Well said. If both dogs stand on OOH count it is a draw. If one stands on his scratch I see no need to scratch mine just to show he will. When the opposite guy stands, tries but can't or any combination of the two, if he does not come on his scratch, well, it is over. (it is a team sport) In that very split second my dog is declared the winner my most important contribution to the team is to see after his best interests, in lots of situations, those seconds that turn into minutes are precious to saving the dog. That is somewhat dramatic but as soon as the after care starts the better the chances of saving the dog/the dog coming back again.
I have seen shows where there is, let's say, 'hostility in the air'. some trash talking of sorts, and a guy scratches his winning dog to 'show' the crowd he will. I have seen the ones where there was no stipulation upfront and the losing team starts screaming 'you gotta scratch to win' in a last ditch effort to save their money. Personally, I don't give in to either. It is a scratching contest. The starting point to the contest is "Release your dogs" and end point is 8, 9 , 10...this dog the winner" anything after that has no benefit to the dog. At that point I want my dog's best interests to come first. Get'em up and get'em doctored. EWO
Originally Posted by FrostyPaws
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