Please clarify
1. Points are awarded for both the Start and finish obstacles, or are they just to start/stop the clock?
2. Can the Start/Finish obstacles be taken again for points during the point accumulation run?
3. Referencing Handbook:7. The start obstacle must be taken to start the clock. The finish obstacle MUST also be completed. This is what will stop your time and it cannot be bypassed. If your dog runs past it, it’s in your own best interest to get them back through it as fast as possible. Your dog completing it in the opposite direction is still acceptable to stop the clock. (For reference - than Handbook sample used a hoop as the start & finish obstacles.)
This implies if the dog runs by the start obstacle (hoop in example), timer does not start the clock, and the handler must send their dog back to start the clock. Question ...May the handler send the dog back through the obstacle (hoop) from either side or must they go through it from the side of the number?
4. The Gamble can be taken at anytime, it does not need to be done at the end of the teams run. Correct?
5. In an effort to promote Gamblers, my club want produce a handout to be given out prior to our trial that is offering Gamblers. Attached is the last page of that handout. The preceding pages are direct copies of the Section 4.4.9 of the handbook. Are there any errors in the information?
Thank you, Karen Birdsong
