Judge View

Structural Rules for TJ

Before the Exercise

Approve safe, compliant areas and obstacles.
FL/T V: fixed order, no draw. A/B: reporting and heeling first, then the drawn exercises and dexterity block. Judge orders the obstacles within that block. Down is last in the programme list but runs while the other team works.
Use the level overview; page catalogue numbers are not official exercise numbers.
FL A/B contamination includes a dog, not people alone. For T A/B, also include people during work and the prescribed distractions.
VPs in FL and T are placed 10 minutes before dispatch.
Separate alert exercise precedes FL/T A/B search; none in FL/T V.

The judge only gives the start directive. All turns, halts, and pace changes are executed by DH without the judge’s instruction.

The down runs parallel to the other dog’s UO/GW.

V approaches the down on leash and removes it in GS (2026 clarification); A/B approach off leash.

Sequence: both dogs do Reporting In together → before 2nd dog’s UO/GW, 1st dog is downed → 2nd dog does its UO/GW while 1st dog holds the down.

DH returns to D’s right side (not left) at the judge’s instruction. Then gives sit at the judge’s second instruction.

Level	DH distance	DH orientation	D must hold during
V	20 steps	Facing D	2nd dog’s exercises 2–4
A	40 paces	Back to D	2nd dog’s exercises 2–9
B	Out of sight; approx. 40 m recommended	Hidden	2nd dog’s exercises 2–9

Level V: leaves >3 m before end of exercise 2 → 0 points; after exercise 2 → Insufficient
Level A/B: leaves >3 m before end of exercise 4 → 0 points; after exercise 4 → Insufficient
(For L and W: exercise 3 is the threshold instead of exercise 4)

After the scored down period in Level V: DH stays with D at the down area; D may be leashed during remainder of 2nd dog’s work.

Search time starts when the judge finishes announcing the tactical situation.
The judge calls DH to D for the alert — DH may not approach on their own.
Tactical changes during work: DH must notify the judge; time keeps running.
Rubble: the judge decides when DH may follow D into the rubble.

Dog’s name = 1 AC.
AC and VC must be given simultaneously if both used — not in sequence.
2nd AC/VC → two grades lower for that exercise or partial; not a fixed two-point deduction.
3rd AC/VC → entire exercise = Insufficient.
No execution after 3rd AC/VC → exercise terminated, 0 points.
3-second pause must be maintained between each AC/VC — watch DH rushing.
D refuses apparatus or area → 0 points; repeating is not permitted.
Non-used AC/VCs: not penalised.
Body help (leaning, pointing, stepping toward) = hidden aid = devalue.
Watch for covert signals — DH sometimes thinks the dog’s name “doesn’t count.”