You might find there’s some debate in agreeing if points should be awarded. Here are some guidelines:
- The original category. Two dogs of the same breed, but they must be similar enough that you might mix them up if you didn’t know them.
- They don’t have to be identical but they should be of similar stature, markings etc. So a grown up golden retriever and a pup don’t count, neither do dogs of the same breed that have very different colourings.
- The same rules as Double Dog apply, but three and four dogs respectively.
- We’re not looking for medium dog small dog here – this category needs a big size difference. We’re talking St Bernard and chihuahua or doberman and terrier. You get the picture.
- This one’s fairly straight forward to judge. One dog that has straight fur and one with curls. We don’t mind about length of fur.
- For this, it doesn’t matter what the dogs look like – it can be any combination of dogs as long as one of them is wet and one of them is dry. It’s a rare spot.
- Ok, so probably don’t shout this one out very loudly – we don’t want to offend people! We know labradors like their food a lot and sometimes they chonk up a bit. We’re not body shaming – just spotting them.
- Sometimes you find somebody walking a real random mix of dogs. There should be at least four and every dog needs to be a completely different breed. If you’ve ever read the Hairy Maclary children’s books, you’ll know what we mean. If you haven’t and you have small children, I’d highly recommend them.
General rule
- Pairings or groups need to be being walked by one owner or one family (as far as you can tell). So if two similar looking dogs happen to be walked past each other in the street, that doesn’t count.
Check out How To Play to read about the options on gameplay and rules.
Double Dog, Triple Dog, Quad Dog, Big Dog Tiny Dog, Straight Dog Curly Dog, Wet Dog Dry Dog, Fat Labrador, Pick ‘n’ Mix
