Has anyone done Fast CAT?

the only time that we tried it, it was pouring and they didn't cancel/reschedule... my friend held Destin at the start line and apparently there was a dip there which had turned into a puddle that was pretty deep for him. he definitely did not run, was not chasing the bag and stopped before the finish line to shake the wetness. we had signed up for the morning and the afternoon runs but we did not go back after we dried him and put him in the car. also the people running it weren't very nice so we've never been motivated to give them more money and try again....
maybe we'll go somewhere else someday and try again.
I do understand that lots of dogs including shelties love it......

 

yes- you pay by the run. you need two people- one to release and one to catch so yes you can call them from the end. most of the fastcats, you can do day of entry- I recommend that if you aren't sure if they'll chase the bag.

 

technically in AKC, lure coursing and fastcat are different. fastcat is a straight 100 yard dash following the bag in a straight line and it's open to any breed. Lure coursing has lots of turns and is generally only open to sighthounds. herding breeds tend to not follow the bag and skip the corners where the pulleys are so they can get injured by not running in the lane that they are supposed to be in.