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quote: Originally posted by artkiger
Tree Jacking,, moving around the tree and jumping on top of other dogs heads. Big enough problem that dogs leave the tree or it provokes aggression or fights. This dog does not stay in one place and Jack the tree it moves around almost chasing other dogs. I don't understand how this is not a form of hindering or interfereing with another dogs performance. If s dog face barks at another dog it's showing aggression "according to the rules" wouldn't jumping on another dogs head be a sign of aggression also. Thanks
The word "interference" does not appear on the scorecard. As far as the rules are concerned, tree jacking, by and of itself is not aggression towards another dog. Moving around the tree, also called "crowding" is not aggression either as long as the dog doing it is looking up treeing. Getting excited and jumping up and falling on another dog is also not aggression towards another dog.
Unfortunately, if jacking, crowding and falling on a dog causes that dog to stop treeing and leave then he gets minus on tree for leaving. The tree jacker didn't run him away, he could and should have simply backed up and continued out of the way of the jacking idiot.
The difference between face barking and falling on another dog is intent...the face barker is showing definite aggression and it is squarely aimed at another dog. He is not barking treed or excited to have a coon up the tree, he is telling another dog "this is mine, get back." Jumping up while excited and happy to have a coon treed and falling on another dog is not intentionally done out of aggression to cause the other dog to leave.
There is a fine line between crowding and aggressive behavior. If I am judging and see a dog crowding or hogging around the tree all he has to do is turn his head towards another dog and bark while crowding and there is aggression and he gets scratched for attempting to fight.
The bad part is that a dog like you describe can get away with it for a long time...right up until he does it to the wrong {or right, depending on how you look at it} dog, a fight happens and he gets scratched.
Tree jacking as far as I know is extremely hard to impossible to stop, so he will strike out eventually given real judges.
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