RULES AND REGULATIONS

The aim of the club is to promote motivational methods and to help owners and dogs have fun together in a safe environment.

Members need to be 18 or over to join the Swansea Vale Agility club.  Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult member with parental consent.

Please try to avoid your dog fouling in practice areas, or  surrounding areas. If an accident does happen please clean up after your dog!

This means bringing poop bags with you to practice sessions just in case!

Please be considerate to other people using the farm and keep your dog under control at all times, keeping him/her on the lead until it is your turn for your run.

Members will be expected to help get equipment out and pack away at each session.

If you have children and need to bring them to the training sessions please make sure they behave and do not distract the dogs and owners during the session. Parents please be reminded that the responsibility for their children’s safety and conduct is theirs and not the clubs.

Members should understand that the club will not be held responsible for the entire or partial loss or detention of, or damage to dogs, or any other property or monies paid, whether arising from accident or any other cause. Nor will the club be held responsible for any injury sustained by members during the practice sessions.

Members take part in dog agility at their own risk, it is not compulsory to attend every practice session, members attend at their own discretion. Where sessions are cancelled for what ever reason, the club secretary will make every effort to ensure all members are informed before hand via Club Newspage on website: www.swanseavaleagility.net

The annual Club Membership fee will be £35. Additional weekly fee  will be £3.00 per dog.

Members will be limited to running 2 dogs each per session.

The club promotes motivational methods and will not tolerate harsh handling of any dogs during the practice sessions.  No choke chains should be used within practice sessions.

The club expects its members to behave respectfully to others and will not tolerate aggressive behaviour from members or their dogs!

Swansea Vale Agility club regretfully cannot offer places to dogs of ‘Pit Bull Terrier Type/fighting’ according to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (see www.opsi.gov.uk which is the official government public sector information site).

The Swansea Vale Agility club is a non-profit organisation.