I've seen the two plays as well. My understanding is that the play where the player went out one gym door and returned in another (purpose=deceive) was the reason the rule was added. With that in mind, I do not call a T if the player is simply trying to get around traffic or goes off from momentum. I interpret the rule primarily as intent to deceive. I have seen it called when a player repeatedly runs the length of the court OOB, but only after an informal warning.
Now for the dog.... As far as I know, creating a distraction is only illegal during a free throw (disconcertion). So that play is legal in my game (and usually funny as well). I put it a notch better but in the same category as yelling to distract a shooter when they're trying to shoot the ball. I'd rather give a T for that kind of poor sportsmanship. (Was it UNC who first used the dog play? Seems like it was in the NCAA tournament years ago.)
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