Greyhound Lure Coursing Malfunction

Before we start you can just hear me ask the Luratics course operator if she would let Oonagh catch it once so she could feel satiated, and she says "Absolutely". At the end of the video, just outside of the camera's shot, the lure is stopped on the lawn and waiting for Oonagh to get up from her summersault into the fence. Oonagh goes to grab it and when she does, the operator panics and suddenly directs the lure right into the mechanism housing. Of course Oonagh follows it (since it's moving at a high enough speed to peak her interest) and dives right in, busting out three of her bottom teeth. You can tell how hard she hits by how concerned the operator is--with seeing that her equipment is okay. Make sure you have an experienced and qualified coursing operator! I had warned this woman upon seeing the field for the first time that if she ever stopped the lure inside the housing Oonagh would have no qualms about diving right in there, but a warning isn't going to help if your operator doesn't have the necessary skills. I also found out later that her lease agreement had specified that she was not even allowed to course greyhounds on this field as it was too dangerous (small) for them. I had emailed her before we tried it to be sure it was an appropriate set-up for an ex-racer and we were encouraged to come. As for me, I encourage other novices like myself with a fast, high-prey dog to do better research than I did!

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