12. Bye-Dogs.--The bye-dog in any ser- 
ies should run with a dog selected by the 
judges, with the owner's consent. 
  13. Handlers of Dogs.-All dogs in mem- 
bership stakes must be handled by their 
owner or some member of the Association 
that he may designate, other than a profes- 
sional, "meaning any person who receives or 
has received compensation for handling or 
training dogs or has accepted cash prizes 
for handling dogs other than his own;" but 
when a dog is down an owner must not in- 
terfere with his dog if he has authorized 
another person to handle and hunt him. 
   14. Manner of Handling Dogs.-Guns. 
The person handling and hunting a dog may 
speak, whistle and work him by hand as he 
may deem proper, but he shall be called to 
order by the judges for making any unnec- 
essary noise, or for any disorderly conduct, 
and if, after being cautioned, he persists in 
such noise or disorderly conduct, they shall 
order the dog to be taken up and adjudged 
out of the stake. Dogs that trail their 
brace mates at the order of the Judges 
should be taken up. An opponent's dog must 
not be interfered with or excited. Trickery 
or jockeying on the part of a handler will 
not be tolerated and will subject him to be- 
ing prohibited from continuing in the trials. 
 
   The handler's gun must not be loaded or 
shot except on order of the judges. 
   If an opponent's dog points game, the dog 
 must not be drawn across him to take the 
 point; but if not backing of his own accord 
 he may be brought around behind the point- 
 ing dog. Dogs must be hunted together, 
 and their handlers must follow within a 
 reasonable distance of each other.