Lindsay - Lindsay Party
Lindsay raced for the Robert Feathers Kennel on the Southern Colorado circuit at Pueblo and Rocky Mountain Greyhound Parks. She was retired from racing in early 1995 and we adopted her in the spring through the wonderful people of Recycled Racers, Inc. Recycled Racers is located at Mile High Kennel Club, now known as Wembley Stadium, in Commerce City, Colorado (just north of Denver).
Lindsay is a great-granddaughter of the incredible Downing, who is in the NGA Hall of Fame. Her sire was the noted racing dog, Killer Diller. Killer Diller's littermates include Uncle Albert, Aggie Mae, and Paperback Rider. They were all top running dogs.
Lindsay is carrying on the tradition of being a great running dog. After her "retirement", she began a career in lure coursing** (see NOTE below). And, in short order, Lindsay achieved a field championship in both AKC and ASFA events.
Here is Lindsay doing what she likes best, running. This is a full suspension phase of the double suspension gallop (DSG). All sighthounds are supposed to do a DSG, which means that at two different points in the gallop, the dogs are fully airborne. The orange wraps on her front legs are to protect the dewclaws from getting caught in the line to which the lure is attached. The wraps also offer some protection from minor cuts and scrapes.
**NOTE: Lure coursing is an amateur sport, recognized by both the AKC (American Kennel Club) and ASFA (American Sighthound Field Asso. Only recognized breeds of sighthounds are allowed to participate in chasing the lure, two or three plastic trashbags, around a predetermined course. The lure is drawn around the field through turning pulleys on a motorized, closed loop of line that is controlled with a start/stop button. Dogs are judged in five categories: speed, agility, enthusiasm, endurance and follow. After a dog accumulates 100 points and two, first placements, it is awarded a Field Champion (FCh) title. Click on this link, for more information on lure coursing.
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