On the first free day of the long May free week we went on coursing to the town of Rybnica near Jelenia Góra. This is the competition in which dogs chase the bait (here rabbit skin). The bait is stretched on a metal cord, marking the race track and pulling when the dogs start.

The weather was beautifull, it was sunny, but not too hot. It was the first event of this kind for us and for Goldi. We didn't know if she would like it. There were a lot of greyhounds for which they were official competitions and 9 basenji (7 from the Czech Republic and 2 from Poland). In the Czech Republic, this sport discipline is already very developed among basenji. Here in Poland, there were show runs but thanks to the courtesy of the Czech judges our basenji were also judged. In the first race Goldi was on the list as 9, so she ran without a pair. It went great. She overcame the entire 700 m track without losing the lure and shortening the path and placed in 4th place. In the next start she ran with an experienced Czech dog. The first half went very well, but at some point both dogs lost their lure and only the Czech dog quickly tracked him back. Goldi fiercely sought the rabbit skin and she stopped when the assistant show to her the bait. She was finally happy. After such a start her final place was 5th place. As for the first meeting with such a form of activity, we think it was a very successful result, and above all we are happy that Goldi like it and we will definitely go on coursings as much as possible.