July 2019 Coonhound Advisor

How Is This Scored?

July 1, 2019

Source: Allen Gingerich
Email: agingerich@ukcdogs.com

Its the handlers 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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