Fun run for dogs set for May 1 at Misty Rivers Plantation

Wahkiakum County Historical Society will hold a dog Fun Run on Sunday, May 1, at Misty Rivers Plantation, 117 Cross Dike Road on Puget Island. Dogs of all breeds and mixed breeds are invited to come experience the joy of running a lure across an open field. The field is secured by fencing and Grove Slough. The fee to run a dog once is $5.00, and for an additional $5, as many additional runs as you like can be run. Coursing will begin at 9:30 a.m., and dogs will be run on first come, first run basis. Coursing will continue until 2:30 p.m., or until all dogs on the signup sheet have run. All proceeds will go the Wahkiakum County Historical Society, which will support the local museum.

Two official AKC Lure Coursing events will be held at Misty Rivers in May, hosted by the Willamette Valley Basenji Club. May 14-15 coursing entry will be limited to registered sight hounds over one year old. Those breeds currently include: Afghan Hounds, Azawakhs, Basenjis, Borzoi, Cirneco Dell'Etna, Greyhounds, Ibizan Hounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Italian Greyhounds, Norbottenspets, Pharaoh Hounds, Portuguese Podengos (Medio, Grande, Pequeno), Peruvian Inca Orchid, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Salukis, Scottish Deerhounds, Sloughis, Thai Ridgebacks, and Whippets. For a complete list of eligible breeds, visit the AKC website at: http://www.akc.org/events/lure_coursing/eligible_breeds.cfm.

The second event, scheduled for May 28-29, includes AKC sanctioned Coursing Aptitude Trials (C.A.T.) which are open to all dogs, including mixed breeds, who are over one year old. There will be morning trials and afternoon trials. For all of these events, there will be no entry or parking fees, and overnight camping on the field is available. Well leashed dogs are welcome as spectators.