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Field Trial Information
Standard Procedure Governing Dachshund Field
Trials
All of these procedures apply to sanctioned field
trials as well as to licensed or member field trials except for those procedures
that state specifically that they apply to licensed or member
trials.
Procedure 1. Management
1-A The Field Trial
Committee shall have full charge of the organization and management of the
trial, and shall have the power subject to the bylaws, rules and procedures of
The American Kennel Club, to interpret any special rules published by the club
holding the field trial, and to decide any matter, whether arising from an
unforeseen emergency or not, which is not specifically provided for in these
rules and procedures. Whenever such matters arise, the Field Trial Committee
shall exercise the specific powers and carry out the duties described in these
rules and procedures and submit a complete report of the incident to The
American Kennel Club.
1-B Each club holding a licensed or member
field trial must have at least three members of the Field Trial Committee
present on the grounds at all times during the running of the trial. If a split
class or two classes are run at the same time on different running grounds,
there must be at least three members of the Field Trial Committee on each
grounds throughout the running, unless the separate running grounds are
immediately adjacent to each other.
1-C The Field Trial Committee
shall appoint a marshal or marshals to carry out the orders of the judges.
Marshals may advise judges but must carry out the instructions of the judges
whose decision is final. Marshals shall be identified by badges or arm bands
carrying the designation "marshal."
1-D Each class or division of
a class shall be judged by two judges. If substitute judges are required, or if
additional judges are required for a split class, they may be appointed by the
Field Trial Committee at the trial provided that they are persons in good
standing with The American Kennel Club. When such judges are used they should,
if possible, act in conjunction with one or more of the advertised judges
provided that this does not prevent any advertised judge from completing the
judging of a class which he has already started. If two such judges have to
judge together without one of the advertised judges, at least one should be an
experienced judge of American Kennel Club licensed field trials. The American
Kennel Club shall be notified promptly of additional or substitute judges
officiating.
1-E No licensed or member Dachshund field trial may
be run on released game unless the game has been released prior to the first day
of the trial.
1-F Any advertising a club decides to use for a
licensed or member trial shall include the following information which must be
identical with the information approved by The American Kennel Club for the
premium list copy: Names of approved judges and the classes that they are to
judge; location of trial; date on which each class is to start; entry fee; the
place where the drawing will be done and the time entries close for each
class.
1-G One person only may handle or hunt each Dachshund,
whether it be the owner, the owner's agent or the agent's deputy. All others
must remain in the gallery, except that at a licensed or member trial one
additional person may accompany each handler, with the permission of the handler
and of the judges but without permission of the other handler. At a sanctioned
trial additional persons may follow the hounds except when the judges or all
handlers object. When game is raised or the Dachshunds are away on the trail,
the gallery shall stand fast or change position only as instructed by the judges
or the marshal.
1-H If unforeseen circumstances make it impossible
to complete the judging of a licensed or member field trial on the last date
applied for and approved by The American Kennel Club, the Field Trial Committee
may continue the judging on one or two days immediately following the last date
approved. The Field Trial Secretary's report to The American Kennel Club shall
include a report of the circumstances requiring the extension and a list of the
classes or series judged on each additional day.
1-I At a licensed
or member trial no Dachshunds shall be put down after 30 minutes following
official sunset. The Field Trial Committee and the judges shall be responsible
for enforcement of this procedure.
Procedure 2. Entries
2-A If any question should arise as to a different
Dachshund having been substituted in place of the Dachshund described on the
entry form, the question shall immediately be investigated by the Field Trial
Committee which shall decide whether or not the entered Dachshund has been run,
and after giving all parties opportunity to be heard, shall submit a complete
report of its findings and decision to The American Kennel Club.
