The scribe is responsible for marking each dog's scribe sheet whenever the judge indicates a fault or calls out a number. The scribe must watch the Judge at all times during the run, they must never watch the dog or handler.

Recommended for:

• Check the scribe sheet against the name of the dog as given by the gate steward to ensure that you've got the correct sheet for that dog.

   

• Watch the Judge instead of the dogs. When the judge raises their hand(s) for a fault write that on the scribe sheet. If asked, the Judge will instruct you as to the meaning of the various hand signals. Signals are as follows:

   

   

  Judge's Signal	Description	NADAC	CPE
  	Raised Open Hand	5 Fault Penalty	Bar Down - 5 Faults
  	Closed Hand	Not Used	Off Course - 5 Faults
  	Two Raised Open Hands	10 Fault Penalty	Other Faults - 5 Faults
  	Two Lowered/Down Hands	20 Fault Penalty	Not Used
  	Arms Crossing in Motion	Not Used	Major Fault - 15 Faults
  	Hands forming "T"	Not Used	No Time
  	Whistle	E - Excused	Not Used

   

• Do not stop writing faults down even though the dog NQs. Continue to mark faults as the Judge indicates them.

   

• If you are unclear about a Judge's signal, wait until after the run is completed, then clarify the calls before the next dog starts.

   

• When the dog finishes the run, get the time from the timer and write it down on the scribe sheet, just as the timer indicates. Repeat the time to the timer to double-check the accuracy.