Was your pet born to be a star?
Ever watch television or a movie and get star-struck by one of the characters — the ones with four legs? One of this writer’s favorites is Paulie, a movie about a talkative parrot who changes a little girl’s life and a few others along the way. From Where the Red Fern Grows to The Ugly Dachshund, the 2010 big dog hit Marmaduke to Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Hollywood is bejeweled with captivating creatures on the small and big screens.
Perhaps you’ve wondered how your pet could get some facetime on camera, strut his or her stuff in an ad for your favorite cologne, or appear as a glossy centerfold. Spot recently chatted with two local pet trainers to give you the four-one-one.
The roots of lure coursing go back over 4,000 years, to images immortalized on Egyptian tombs. Dogs with pricked ears, dropped ears, long-legged and -short, racing with speed and grace. Coursing is the modernized — and humane — version of the ancient sport of live game coursing. Traditional coursing breeds include the Italian Greyhound to the Saluki, Basenjis to the Scottish Deerhound. Coursing differs from other hunting sports in that dogs track by sight, not scent.