If the
Field Trial Committee decides that a Dachshund other than the Dachshund entered
and drawn has been run, both the entered Dachshund that did not run and the
substituted Dachshund shall be disqualified. Entry fees and any awards shall be
forfeited. However, if it can be shown that the substituted Dachshund was run by
someone other than the owner or handler and without permission of the owner or
handler, this Dachshund shall not be disqualified. The Field Trial Committee at
a licensed or member trial shall exercise its authority if there is any
indication that the substitution was intentional.
If at a trial any
braces become incomplete before the completion of judging of first series as a
result of one or more Dachshunds being disqualified under this Procedure, then
the remaining Dachshund or Dachshunds shall be moved down to a position
immediately following the last Dachshund drawn or so moved. Beginning with the
odd Dachshund or bye dog, if any has been drawn, additional complete braces
shall be made up.
2-B Whenever both sexes are run in a single
class any bitch which, in the opinion of the Field Trial Committee, is in season
shall be ineligible to compete and shall be excluded from the running
grounds.
2-C All entered Dachshunds must be present on the field
trial grounds at the time entries close at a licensed or member trial when
entries close on the day the class is to be run.
2-D No Dachshund
that is entered and present may be withheld from competition at any trial and no
Dachshund may be withdrawn during the running of a class unless it is
disqualified by the judges, or is found to be ineligible, or is excused by the
Field Trial Committee after consultation with the judges. No Dachshund will be
excused by a Field Trial Committee except in the most unusual and deserving
circumstances, and never to meet the convenience or caprice of its owner or his
agent. If any Dachshund shall be withheld or withdrawn with or without the
consent of the Field Trial Committee, that committee shall make a full report of
the incident in writing, and the report shall be forwarded to The American
Kennel Club by the Field Trial Secretary. At a licensed or member trial the
committee shall also use its authority under Chapter 13, Section 2, if the
evidence justifies such action.
Procedure 3. Judging
3-A All judges prior to assuming their duties shall
familiarize themselves with these rules and procedures and make their findings
in accordance therewith. If any judge shall fail to judge in accordance with
these rules and procedures, the Field Trial Committee shall report the
irregularity in detail to The American Kennel Club.
3-B In all
classes the judges may award places as follows: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, and
after these places have been awarded the judges may designate the next best
qualified Dachshund as "N.B.Q." N.B.Q. is not a place and in case of
disqualification of a placed Dachshund at a licensed or member trial the N.B.Q.
Dachshund shall not be moved up.
3-C No person shall make any
remarks or give any information which might affect the actions of the persons
handling the Dachshunds or the running of the Dachshunds. Any person so
offending may be expelled from the running grounds on orders from the judges,
and points of merit shall not be allowed any Dachshund whose handler acts upon
such information. The judges must be informed of any such misconduct before they
call up the brace competing when it occurs, and their decision shall be
final.
3-D If a Dachshund under judgment wears a collar, it shall
be a well-fitting collar with nothing hanging from it and with no attachments
other than tags for identification purposes.
Special Training devices
that are used to control and train dogs, including but not limited to, collars
with prongs, electronic collars used with transmitters, muzzles and head collars
may not be used on dogs at AKC events, except as allowed in the AKC Rules,
Regulations, and policies.
3-E The judges shall not permit
any person who is handling a Dachshund to make any unnecessary noise, nor to
conduct oneself in a disorderly manner, nor to interfere in any way with an
opponent's Dachshund. Judges shall report promptly to the Field Trial Committee
for appropriate action any person handling a Dachshund that, during the running
of a class, fails or refuses to comply with the judges' orders, or who uses
abusive language to a judge or otherwise conducts himself in a manner
prejudicial to the best interests of Dachshund field trials.
Procedure
4. Standard for Judging
4-A Foreword
(1) The Dachshund
is an all-'round hunting dog bred to find game, to pursue it in an energetic and
decisive manner, to follow it to ground when necessary and to deal with it with
courage and determination.
(2) Dachshund field trials are designed and
conducted for the purpose of selecting those Dachshunds that display sound
quality and ability to the best advantage.
