About Tom....
"As you may or may not
know, we said good-bye to Tom in September, 2009. As Tom's wife, I would
like to thank all of his loyal customers for the ongoing support you all gave
Tom through out his journey; the fact that so many people cared always surprised
him - your e-mails, calls and cards, showing him you cared, were most
appreciated by both of us and definitely had a positive impact on Tom and his
desire to continue to fight the dragon! You all should know that you
helped him carry on the battle. And the outpouring of sympathy now, many
from people neither Tom nor I have ever met, is positively overwhelming!
Tom would be so gratified that you all care!! He definitely left his mark
on the sport of dogs and the world of cheetahs. And his partner, Jim and his
wife, Dale, and I will do our very best to continue on to provide you with the
best product and service we can. Many thanks to all of you! - I am very
sad, I miss Tom terribly, but I am very grateful for the life we had together.
Thank you all for caring! Trina "
From Tom Bianchi.....
My introduction to lure coursing came in
1977 at a three day breed show in Bromont, Quebec. Someone set up
a drag (take up) course using a Lure Tronics machine and ran
several courses of Salukis and Afghans each evening after the
show. (Any historians out there remember who made the Lure Tronics equipment?) I was so excited after that weekend that I
just knew I had to get into lure coursing. A month later my wife
Trina bought me our first Saluki puppy, Lando.
In 1979, I was at an ASFA trial where a
judge did not show up for their assignment. The field chairperson
asked the participants at the trial to vote for a replacement
judge from a list of judges present at the trial. At the time, I
was apprenticing for my judges license, so my name was included
in the list. After the chairperson had put forth the choices for
a replacement judge, someone from the crowd shouted, "who
the hell is Tom Bianchi."
I am 65 years old (born 1942); Italian
and proud of it; formally educated in accounting and finance; am
not an engineer but have been a tinker from birth; have been
associated with lure coursing since 1977; and the only thing, in
my whole life that I ever did right the first time, was to marry a
girl named Katrina Brockway in 1969. The center of my being is
the pursuit of excellence and quality in all my endeavors which
includes attempting to treat people in the same way that I want
to be treated. I define quality as satisfying 90% of the people
100% of the time. Now you know why I let my ASFA judges license
lapse.
I look forward to the WWW giving me the
opportunity to pass on what little I know about lure coursing and
the proper use of the equipment used for this activity. There is
a common misconception amongst dog owners that lure coursing is
dangerous. I have seen more dogs injured at breed shows with the
careless closing of a vehicle door on a dogs leg or tail than I
have ever seen injured doing lure coursing. It is a fact, dogs
can be and have been injured while lure coursing. But, if people
have the proper understanding of the potential dangers and use
proper care when running the dogs, it is a safe and beneficial
activity for all canines.
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Date Modified:
01/08/10