I think it started at the beginning of this year - AKC now has a Coursing Ability Test in which all breeds can compete, based on the sighthound event. http://www.akc.org/pdfs/events/lure_coursing/Coursing_Ability_Test_Summary.pdf A dog I bred competed in two tests yesterday and qualified - he is in another two tests today and I hope I will have a brag later! His owner says it is really, really fun. Has anyone else tried this with a GSD? Who do we need to talk to to get this added to Dual Title, AOE and ATAA? :-) Thanks, Kim -- Visit us on the web! http://kimberliteshepherds.googlepages.com/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================