(3) To perform as desired, the
Dachshund must be endowed with a keen nose, a sound body, and an intelligent
mind, and must have an intense enthusiasm for hunting.
(4) All phases of
its work should be approached eagerly, with a display of determination that
indicates a willingness to stay with any problem encountered until successful.
Actions should appear sensible and efficient rather than haphazard or
impulsive.
(5) This Standard of Performance contains descriptions of both
desirable and faulty actions. Judges will use it as a guide in evaluating
performances, and will credit or demerit performance to whatever degree their
actions indicate quality or fault, and to the extent that these actions
contribute to accomplishment, fail to contribute to accomplishment, or interfere
with accomplishment.
(6) Judges should approach their work with the
attitude that the future of the breed is in their hands, and should make their
findings and selections on a basis calculated to keep the Dachshund useful for
both field trials and hunting purposes.
4-B Definitions—Desirable
Qualities
Searching ability is evidenced by an aptitude to
recognize promising cover and by an eagerness to explore it, regardless of
hazards or discomfort. Dachshunds should search independently of each other, in
an industrious manner with sufficient range. In field trials Dachshunds should
remain within control distance of the handler and should be obedient to the
handler's commands.
Pursuing ability is shown by a proficiency in
keeping control of the trail while making the best possible progress. Game
should be pursued rather than merely followed, and actions should indicate a
determined effort to make forward progress in the surest, most sensible manner,
by adjusting speed to correspond to conditions and circumstances. Actions should
be positive and controlled, demonstrating sound judgment and skill. Progress
should be proclaimed by tonguing. No hound can be too fast provided that the
trail is clearly and accurately followed. At a check Dachshunds should work
industriously, first close to where the loss occurred, then gradually and
thoroughly extending the search farther afield to regain the
line.
Accuracy in trailing is demonstrated by consistent control
of the line while making the best possible progress. An accurate trailing
Dachshund will show a marked tendency to follow the trail with a minimum of
weaving on and off, and will display an aptness to turn with the trail and to
determine direction of game travel in a positive manner.
Obedience to
commands is demonstrated by the Dachshund's attentiveness and responsiveness
to the handler. A Dachshund should, at all times, be under the control of the
handler. If, in the opinion of the judges, the Dachshund is unresponsive to the
commands of the handler, the Dachshund should not be considered for top placing.
Allowances must be made by the judges only when the Dachshund is in hot pursuit
when called by the handler.
Proper use of voice is the proclaiming
of all finds of scent and announcing all forward progress on the scent line by
giving tongue. The Dachshund should keep silent when not in contact with the
scent line. Giving tongue on a sight chase is not a fault, but it is also not an
indication of proper use of voice. Proper use of voice is a highly desirable
trait in the Dachshund, but it should not be allowed to compensate for faulty
work in other categories of performance. Judges may, at their discretion, place
a silent Dachshund above an open trailer, provided that the silent Dachshund's
performance was superior in other respects.
Willingness to go to
earth is evidenced by the Dachshund's eagerness to enter the earth without
encouragement. Should a rabbit lodge in any earth or run through any drain large
enough for the Dachshund to enter, the Dachshund should be expected to enter
without hesitation or encouragement. Failure to follow the game to earth should
automatically render the Dachshund ineligible for first award, even though its
performance is in all other aspects outstanding.
Endurance is the
demonstrated capacity to compete through the duration of the trial and to go on
as long as it may be necessary.
Determination and courage are the
qualities that permit a Dachshund to succeed against the severest odds. A
determined Dachshund has a purpose in mind and will overcome, through sheer
perseverance, many obstacles that will frustrate less determined running mates.
Courage is displayed by the willingness to face punishing coverts with almost
total disrespect. Courage and determination keep a Dachshund at its work as long
as there is a possibility of achievement and quite often long after its body has
passed the peak of its efficiency. Determination is desired in its most intense
form.
