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Volunteer Roles |
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Course
Builder: 
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Place
obstacles for each course according to judge's diagram |
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Ensure weave
poles and tunnels are secured, table, teeter, dogwalk, and A-frame at
correct heights |
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Move
obstacles if/as required after judge measures course |
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Set bars at
correct height for first dog after walkthrough |
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Leash Runner

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Pick
up the leash and collar from the start line and take it to the finish line
after the dog starts the run.
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Do
not step into the dog's line of sight.
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If
the dog leaves the ring before the finish line, make sure the handler gets
the leash.
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Gate Steward
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Check
in all dogs during and after walkthrough.
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Resolve
conflicts in run order.
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Ensure
next dogs are "on the line", "on deck", and "in
the hole".
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Announce
next 3-5 dogs to run: keep class moving.
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| Announce
"last dog at this height" so ring crew can change heights. |
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Ring Crew
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| Reset
jump bars, straighten chute, weave poles and tunnels. |
| Change
jump heights after gate steward announces "last dog at this
height". |
| Check
with judge to see if bars should be reset or left down if the jump is
taken twice in the course. |
| Position
your chair so the dog does not see you when taking obstacles; do not move
when the dog can see you. |
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Scribe
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Ensure
the dog on the line matches the scribe sheet.
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Record
faults as the judge signals them; watch the judge, not the dog: closed
fist - R - refusal (5), one open hand - S - standard fault (5), two open
hands - F - major fault (20), whistle - E - elimination (no score). |
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Record
time from timer at end of run.
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Scorekeeper

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Tally
faults on scribe sheets.
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| Transcribe
scores onto score sheet. |
| Determine
qualifying runs. |
| Post
score sheets. |
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Score Runner

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| Take
scribe sheet from Scribe and deliver it to Scorekeeper. |
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Let
Scorekeeper know "last dog in class" or "last dog at this
height".
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Run
sheets after every 2-4 dogs.
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