JiM
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Thats about it.
Grady, I have had the privilege of seeing some great time managers in action and I don't mean that in a sarcastic way. A really good handler will usually also be carrying the scorecard and knowing it takes a very good score to win at the Purina level, will start right out by announcing to the cast that "we are gonna try to be at the tree when the five is up everytime we can". In other words, they aren't standing there with their hands in their pockets while that five is running, they are easing towards that tree, willing to stop and listen anytime a castmember needs to. If they are more than 5 minutes away, you better be a dam fast walker. But the goal is to be close to the tree when that five is up. And they aren't walking 10 minutes to recast with clock running, if you need to get 300 yards away from the tree to recast so your dog don't go back, you are out of luck, they aren't dogwalking with the clock running. Most of the time they will call time as soon as that tree is scored if they can. Anything to save time within the rules. It's all about time management. And then they draw a dog that boohoos all night and keeps the cast in the same patch all night and it all goes down the drain no matter who you are. 
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