Patience is a willingness to stay with any problem
encountered as long as there is a possibility of achieving success in a
workmanlike manner, rather than taking a chance of making the recovery more
quickly through guesswork or gambling. Patience keeps a Dachshund from bounding
off and leaving work undone, and ensures that it will apply itself through the
surest and safest methods in difficult situations. Patience and determination
are closely related and are generally found in the same
Dachshund.
Adaptability means being able to adjust quickly to
changes in scenting conditions and being able to work harmoniously with a
variety of running mates. An adaptable Dachshund will pursue its quarry as fast
as the conditions allow or as slowly as conditions demand. At a loss it will
first work close, then, if necessary, move out gradually to recover the
line.
Independence is the ability to be self-reliant and to
refrain from becoming upset or influenced by the actions of faulty bracemates.
The proper degree of independence is displayed by the Dachshund that
concentrates on running its game with no undue concern for its running mate,
except to hark to it when it proclaims a find or indicates progress by tonguing.
Watching the other Dachshund is indication of lack of sufficient independence.
Ignoring bracemates completely and refusing to hark or to move up with running
mates is an indication of too much independence.
Cooperation is
demonstrated when a Dachshund works harmoniously with others, doing as much of
the work as possible in an honest and efficient manner and yet being aware of
and honoring the accomplishments of running mates without jealousy or disruption
of the chase.
Competitive spirit is the desire to outdo running
mates. It is a borderline quality that is an asset only to the Dachshund that is
able to keep it under control and to concentrate on running the game rather than
on beating other Dachshunds. The overly competitive Dachshund lacks such
qualities as adaptability, patience, independence and cooperation, and in its
desire to excel such a Dachshund seldom does accurate
work.
Intelligence is that quality which helps a Dachshund apply
its talents efficiently in the manner of a skilled workman. The intelligent
Dachshund learns from experience and seldom wastes time repeating mistakes.
Intelligence is indicated by the ability to adapt to changes in scenting
conditions, to adapt to and control its work with various types of running mates
under a variety of circumstances.
The Dachshund that displays the
aforementioned qualities should be considered the ideal Dachshund as a single
hunter or as a running mate for trailing either rabbit or hare.
4-C
Definitions—Faulty Actions
Quitting is a serious
fault deserving severe penalty and, in its extreme form, elimination. Quitting
indicates lack of desire to hunt and succeed. It ranges from refusing to run, to
such lesser forms as lack of perseverance, occasional letup of eagerness, and
loafing or watching other Dachshunds in difficult situations. Quitting is
sometimes due to fatigue. Judges may temper their distaste when a Dachshund
becomes fatigued and eases off, if such a Dachshund has been required to perform
substantially longer than those with which it is running. During the running of
a class, a Dachshund may have to face several fresh competitors in succession.
In such instances a short rest period is in order. Otherwise, judges should
expect Dachshunds to be in condition to compete as long as necessary to prove
their worthiness, and no Dachshund that becomes unable to go on should place
above any immediate running mate that is still able and willing to
run.
Backtracking is the fault of following the trail in the wrong
direction. If persisted in for any substantial time or distance, it justifies
elimination. However, hounds in competition sometimes take a backline
momentarily, or are led into it by faulty running mates. Under these
circumstances judges should show leniency toward the Dachshund that becomes
aware of its mistakes and makes creditable correction. Judges should be very
certain before penalizing a Dachshund for backtracking and, if there is any
doubt, take sufficient time to prove it right or wrong. Backtracking indicates
lack of ability to determine the direction of game travel.
Ghost
trailing is pretending to have contact with a trail and to be making
progress where no trail exists by going through all the actions that indicate
true trailing. Some Dachshunds are able to do this in a very convincing manner
and judges, if suspicious, should make the Dachshund prove its
claim.
Pottering is behavior that produces little progress on the
line due to a lack of effort or desire. Hesitating, listlessness, dawdling, or
lack of intent to make progress are marks of the
potterer.
Babbling is excessive or unnecessary tonguing. The
babbler often tongues the same trail over and over, or tongues from excitement
when casting in attempting to regain the trail at losses.
