I have always felt that judges should agree on the score or placement of the dog or dogs before ordering up the brace. Obviously, this isn’t always done when it takes the judge’s considerable time to figure out second series. It is even more disturbing when judges take five or ten minutes to figure out third and subsequent series.
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March 4, 2008 at 8:01 am |
Russ,
You are absolutley correct. Score the dogs in each brace in direct competition, then agree how the score should be relative to the indirect competition. In addition, don’t change your mind at lunch time either.
Another way to look at is to be sure that you are sure or keep watching the dogs!
Regards,
Beaver Creek
March 6, 2008 at 1:32 am |
I am sure most would consider this out in left field but what about a requirement that the judges give their scores to the marshall after each brace?
May 13, 2008 at 9:06 am |
Russ
You are so right about it not taking long to come up with 2nd series. You already have the dogs score upon picking up the brace. I always list mine in the back of the book with the dogs name and score. When writting down 2nd series all I have to do is look at the score and dogs name and look for the defeated hounds. We as judges should be on the same page when we start to fill out 2nd series and it doesn’t take long to write it down and give it to the field marshall. If the two judges don’t pick a winner of the brace and score befor picking them up you are asking for trouble. I try to put the good and bad parts that happen in the run under each dog’s name. That way it will be fresh in my mind if a handler ask me about their dog. I think every handler has the right to be given an answer when when one is ask for. If you don’t want the truth as far as the judges sees it then please don’t ask. Most of us already know if we got beat and why. Sometimes we just wonder or maybe surprised. This is why the judges has the last word.
Bill