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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Nope. That is the reasonable interpretation, but it's not expressly forbidden:
The word 'granite' appears once in the whole rulebook, in the glossary explaining what a stone is.
There's nothing in the rulebook that says a dog can't do curling. The rulebook doesn't actually forbid a dog or human from putting the handle in their mouth and propelling it the full length of the sheet - just gotta make sure you don't touch it with your hand past the hog line.
So expect to see me and my dog in mixed doubles in 2030. The key is that my dog will have to be female as the rule says:
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It doesn't matter how you and your dog want to interpret the rules but World Curling has said it is a rule violation:
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When delivering a stone, before the hog line players can retouch the handle as many times as they wish. However, touching the handle after the hog line is not allowed and will result in the stone being removed from play as per Rule R.5 (e) that states: “A stone must be clearly released from the hand before it reaches the hog line at the delivery end. If the player fails to do so, the stone is immediately removed from play by the delivering team.”
During forward motion, touching the granite of the stone is not allowed. This will result in the stone being removed from play.
As per rule R.5 (d) “The curling stone must be delivered using the handle of the stone.” Violation of this rule, will result in the stone being removed from play.
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