Swinging
is casting out too far and too soon from the last point of contact without first
making an attempt to regain scent near the loss. It is a gambling action, often
indicating over competitiveness or an attempt to gain unearned advantage over
running mates.
Skirting is purposely leaving the trail in an
attempt to gain a lead or avoid hazardous cover or hard work. It is cutting out
and around true trailing mates in an attempt to intercept the trail
ahead.
Leaving checks is the failure to stay in the vicinity of a
loss and attempt to work it out, and instead to go bounding off in hopes of
encountering the trail or new game. Leaving checks denotes lack of patience and
perseverance.
Running mute is the failure to give tongue when
making progress on the line.
Tightness of mouth is the failure to
give sufficient tongue when making progress. This will often be evidenced by the
Dachshund tightening up when pressed or when going away from a
check.
Racing is attempting to outfoot running mates without
regard for the trail. Racing Dachshunds overshoot the turns and generally spend
more time off the trail than on it.
Running hit or miss is
attempting to make progress without maintaining continuous contact with the
trail, or gambling to hit the trail ahead.
Lack of independence is
a common fault that is indicated when a Dachshund watches its running mates and
allows them to determine the course of action. Any action that indicates undue
concern for other Dachshunds, except when harking in, is cause for
demerit.
Bounding off is rushing ahead when contact with scent is
made without properly determining the direction of game travel.
4-D
Credits
(1) Dachshunds shall be credited principally for their
positive accomplishments. The extent of any credit should be governed by the
magnitude of the accomplishment and the manner in which it is achieved. Credit
is earned for searching ability, pursuing ability, accuracy in trailing,
obedience to command, proper use of voice, willingness to go to ground,
endurance, determination and courage, patience, adaptability, independence,
cooperation, competitive spirit, intelligence displayed when searching or in
solving problems encountered along the trail, and success in accounting for
game.
(2) When crediting Dachshunds for working style or methods used to
accomplish their work, judges should keep the purpose of the breed constantly in
mind and be alert for Dachshunds deficient in ability that make simple problems
appear difficult. They also should guard against becoming impressed by
fascinating actions that do not produce results. Credit for working style should
be used chiefly to differentiate between successful performers, and should never
be applied to a degree which might indicate that style or method should be
preferred to accomplishment, except in cases where excessive faultiness is
involved. Credit for any accomplishment should be in proportion to its
importance in getting work done. Mere lack of fault is not grounds for credit.
While faultiness is not to be considered lightly, the slightly faulty Dachshund
should be preferred to the stylist that fails.
4-E
Demerits
1) Faults, mistakes, lack of accomplishment, and apparent
lack of intelligence shall be considered demerits and shall be penalized to
whatever extent they interfere with or fail to contribute to a
performance.
(2) Faults are undesirable traits indicating lack of sound
quality and shall be penalized in proportion to the degree of commitment, the
frequency of repetition, and the distraction they afford running mates, as well
as for the interruption or lack of progress they cause during performance.
Quitting, backtracking, and ghost trailing are serious faults. Running mute,
pottering, swinging, skirting, leaving checks, running hit or miss, babbling,
tightness of mouth, and lack of desire or ability to find and move game shall be
considered demerits.
(3) Mistakes are erratic judgments, sometimes
committed under pressure of competition and prompted by a desire to excel and
sometimes due to influence of faulty running mates. Where mistakes are not
committed with a frequency that would indicate lack of sound quality,
consideration should be shown according to the Dachshund's aptitude for
realizing its error and its efforts to overcome them.
(4) Lack of
accomplishment is the failure to get enough done to compare favorably with the
competition, and is often due to lack of such qualities as determination,
patience, intelligence, or endurance. In instances where this is apparent the
penalty should be severe. Judgment on Dachshunds that fail to accomplish as
desired should be based on the circumstances under which the failure occurred
and the determination and intelligence displayed in the effort to overcome it.
