Feather was another one who stole my heart. Laurel Drew, Feather's breeder, sent her to our home for conditioning for the upcoming lure coursing season. After visiting with her out here one day, Laurel decided that Feath was happier with us and she put us on her papers. Feather never left.
Feather was our "White Witch" and we were fond of saying, "She's so blonde....she's white!" We dearly loved our Feather girl.
Feather could run. She was fast and agile, but silly. We tried running her on the training track at Abilene Greyhound Park one year. She ran about 50' and then laid down on the wet sand. That was bad enough, but then, she started rolling in it. Oh my....
Feather may not have run on the track, but she was a good coursing bitch. She never quite finished her AKC field championship, but she did finish one in ASFA, which many people consider the tougher of the two. She ran in two International Invitationals and a Region 3 Regional. She would also run rabbits and, given the opportunity, she'd try and take a squirrel out in a heartbeat. In fact, while she was waiting to be bred, in 2002, she stayed with friends in Michigan. They had a large maple tree in their back yard and a squirrel would come down to the lowest branches and taunt the hounds. One day, Feather positioned herself under that branch, judged the distance between her & the squirrel and launched herself straight up! She got tail feathers and the squirrel ran up the tree, and never again ventured that close to the ground. Feather, however, was absolutely DISGUSTED that she missed. That's OK... her daughter, Jib, and her granddaughter, Chispa, are carrying on the tradition of trying to get squirrels in trees.
In March 2002, Feather was bred to DC Can Ch Lakilanni Scatpak Barracuda (Cuda) and produced six healthy strong puppies. This breeding was in the planning stages for three years and it combined two super performance lines of show greyhounds. The pups became the Sailing Litter and they fulfilled all of our wildest dreams. Feather was a great mom and our foundation bitch. I see her in her children and grand children. Our Feather girl is still with us today.
Feather was another one who stole my heart. Laurel Drew, Feather's breeder, sent her to our home for conditioning for the upcoming lure coursing season. After visiting with her out here one day, Laurel decided that Feath was happier with us and she put us on her papers. Feather never left. 
but she was a good coursing bitch. She never quite finished her AKC field championship, but she did finish one in ASFA, which many people consider the tougher of the two. She ran in two International Invitationals and a Region 3 Regional. She would also run rabbits and, given the opportunity, she'd try and take a squirrel out in a heartbeat. In fact, while she was waiting to be bred, in 2002, she stayed with friends in Michigan. They had a large maple tree in their back yard and a squirrel would come down to the lowest branches and taunt the hounds. One day, Feather positioned herself under that branch, judged the distance between her & the squirrel and launched herself straight up! She got tail feathers and the squirrel ran up the tree, and never again ventured that close to the ground. Feather, however, was absolutely DISGUSTED that she missed. That's OK... her daughter, Jib, and her granddaughter, Chispa, are carrying on the tradition of trying to get squirrels in trees.