Newest CAT dog! Cosmo Havanese wins his Lure Coursing Ability title!

Air Cosmo                                               Uma Rapiti Photography

Cosmo Havanese chases the lure during one of his three qualifying at the GANG Lure Coursing event in Calhoun, Ga., this past weekend!

With three Qs, Cosmo earned his CAT title (Coursing Ability Test), giving him a few more initials after his name -- Noblegold Cosmopolitan Jr. Mint AX, MXJ, CA... but you can still call him Cosmo!

Cosmo chases the lure around the field                         Uma Rapiti Photography

In order to Q, small dogs (under 12 inches at the withers) need to run a 300-yard course in under a minute and a half. Large dogs get two minutes to run 600 yards. Cosmo completed his runs in about 30 seconds each! We had a blast and Cosmo couldn't contain his excitement!

After winning his title, Cosmo takes a spa soak

You can read more about Lure Coursing for all breeds here. The AKC introduced the CAT tests last year, but this was our first trial. All the dogs looked like they were having a blast. Thanks to the folks at the Greyhound Association of North Georgia for putting on a fabulous event!

Cosmo would rather be running!

Coursing Ability Tests -- Upcoming events

Release the hound!