Where failure is no fault of the Dachshund, such as in cases of interference
with the game or trail, or in a case where a worthy Dachshund encounters an
especially hazardous or abnormal circumstance unlike anything that the majority
of the contestants are expected to overcome, new game should be provided without
penalty. Lack of intelligence is apparent in the Dachshund that does not portray
sound judgment and skill during its performance.
Procedure 5. Closing, Drawing, Bracing, Absentees
5-A When entries close on the day
a class is to be run at a licensed or member field trial, the Field Trial
Secretary shall, immediately prior to the closing of entries for each class,
announce any necessary changes in judges and any other decisions by the Field
Trial Committee affecting the running of the class. He shall then call out the
names of all hounds entered in the class, or classes to be drawn at that time,
after which he shall announce that entries have closed and that the drawing will
begin.
5-B The running order of the Dachshunds entered in each
class shall be determined by drawing, and the Dachshunds shall be braced for the
first series according to the drawing. Should two Dachshunds owned by the same
person be drawn in the same brace, the last Dachshund drawn will change places
with the next Dachshund drawn that is not so owned. The change will be made with
a Dachshund drawn later if possible, but may be made with a Dachshund drawn
earlier if necessary. The running together of two such Dachshunds may be
permitted in the first series when a separation is impossible, but in no other
case.
5-C The bracemate for an odd Dachshund in first series shall
be selected by the judges.
5-D Owners and handlers must keep
themselves informed as to the running order and progress of the judging, and
must be ready within hailing distance when their Dachshunds are called by the
marshal on instructions from the judges.
The running order cannot be
changed under any circumstances once the Dachshunds have been drawn, except as
specifically provided in Procedures 2-A and 5-E.
5-E Any
Dachshund, except the bracemate for the odd Dachshund in first series, that does
not appear within 15 minutes after the judges have called for its brace shall be
marked absent in any series and shall not be permitted to run. Its absence shall
be reported by the judges to the Field Trial Committee, which shall investigate
the absence and submit a complete report to The American Kennel Club. The
bracemate of an absent Dachshund in the first series shall run in the last brace
as or with the odd Dachshund. If a Dachshund is absent after the bracings have
been announced in second or subsequent series, the remaining Dachshunds shall be
moved up and each hound below the absent hound shall be braced with the next
highest scored Dachshund with which it has not previously been braced. The
judges shall establish a reasonable time limit before disqualifying for absence
a Dachshund that they have selected as the bracemate for the odd Dachshund in
first series.
Procedure 6. Instructions to
Judges
6-A Whenever practical, the Dachshunds should be kept
on leash until game has been sighted and then should be laid on the line
together. However, the decision as to whether the Dachshund should be cast to
search for game, or they should be laid on the line where game was sighted,
shall be made by the Judges alone.
6-B The running of each brace
shall be conducted in a manner best calculated to give the competitors equal
opportunity to display the qualities under judgment. No Dachshund shall be
started except as part of a complete brace.
When running a brace in any
series, if a Dachshund interferes with its brace mate in such a manner as, in
the opinion of the Judges, to render it impossible for the non-offending
Dachshund to perform properly, the Judges shall order up the offender and run
the non-offending Dachshund until they are satisfied, calling for an additional
rabbit or rabbits if required.
If at the start of a brace, one of the
Dachshunds refuses to run, or at any time before the completion of the judging
of the brace, one of the Dachshunds becomes lost, is missing, quits or is
physically unable to continue running, the Judges shall run the remaining
Dachshund until they are satisfied, calling for an additional rabbit or rabbits
if required. The Judges shall establish a reasonable time before dropping a
Dachshund after the start of a brace.
6-C When a Dachshund gives
signs of being on game, the judges shall allow it opportunity to prove whether
or not it is on true trail. Judges shall not penalize or fault a Dachshund
without ample proof. If reasonable doubt exists, the Dachshund should be given
the benefit of the doubt.
