The dogs are then slipped at one end and caught at the other. There are different grades of trails for different dogs. Hounds-for dogs aged over two years old. Veterans-for dogs aged six or over. Before the dogs can run, they have to be entered.
All dogs have two names, a kennel name and a running name.
The longest names are their running names, these are the names that have to be entered. Once your dogs are entered you wait for the slip. All different grades have different times of slips. At the slip, the dogs are lined up and held by their owners in a long line, facing the trailer. A person then marks them, either on the top of their head or on their shoulder.