuss story about the "star-bellied" sneetches versus the "plain-bellied" sneetches. We humans can sure come up with some silly, superficial rules for life. 

Regards,
Sandy B.

[prospective owner]

thanks pam, that does make sense since it is a breed standard thing. I guess i was just thinking about it as a fun activity (all dogs can participate but only breeds participate against each other out of fairness/ like ability. but since it is really a judgment on the breed standard it does all make sense.

[rrbylexus]

Don't give up coursing your ridgeless.  If you have coursing clubs in your area they more than likely will allow your ridgeless dog to course at "fun runs" - runs held from time to time to allow ridged dogs the opportunity to practice.  Since there are no awards handed out your ridgeless would get to have fun running, you would get to enjoy the beauty of watching your dog course and you'll get to hang out with folks that have similar interests....RRs. :-)

Back when I lived in the Dallas area, our club held fun runs about 3 or 4 times a year.  We would let any dog of any breed try coursing at these events.  Very funny watching a Yorkie try to course a bag that's larger than the dog itself! :-)

Pam