6-D When the Dachshunds have been laid
on the line together or have been given an opportunity to hark in to one another
in any series this shall be considered as competition, except that when no
Dachshund gives evidence of finding the scent of the rabbit, the brace shall be
given a second rabbit unless the first rabbit was seen by one of the
judges.
6-E Trailing game other than rabbit or hare as announced,
such as pheasants or other game animals, shall not be considered a
demerit.
6-F Should a brace become divided with the Dachshunds
going away on different rabbits, the judges shall order both up and the brace
shall be laid on a line different from that previously run by either
Dachshund.
6-G Judges shall not eliminate a Dachshund in any
series for the sole reason of losing game.
6-H When additional
game is required, the search shall start at a point where the last game was
found.
6-I In first series, the Judges shall run each brace until
one Dachshund in their opinion has defeated the other, unless both Dachshunds
are so faulty as not to merit further consideration for placement. If required,
additional rabbits may be given at the Judges' discretion. The Judges must agree
on a score for each Dachshund before starting the next brace. The brace mate for
an odd Dachshund in first series shall be under judgement. Its previous score
shall be cancelled; however, the earlier win or defeat shall be
retained.
6-J After the running of first series has been completed
the Judges shall announce the Dachshunds that they wish to see in second series,
and no other Dachshunds shall be called to run in second series following this
announcement except in the case of an error by the Judges in the identification
of a Dachshund. The Judges will call back complete braces for second series. In
bracing the Dachshunds in second series, the Dachshund having the highest score
in first series must be announced as the first Dachshund in the first brace, and
its bracemate shall be the next highest scoring Dachshund which has not been
braced with it in the first series. The remaining braces in second series shall
be braced in the same manner. No two Dachshunds shall be braced together if they
have run in the same brace in an earlier series.
6-K All
Dachshunds called for second series shall be considered as having an opportunity
to win or place regardless of the relative positions when called back. A
Dachshund whose performance does not merit further consideration for placement
may be "dropped" from any series. No Dachshund shall be placed higher than
another placed Dachshund by which it has previously been defeated in direct
competition during the running of the class. In deciding whether one Dachshund
has defeated another in direct competition in second and subsequent series, the
scores of the two Dachshunds in earlier series shall not be considered. The
Judges shall run each brace until one Dachshund in their opinion has defeated
the other, unless both Dachshunds are so faulty as not to merit further
consideration for placement. If required, additional rabbits may be given at the
Judges' discretion.
6-L The Judges may announce the four placed
Dachshunds at any time after the completion of second series, provided each
placed Dachshund has been defeated in direct competition by the Dachshund placed
immediately above it. All placed Dachshunds must have run in second series. No
series, nor any part of a series shall be rerun, except for any part of a series
which may have been affected by an error made by the Judges in bracing or in
identification of a Dachshund, and except further that the Judges may continue
the running of a brace at a later time or on the following day if darkness or
severe weather conditions make it necessary to pick up the Dachshunds before the
judging of the brace is completed.
6-M Should there arise at any
time during the running of a heat a question concerning the actual running of
the Dachshunds that is not provided in these procedures, the judges shall handle
the situation in a manner not contrary to these procedures, and shall so decide
the matter as to give each Dachshund an equal opportunity.
6-N No
owner or handler shall have the right to question or refuse to follow the
judge's orders.
6-O Handlers, while their Dachshunds are down,
shall go together and keep within sight of the judges and each other when
possible. When Dachshunds are cast, a handler may speak or whistle to his
Dachshund or work it in any way that he may deem proper. If not contrary to
these procedures, but he may not make any unnecessary noise, nor interfere with
an opponent's Dachshund in any way. When Dachshunds have been laid on a line
together or have harked in to one another, the duties of the handlers shall
cease until further instructed by the judges. The handler shall at all times
keep back of the judges and Dachshund unless otherwise instructed by the judges.
Judges shall enforce these requirements at all times.
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