Hand bites do accidentally happen sometimes in Ring. They rarely happen on purpose. If your dog likes to go after hands, face, etc and the judge sees that, they will tear the book up and your dog won't be competing anymore. Pretty quick and simple way to make sure the dogs entered are safe to work.
Decoy's don't wear gloves because if the dog does bite the hand, they may not realize it since their is fabric over it. A dog is more apt to spit it out and retarget onto the suit if the hand is bare, than if there is fabric in their mouth. Plus the visual, unless the gloves are light colored it can make the hands blend into the suit.
There was 1 Terv in the video, and a number of GSD. GSD are actually fairly popular in France for Ring. They used to be the main dog, until 20-25 years ago. Now you still see them in Ring, but the Malinois are taking most of the podium spots.
I'll claim possible influence for the sound track LOL Erin and I used it extensively in the 2006 NARA Championship DVD we created, and I happen to know someone in France I gave that DVD to as a gift, is close friends with the person who put together the Selectif DVD.
