Adam Wingler
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it was addressed in the advisor looks like back in 19...not sure if it has been addressed since...but here ya go:
Stationary Rule. A Refresher Course.
Back in the day we struggled with the cumbersome interpretation of how to handle the situations where dogs were treeing
and the handlers had no intentions of declaring them treed.
Rule 6(q) is a basic and necessary requirement in accurately
scoring hounds for their work on a nite hunt cast. Although
this rule has been in effect for some time now, we do get complaints that some judges tend to abuse Rule 6(o) and want to
apply it too soon or might apply it even if they think the dog(s)
could very well be treed in a hole or a place other than on a
tree. Simply put, a judge should not apply Rule 6(o) in situations where they think the dog(s) are treed somewhere other
than on a tree.
Here is a little refresher course on Rule 6(o). The rule reads
as follows:
6. Dogs Will be Scratched
(o) {if a handler fails to declare treed a dog obviously treeing
(Judge’s decision) for a period of five minutes. Dog may be
declared treed while the five is running but not after the five
has expired. Judge must verify dog to be at a tree before it
can be scratched.}
Let’s break it down into its most basic components. First,
the dog must obviously be treeing. That doesn’t mean tapping
trees or trying to settle. The right to tree a dog should rest
with the handler until it becomes obvious that the handler has
no intention of treeing a dog that is treeing solid. This is the
Judge’s decision.
Once 6(o) is applied, the dog in question must tree for five
minutes. Judge this as you would if the dog had been declared
treed.
• If you hear the dog bark off the tree, then the five is broken.
• If two minutes gets him, the five is broken.
• If another dog in the cast comes in and is declared treed, the
five is broken.
No penalty is assessed. The application of 6(o) is simply ended in each of the situations described above. At any time while
the five is running in accordance with 6(q), a handler may elect
to declare the dog treed. If the dog is declared treed, 6(o) is
ended and you would start a new five minutes on the dog just
as you would any time a dog is declared treed. In the event
where another dog in the cast is declared treed on that same
tree, 6(o) would also be ended. Start the five on the dog that
was declared treed and normal tree rules are applied.
Okay, let’s say a handler still refuses to tree the dog, and the
five minutes in accordance with 6(o) is running. When the five
is up, the cast will proceed to that tree. If, on the way in to the
tree, the handler asks to declare the dog treed and the five is
up, that request must be denied. The dog cannot be declared
treed (at that particular tree) after the five minutes of 6(o) has
expired. Also, the dog must be seen on a tree before it can be
scratched. Not in a hole, bulldoze pile, old barn, or any other
place of refuge. The thought process here is that sometimes
those tree barks may sound different enough to the handler of
the dog that they know the dog is not “right”. Someone who
does not know the dog may assume the dog is treed solid,
when the truth may be he is not on a tree at all. That’s why the
dog must be seen on a tree. When you get in there and the dog
is on a tree, then the dog is scratched. If you arrive to find the
dog trailing around or on a fence or something, back on out
and let the dog work. There would be no penalty. If the dog is
in a hole or place of refuge, the dog may be handled without
being declared treed in accordance with Rule 3(b).
It’s the handler’s responsibility to tell the Judge when the
dog strikes and when the dog trees. Competition events are
about scoring dogs, and that means the good, bad and indifferent. Any opportunity to cut down on the number of “games”
being played in between should be pursued. Rule 6(o) is one of
those opportunities.
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