Lure coursing event planned for Puget Island

The hounds will be running on Puget Island this weekend at the All-Breed AKC Lure Coursing Field Trial.

The event is sponsored by the Willamette Valley Basenji Club and will include a wide variety of sighthounds.

The event will begin each day with hounds in groups of three competing against members of their own breed chasing an artificial lure around a random half mile course. In the afternoon, the course is reversed and the dogs run a second time, and scores are tallied to determine best of breed for each breed running. At the end of the day, best of breed winners compete for the best in field award.

The event is open to any AKC registered sighthound. Last minute entries are accepted up to 8 a.m. on Saturday and there will be a qualifying run on Saturday morning only for dogs that have not previously competed.

The public is invited to attend and all dogs must be well leashed. If time allows, family pets are allowed to run the course.

The event will be held at 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island. For more information contact Howard Brawn at 849-4452.