PERFORMANCE DOGS . . .
              Have fun with your Ridgeback!
Cleo earning her Junior Courser Title . . .
(photo by Shot on Site Photography)
Buzz's (in yellow) first ASFA trial -
he gets Best of Breed after this run!
Performance activities like lure coursing, tracking, herding, obedience, agility, oval track and straight racing are fun ways to get out and do something with your Ridgeback.  Owners who do activities
with their pets are more likely to have well-behaved and well-socialized companions.  Lure coursing and straight racing are also wonderful ways to exercise your "couch potato" and no training is
required of the owner - what could be easier?  Lure coursing, tracking and obedience trials are sponsored by the American Kennel Club - more information can be found on the AKC's website.  
Straight racing is sponsored by the Large Gazehound Racing Association (LGRA), and  the American Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) also puts on lure coursing events. The National Oval
Track Racing Association (NOTRA) sponsors oval track trials for sighthounds.
Sophie . . .
(photos by KC's Snaps)
Annie . . .
Getting Sophie off the field can be a challenge!
(photo by Inge Trump)
Sophie, in pink, just barely getting by Tunza, Annie's brother
(photo by Inge Trump)
Annie wins Best in Field at the USRCC
lure trial in Evanston, WY on Sept. 2,
2002.  Then she won BOB at the
TVRRCOT Regional Specialty lure trial in
Ft. Worth, TX on Sept. 15, 2002.  She
finished her Field Championship in style
with 3 majors and easily earned her ASFA
Field Championship.
Sophie (right) and Cleo patiently waiting their turn to run.
Buzz, doing a little tracking work . . . .
Faster than a speeding bullet . . . It's Nika!  Straight racing near
Cheyenne, WY -- Summer, 2004.  Nika won Best of Breed that day.
Lola wins Best in Field at the Afghan Hound Club of Dallas trial
on January 7, 2006.  Lola also earned 7 points that weekend,
along with a 5 point major.  It must run in the family!
Aspen winning Best in Field, Albuquerque, NM
April 2007
Cleo . . .
(photo by Shot on Site Photography)
Nika . . . herding!