2021 AKC National Lure Coursing Championships

Field Trial Secretary:

Eddie Kominek

123 Glendale Rd., Limestone, TN 37681 eddie@kominekafghans.com  (205-757-0290) fts@akcnlcc.org

Field Trial Chairperson:

Matt Coughlin

ftc@akcnlcc.org / deberhard21@yahoo.com

Pre-Entry ONLY!  

–  No Exceptions

–  Premium is available

When:  Demember 9th – 11th, 2022

Where:  The Grand Oaks Resort

3000 Marion Country Road, Weirsdale, FL 32195

Entry Deadline:  November 21st, 2022

Chris Demery

#91202  – Phoenix, AZ

Chris Demery – Phoenix Arizona since 2020

Chris has been a dog enthusiast his entire life and started focusing on Rhodesian Ridgebacks in 1993 when he and his wife (Liz) acquired Aslan’s Pierce Arrow. Since the early 90’s Chris has been involved with both RRCUS and regional Specialty Clubs, while also doing limited breeding and conformation showing primarily on the East Coast. In 2009 Chris received his AKC Judging License for Lure Coursing and has judged both tests and trials across the country for the last 12 years. Since being involved with RRs, Liz & Chris have produced 50 conformation champions and many of these are dual champions.

Katie Kaltenborn

#ZC791 Cynthiana, KY

I am thrilled to be invited to judge the 2022 AKC National Lure Coursing Championships. I have owned Borzoi since 1979 and Greyhounds since 1983 and have been an active participant in the sport of lure coursing since the early 1980’s with both of my breeds. I have been an American Sighthound Field Association lure coursing judge since 1987 and an AKC licensed judge since the inception of the AKC’s program in the early 1990s. I remain active in the sport of lure coursing, both as a participant and a judge. I love watching all the marvelous sighthounds compete and am really looking forward to seeing some spectacular runs at the event. I want to wish the best of luck to all those who enter their hounds this year. I can’t wait to see them run!

Jack Downing

#26933 –  Chandler, TX

I have been involved with coursing since 1996. My wife Teri Dickinson was the driving force in getting IGs accepted in lure coursing. In 1996 I accompanied her to my first lure trial. It was an AAWC trial in San Antonio. I believe it was the first or second trial for IGs to run in the miscellaneous class in ASFA. I was amazed at how fast and athletic those little guys were. It was also my first time to see many of the other sight hounds. I knew from that first trial; this is something I want to be involved with.

After attending as many trials as possible over the next several years I started getting more involved in coursing by hunt mastering, learning to lure operate and eventually pursuing my judging license. I became an AB judge in early 2003 for both ASFA and AKC coursing. I have been fortunate to judge several AKC and ASFA National Breed Specialties and the 2009 AKC National Coursing Championship as well as the ASFA International Invitational in 2007 and 2016.

In 2002, I was elected as ASFA Region 4 Director. I held that position until 2007 when my term expired. After a 2-year absence from the ASFA Board, I was elected again as Region 4 Director in 2009 and held that position until 2011.

Although I thoroughly enjoy every judge assignment, my first true love is lure operating. I have had the privilege to run the lure for several National Breed 

Specialties, AKC NLCC’s and ASFA II’s. I was awarded “ASFA Lure Operator of 

the Year” in 2010 and the highlight of my coursing career was running the lure for 

the BII run for the 2011 ASFA II in Virginia.

I am honored to have been selected 

again to judge the 2022 AKC NLCC.

Scott Hurlbert

#49352- Kansas City, KS

I have always had dogs in my life…even when I was in college I tended to enjoy the neighborhood dogs. However, my introduction to sighthounds came in 1991 when we were adopted by a young whippet. Of course he was named Devo. Devo was not much for the show ring, but we tried. He wasn’t much for obedience, but he got his title (I think the judge took pity on me), but he loved to run. He was fast for a little guy (27lbs at his heaviest), and certified many greyhounds. Well since he liked it, I traveled with him and met a lot of wonderful people in the coursing world. Within a couple years we had our 2nd, then 3rd …4th, 5th …etc…then I open my mouth on a public list – in gest – and I end up with a Rhodesian Ridgeback….Drew. Drew is the sweetest dog I have had. She reminds me of my first whippet…both like to curl up in my lap!

All of my dogs have been champions in the coursing arena and a few have even been dual champions. That is what I like about sighthounds. You can see the grace in their movement, the excitement in their eyes and the devotion in their presence. Of course they can keep you humble.

I have been fortunate to have traveled across the United States to judge all the breeds that we allow to course…even a couple of the rare breeds. There have been a lot of wow moments – seeing a male wolfhound jump a 4 foot fence in pursuit of the lure…such grace and determination. There have been a lot of moments where I get to laugh with the antics of the hound…we all have our ways of having fun. I have been judging these events since 1996. I have laughed, gasped and sometimes cried with the owners I have met. They have shared with me their love of our hounds. This is why I do this…for our hounds.