blackdawg
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Re: Found this a little deeper in Rule 17
quote: Originally posted by ST_CRK_KENNELS
17. GENERAL INFORMATION:
When a dog is declared treed, Judge is not to let anyone go to the tree and start shining in less than five minutes, unless all dogs have been declared treed. This is a courtesy to other handlers and also to see that a dog will hold his tree. If at all possible, be at the tree within five (5) minutes. If handlers are so far from tree that it will take more than five minutes to get to tree, they are to start walking toward tree, but stopping all along to let other handlers see if their dog is treeing. Judge is not to let any handler keep holding him away from tree just to let dog get to tree after five minutes are up. DOG MUST HOLD THE TREE FOR FIVE MINUTES, UNLESS ALL DOGS IN CAST ARE DECLARED TREED. IF ONE DOG IN CAST, OR ONE DOG REMAINING IN CAST, DOG MUST HOLD TREE FOR FIVE MINUTES.
I guess some of you expert handlers only use the parts of the rules that will help you.
This means if it is just a one dog cast, or if all of the other dogs are scratched or withdrawn. Dog D can and should have been handled before the 5 was up in this situation. Dogs are considered treed until after you score the tree and re-cast them... even when they are on the lead. In this case, they were on the lead... so they were still considered treed. Dog D was declared treed, so therfore, all dogs were considered treed and there the waiting 5 minutes does not apply when all dogs are treed.
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