Allen / UKC
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Okay, we'll run this one short this week. 80% got this one right.
As Jim mentioned, Rule 11(a) provides the correct answer. {Dog must hold tree for five minutes, unless all dogs in cast are declared treed, on leash, or hunting time has expired.}
In my scenario Dog D (Jack) fell treed and was declared treed on a separate tree, as the cast arrived to the tree occupied by A, B and C. Does Jack have to hold his tree for five minutes?
No he does not. This would be consistent with Rule 11(a) where it says they must only hold the tree for five minutes "unless all dog are treed". When Jack was declared treed, all dogs in the cast were now declared. Therefore, Jack is not required to hold his tree for five minutes and he is eligible to be handled.
It doesn't matter if dogs are on split trees or not; when all dogs are declared treed, there is no more five minute clock for any one of them. The same would be true if all others are on leash and not yet turned loose, or if hunt time expires.
The only time Jack would not be eligible to be handled is if he would have been declared (called by the handler) treed while the cast was in the process of shining a tree. Even then, the five minute clock is off. Instead Rule 11(c) applies where it says; {Judge shall give handler permission to handle dog on split tree unless cast is in the process of shining a tree.} In my scenario with Jack, the cast had not yet started shining the tree, therefore, the judge should have allowed Jack to be handled immediately and then his handler should return to help shine/score the first tree.
Actually, in this case where all dogs are declared treed, the cast could have chosen to score the two trees in the most convenient order, per Rule 11(c) {If all dogs are declared treed and handled, cast may score dogs in most convenient order.}
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