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I agree they should not have called DOG. One poster asks, though - since they did call DOG, why did they start the clock - and lists a perfectly good reason why they should not start the clock if DOG was in fact the call.
My answer to that... if the referee determines that a penalty by either side is used to improperly waste or conserve time, he can start or stop the clock on the ready or snap as appropriate.
An example of when one might use this rule to START the clock after a Delay of Game: Defense is behind, and offense can run out the clock by downing the ball, but for some reason it's 1st and 25 (or perhaps it's jut 3rd and 11). As soon as the ball is snapped, defense kicks the ball (intentionally or unintentionally ... I do know refs that will call intentional kicks of this sort USC - I'm not one of them). The call here is delay of game on the defense, but if you start the clock at the snap, the defense gains clock advantage from their penalty - I would start it on the ready in this case, as should most referees.
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