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JULIUS-K9 koiranvaljaiden testattu ergonomia
JULIUS-K9 koiranvaljaat juoksuradalla
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JULIUS-K9 IDC Powerharness
movement
Brief Overview
We have determined that JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness doesn’t hinder the movement of the dog during running.
The Hungarian Greyhound Race Society (MAVE) and Alsónémedi Greyhound Park, which conforms to European standards, examined JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharnesses in a common study to determine whether they have an effect on dogs’ running time and freedom of movement. The results unequivocally confirm that using only JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness there is no restraint on the animal’s movement. We have determined that JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharnesses don’t have an effect on dogs’ running time and they don’t have a negative effect on the dogs’ freedom of movement.
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Preamble
The Hungarian Greyhound Race Society (successor of Rába Greyhound Race Society, earlier Rába Greyhound Club, contractual partner of MEOE) have been organising races for dogs since 1992. Alsónémedi Greyhound Park has a race track which conforms to European standards (FCI) and which is suitable to measure the speed and running time of racing animals, according to international standards. In 2017 it was the location of the famous greyhound race event, the FCI European Championship.
Aim
To make an assessment based on independent measurements in order to find out the effect of JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness to the movement of dogs.
Test conditions
MAVE, as an independent association examined whether JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharnesses have an effect on dogs’ running time and freedom of movement or not. The principle of the test is that by measuring precisely the runtime of dogs, it can be determined whether there is an appreciable difference when animals compete in JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness or without any equipment.
For the test we used only new, flawless JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharnesses fitted to the right size for the dogs. These were put on and adjusted according to the manufacturer's specifications.
Practical execution-test methodology
We randomly invited racers to the Greyhound Park which we arranged to compete in several timed races. All of the dogs competed twice and we randomly selected which dog would wear JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness in the first or in the second race. When dogs ran without a harness, they did not wear any other equipment.
Between the races we provided a minimum of 2 hours rest for the animals.
During the test, regarding all racing dogs we measured the running time down to milli-second accuracy, the distance and the condition of whether it wore a JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness in the first or in the second race.
Altogether 31 dogs competed in a scientifically significant way. We excluded dogs that were physically disabled from the test (for example more greyhounds), and those who had not completed the race for some reason.
Results
The runtime of each dog is summarized in the table. In order to increase the accuracy of the statistical analysis, the two extreme times per race are omitted from the evaluation.
Race 1
Buci Zafír DióW Dhana Momo Amper Zora Nixon Quantum Maya Sunny Loki Hekaté Tyson
Race 2
Dió Zerge Jinx Csiga Peggy Müzli
Káosz
Lumen Letty Skala Orion
Diesel Kawan
Scotty Turbó Gece
Bull-type 80 Whippet 80 Whippet 80 Border collie 80 Bull-type 80 Amstaff 80 Bull-type 80 Bull-type 80 Malinois PUPPY 80 Bull-type 80 Golden Retriever 280 Labrador 280 Greyhound 280 Bull-type 280
Whippet 80 5,778 Whippet 80 6,087 Whippet 80 5,824 Whippet PUPPY 80 7,032 Beagle 80 7,63
Cross-breed 80 9,521 Malinois cross-
breed 280 20,074 Malinois cross-
breed 280 20,827 Cross-breed 280 23,45 Saluki 280 23,296
Cross-breed 280 24,11 Parson Russel
Terrier 280 27,222
Cross-breed 280 26,748 Parson Russel
Terrier 280 27,82
Cross-breed 280 27,14 Chihuahua 80 7,939
5,884 5,881 5,816 6,164 6,289 7,466 7,321 7,418 8,595 8,672
22,678 24,926
29,112 23,286
0,16 0,064 -0,109 0,04 -0,618 0,21 0,04 0,096 0,049 0,06 0,077 -0,116
Dog's name Dog's breed
Race in Distance HARNESS
(m) (s)
Race without harness (s)
Difference without harness - in HARNESS (s)
5,724 5,817 5,925 6,124 6,907
7,256 7,281 7,322 8,546 8,612
22,601 25,042
22,765 24,212
Average 9,763 9,759 -0,00392
% of average deviation compared to races without harness
-0,0401% 0,20519
Spread
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-
Dog's name Dog's breed
Race without Distance harness
(m) (s)
Race in HARNESS (s)
Difference without harness - in HARNESS (s)
5,372 5,537 5,874 6,994 7,225 9,714
20,074
21,154 23,508 23,576
24,27
26,981 26,99
27,26 27,29 8,277
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0,406 0,55 -0,05 0,038 0,405 -0,193
0
-0,327 -0,058 -0,28 -0,16
0,241 -0,242
0,56 -0,15
Panda Pekingese 80 9,598 -
8,951
Average 17,455 17,504 0,04933
% of average deviation compared to races without harness
0,2826% 0,29474
Spread
In race 1, in the case of dogs wearing harnesses, the average deviation between races was -0,04% per dog, and the spread was 0,21 s. In race 2, in the case of dogs wearing harnesses, the average deviation between races was 0,28%, and the spread was 0,29 s.
Rating
The measured data were analysed statistically. We compared the results of races in a JULIUS- K9® IDC® Powerharness and without a harness. Overall there was only 0.04% (in race 1) and 0.28% (in race 2) average deviation between the two values.
Turbó Scotty Kawan Diesel Loki Orion Skala Letty Sunny Lumen Káosz Müzli Maya Quantum Nixon Zora Amper Peggy Csiga Momo Dhana DióW Jinx Zafír Buci Zerge Dió
Hám nélkül Powerhámban
In JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness vs. without harness
run performance test
Alsónémedi, Greyhound Racing Track 07 July, 2018
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Time (s)
0,7 0,5 0,3 0,1
-0,1 -0,3 -0,5 -0,7
In JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness vs. without harness
run performance test
difference in time between races in harness – without harness Race 1 in harness, Alsónémedi, Greyhound Racing Track
7 July, 2018
Best time result in HARNESS
Best time result WITHOUT HARNESS
In JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness vs. without harness
run performance test
difference in time between races in harness – without harness Race 2 in harness, Alsónémedi, Greyhound Racing Track
7 July, 2018
0,7 Best time result in HARNESS 0,5
0,3
0,1
-0,1
-0,3
-0,5 Best time result WITHOUT HARNESS
-0,7
Dió Zerge Jinx Csiga Peggy Müzli Káosz Lumen Letty Skala Orion Diesel Kawan Scotty Turbó
This shows that there is no significant difference whether a dog runs in JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness or without it. We measured the time results on the 80m and 280m lengths of the racetrack. It is clear that JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness does not restrict the movement of a running dog.
Based on observations during the race, it can be stated that JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness does not constrain the animal, it allows comfortable, free movement as it constantly fits to the dog's body position.
Differences in results in harness and without harness (s) Differences in results in harness and without harness (s)
Summary
Measured results and personal experience clearly support that using only JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness on the dog there is no restriction on the animal’s movement. It is more interesting, to consider that the weight of the JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharness neither has a negative effect on dogs, since they have achieved at least as a good result on average as when they were running without any equipment.
Based on the above findings it can be concluded that JULIUS-K9® IDC® Powerharnesses do not affect the runtime of dogs and they do not have a negative effect on the dogs’ freedom of movement.
Alsónémedi, 07 July, 2018
MAVE
[Hungarian Greyhound Race Society]
Alsónémedi Agárpark
[Alsónémedi Greyhound Park]
Patronus Központ
[Patronus Dog Center]