lurcher show worcester

[tanya1]

WORCESTER WHIPPET RACING CLUB PROUDLY PRESENTS ITS 10th ANNUAL LURCHER SHOW at PERDISWELL PARK, BILFORD ROAD, WORCESTER ON SUNDAY 29th JULY 2007.
Judging commences at 11.00 am. Showing entry fee £1.00 per dog.
Rosettes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in classes. Trophies to 1st place in class.

CLASS 1 CHAMPION PUPPY DOG OR pregnant dog 6-12 MONTHS
CLASS 2 RABBITING CLASS ANY DOG UNDER 21"
CLASS 3 SMOOTH DOG UNDER 23"
CLASS 4 SMOOTH pregnant dog UNDER 23"
CLASS 5 ROUGH DOG UNDER 23"
CLASS 6 ROUGH pregnant dog UNDER 23"
CLASS 7 SMOOTH DOG 23" - 26"
CLASS 8 SMOOTH pregnant dog 23" - 26"
CLASS 9 ROUGH DOG 23" - 26"
CLASS 10 ROUGH pregnant dog 23" - 26"
CLASS 11 SMOOTH DOG OVER 26"
CLASS 12 SMOOTH pregnant dog OVER 26"
CLASS 13 ROUGH DOG OVER 26"
CLASS 14 ROUGH pregnant dog OVER 26"
CLASS 15 SIGHT HOUND ANY DOG HUNTING BY SIGHT
CLASS 16 PAIRS MIX OR MATCH
CLASS 17 VETERAN ANY DOG OVER 7 YRS OLD
CLASS 18 CHILD HANDLER (UNDER 15 YEARS OLD)
CLASS 19 BEST RESCUE ANY DOG ANY AGE
CLASS 20 CHAMPION CLASS FOR 1st PLACED DOGS IN CLASSES 2 - 14

Lurcher racing approx. 1.30 pm (after showing) £1.50 entry fee.
Straight racing classes over 23" and under 23".
Simulated coursing and simulated coursing with a jump + additional racing
according to entries.
ALL lurchers MUST be muzzled for racing.

Enquiries to:- AMANDA 01905 421736 (after 5.00 pm PLEASE

[tanya1]

ignore the pregnant bit im really not sure how that has happened???

[cathy]

Hi, Tanya,

I'm intrigued and confused.

In my day - in the dark middle 1960's when I used to show dogs - lurchers were not recognised as a distinct breed. They were always simply a first cross between a pedigree greyhound and any breed of pedigree gun-dog, and they were bred that way (usually by gipsies) to produce a working dog with both field instinct and speed.

However, the Worcester schedule refers to 'champion' classes. How can you have a champion show dog if it's not a pedigree? Has the Kennel Club now recognised the lurcher as a distinct breed?

[tanya1]

lurchers are shown now all over the country wekk in week out til the season starts again in the autumn, they are classed as the champion lurcher on the day and usually this show is a qualifier for either the midland game fair or pride of the peaks both very highly sought after titles, ots a class for lurcher folk to show their dogs at a high level event and enjoy the prestige that goes with it , as for pedigree these dogs are usually better tracable then most kc reg dogs and lines go back many many years and generations and the varied mixes are quoted staright off rather then referring to the ped papers, a lircher is any sighthound crossed woth like a collie for example, or a bedlington terrier, a long dog is sighthound x with another sighthound, eg whippet x greyhound, origins go back to poachers ahnd travelling folk

[Sara]

tanya1 said:

ignore the pregnant bit im really not sure how that has happened???

it's because the site doesn't allow the word b.itch (I think)

[Sara]

Gonna try it though.. pregnant dog

[Sara]

Yep - just like I thought!

[cathy]

Thanks for your reply, Tanya, it answers a few questions about lurchers.

In 'my day' border collies and jack russells were not showable under KC rules and rottweilers had not yet been bred in England!!! OOhhh - makes me feel so ancient! But how I loved showing dogs!!! It's an addictive hobby that sort of gets you, doesn't it?

[tinabow]

thanks tanya for putting the worcester lurcher show on here for me as i was about to sit here for the next hour putting it on i type with one finger