Dogspeeding

Dogspeeding can be called a sport, although there is no formal competitive form. It involves a dogla and a human, usually the dogla's dog tasker, but could also be a walker. Along the radials of the bashas in the outer circles there are dogspeedways. The dog wears a harness rather like that used for helper dogs in Radical times, except that this harness emits a shriek if a steady tension or a very rough pull is exerted on it. The person and the dogla run as fast as they can down the speedway, all the while keeping the harness free of tension. Times are clocked on the foam and records are closely watched. This sport is not just about speed, it's also about technique as the dog and human have to match speeds perfectly. There is no fixed length for the run but completing the whole speedway, which could be three or four kilometres long, is considered good form. Times are calculated by the kilometre regardless of the length of the run. There is a move at present to introduce a similar game to the forest packs.