Raleigh, North Carolina - May 11-14, 2005
Locations: Ramada Inn/ NC State Veterinary School/ NC State Fair Grounds/ Private Residence
The developmental concept of the AKC Advanced Institutes was to give the attendees an opportunity to observe the function of the breed from which the standard was based. This is easily adapted for most of the groups and not as easily accomplished for others.
The origins of the Sight Hound date back to thousands of years prior to the birth of Christ. Sight Hounds were used to hunt game, as always, man developed competitions as to who had the faster more agile dog.
The Sight Hounds of today remain consistent with their ancestors in their form and function. Emphasis is placed the conformation as well as condition of the dog to be able to perform. The sport of lure coursing has evolved from open field coursing as the use of open land has decreased. The course design allows the spectators to observe the dog's agility and speed.
Supplementing the lure coursing work was a presentation by Executive Field Representative Robert Mason on the Form and Function of the Sight Hound which consisted of a compilation of film of Open Field Coursing, a historical review of the Afghan, segments from the Afghan World Congress with Quinton La Ham's presentation and the development of the lure coursing program. The video for this presentation was done by George Bell which included fabulous film of the Waterloo Cup, one of the world's oldest sporting events, and open field coursing in the heather of the Scottish Highlands.
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