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Re: Rules Question - Split Trees & Dog Running
quote: Originally posted by Allen / UKC
The following scenario has recently resurfaced and has become the hot topic of the day actually. Certain scenarios along the same lines can become almost impossible to score. Or to score without question to say the least. Regardless, it is important to have a consistent way to score these types of situations should they arise. Here's the question posted on another thread by Mr. Hagood. He always seems to come up with some good ones!
Question: I've been out of the loop for a while, so if this has been discussed, just cut straight to the chase and give me the "official' ruling. I thought it had been settled, but a buddy of mine talked to someone at the World who gave him a different interpretation that what I thought was givin a while back.
Dogs A, B, and C are struck and treed in that order. Upon arriving it is found dog B is gone, and A & C are split. How are they scored?
Advisor: An important factor to keep in mind is that dogs are never declared "split" unless it is obvious or not until at the point when it does become obvious. Also, we never move dogs up on tree positions if one of the dogs has left when we get to the tree. That theory is essential when it comes to scenarios such as the one described above.
It was never obvious that any dogs were split until the cast arrived. Therefore, all dogs should be considered to have been treed with dog A with the exception of dog C who we “see” is split.
Dog A = 125
Dog B = 75-
Dog C = 125
There are plenty of other scenarios that do happen on occasion that make this situation look rather easy actually. However, using the rule of thumb or theory described above then it becomes a "consistent" way of scoring difficult "split trees and dogs off running again" situations. Yes, plenty "what if" arguments still exist and there are the "breaks" involved. But - it is a consistent way and probably as fair as one can possibly get to scoring "don't know" situations.
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Ransom,
You are wrong! Read the 3rd and 4th paragraph. It clearly says a dog is never moved up when a dog has left a tree and the other 2 dogs are split. It says NOTHING about opening 2 sets of tree points. So if I tree my dog for 3rd or 4th position where he me tooed, and then possibly ran the other dog off the tree, he gets rewarded with extra possibly undeserved points?? I might like this after all. Allows me to legally screw somebody.
Does anybody know where I can get a me tooing Black and Tan male that is meaner than hell? I am in the market!!
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