"which is extra unpopular because it disqualified all the dogs that reacted to it"
AKC or UKC?
I'm suprised. I remember AKC shows where they did the stay exercise over because of much less serious interference. Expecting a mounted dog not to move is not reasonable.
It depended on the situation. Some they disqualified, who broke when he did, getting up because he was approaching or because he was cruising down the line (they were only a few feet apart, so things happened quick)
One little girl with a golden I felt horrible about, because he mounted her and she broke, but the judge let her do the exercise over. The dog was so intimidated to be in the ring alone, she laid down on her sit.
I just felt really bad.
Just depends on the judge. We missed our last CDX leg because the loudspeaker came on JUST as I gave her the command for down on recall. She slowed down, because she thought I may have said something, but she was not sure what. I appealed to the judge, but he said he didn't think that the loudspeaker was the problem. I knew it was because this dog NEVER failed to do a down on recall. The worst part was I could as easily have given her a handsignal, as she knew both.
Oh well. It's like a bad call in any sport. You live with it.
susie