Welcome to the web-pages of
Agility Dog Club of South Australia Inc.
Membership Fees Class Times Weather Constraints Rules & Regs
Since 2002, ADCSA has trained at Pedigree Park, the West Beach clubgrounds of the German Shepherd Dog Club, on West Beach Road, situated approximately 500m. west of Tapleys Hill Road, on the southern side, sharing driveway access with the Riding Club which is well sign-posted, & marked on UBD directories : Map 128 Ref. C 5
Training is on Thursday evenings, late February to mid-November, with a Basic Beginners' induction class held for new members on the first Thursday evening of each month ... if this once-only session has
to be cancelled (see below) it will be conducted the following week.
Veterinary check is recommended to ensure that they are fit for this type of exercise.
Some breeds, & all dogs that are markedly overweight, should not be expected to jump.
NB: Proof of current Vet. vaccination will be required on joining/renewing membership.
NB: existing members renewing after
the end of March 2010
will incur a re-joining fee.
Joining/re-joining fee: $15.00
Single $50.00
Double/Family $75.00
*Junior (Under 17) $ 20.00
(* also Committee, Instructors,
& Social members where it includes 5 training sessions )
N.B: from July 1st of each year, annual membership subscriptions
are charged at 50% of the annual rate. The joining fee remains $15.00
Class-times
* 1st
Session: 7.30 pm – 8.10 pm:
Intermediate Classes : all heights, in 'Rings' 1 & 2
& Trialing Class 500 mm* in 'Rings' 3 & 4
(*multiple-dog handlers in 3rd session)
NB: this session commences when all equipment has been set up
* 8.10 pm: Administration & Announcements
* 2nd Session: 8.20 pm – 9.00 pm: Trialling classes
Basic Beginners & Beginners ; all heights, in 'Rings' 1 & 2
these rings will be packed up at the end of this session
& Trialing Class : 200 / 300 / 600
mm. all heights, in 'Rings' 3 & 4
* 3rd Session: 9 pm - -9.40 pm
Trialing Class :
400 / 500* mm : rotating through remaining rings (3 & 4)
*this session for 500 dogs handled by instructors. or those with multiple dogs
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Members are requested to attend
by 7.00 pm to assist with the setting up of equipment,
and training will start as soon as this is done. If this is
not possible for some members to achieve,
it is expected that they will remain at the end of training to take down
and pack up the equipment,
which is a crucial element in Agility training. All members
are reminded of the need to be considerate
towards each other, and to make adequate arrangements for the
tethering/crating of their dogs
for the comfort
and safety of all dogs and handlers on the club-grounds.
*Unsettled/ barking barking dogs are not to be tethered/crated
on
or near the clubrooms veranda.
Tethered dogs should be attached to their peg by a lead of no more than 1 metre in length.
Dogs may be trained without a collar if under control, or wearing a flat collar without attachments:
no slip collars are allowed in an Agility environment.
Leads should be between 1 m and 1.5 m in length.
NB: You must wear your current
Membership badge-tag when in class.
Weather constraints:
Hot Weather: If the
temperature is 34 C. or higher at 6 pm, there will be no training.
Wet Weather: If there has been heavy rain consistently
during the week, or
on the Thursday,
or
if there is thunder or lightning, all
training may be cancelled in consideration of safety.
If you are in doubt in either circumstance,
please phone Julie Brown by 6.00 pm.
on 8338 4405 / 0422 251 844
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Copies of this document, and of the A.N.K.C. Agility & Jumping Rules,
are available at the club, or can be downloaded from the AgilitySA web-site.
Club members in the Intermediate and Trialing classes are expected to have
a good working knowledge of the application of these regulations.
TRAINING ... NB: dogs may not wear slip collars or attachments which might catch on equipment.
1. A dog must be 12 months of age before beginning Agility training.
2. The dog must be deemed fit by an instructor, on behalf of the Head Instructor.
3. The dog must be under control.
4. No dog will be permitted off lead in the training area without the permission of an instructor.
5. The equipment is not to be used unless with the permission of an instructor.
6. Although all due care will be taken, a dog and handler will undertake training at their own risk.
7. All courses must be run in proper numerical order.
8. An instructor has the right to ask a handler to leave if found to be putting a dog at risk of injury.
9. No dog which is suspected of suffering from an infectious or contagious disease (e.g. Parvo,
Kennel Cough etc.) or exposed to the risk of such disease will not be permitted to train for
a period of five weeks dating from the infection or exposure.
10. Membership badges must be worn at all times during training.
11. Vaccination certificates must be sighted by a committee member within one month of joining
and renewing membership.
12. Bitches in oestrum will not be permitted on the training grounds.
13. All dogs droppings must be removed by the owner of the dog.
14. No slip-, or restricted-slip-collars may be worn during Agility training.
CANCELLATION OF TRAINING
1. If there is consistent
rain in the training area, prior to training on a given night, training
will be cancelled. If you have doubts about
training or have a long way to travel, then ring either the
Head Instructor or the President
of the club before 6pm.
2. If during the day the temperature reaches 34° degrees, training may be suspended. If your dogs are not affected by the heat, then contact either the President or the Head Instructor before 6pm to confirm whether training will proceed.
3. There will be no training on: (A) The Thursday prior to Easter. (B) If Anzac Day falls on a Thursday. (C) During Royal Show Week.
INSTRUCTORS
1. The Head
Instructor will have an Agility Dog Title and have instructed in agility
for a minimum of 2
years.
2. An instructor must have an Agility Dog Title and deemed suitable
by the Head
Instructor, with the exception
of 3
3. The Head Instructor may appoint any person deemed suitable as
an instructor under
special circumstances.
4. A person may be selected to aspire if: (A) They are working towards
an Agility Dog Title.
(B) They have an Agility Dog Title.
5. Instructors train their dogs free of charge and are entitled
to train in class first if they have another class to
go to instruct.
COMMITTEE To
be eligible to be nominated for a committee position a person must
be a member of the club for a period
of not less than three months.
MEMBERSHIP
DOUBLE MEMBERSHIP:
Double membership will be allowed to two
adult people who live at the same address.
JUNIOR:
Junior membership shall be no more than half the fee
set for ordinary membership,
and applies to those up to and including the age of 16 years.
PENSIONER MEMBERSHIP:
Pensioner membership will be the same as
ordinary membership and the fee will be the same.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP:
a) Life membership must be proposed, in writing,
to the committee, at least 60 days prior to an Annual General
Meeting by at least two ordinary members, outlining the reasons why the
proposed person is worthy of such
an honour.
b) The criteria under which this honour will be considered
by committee, to be proposed to the members at an
Annual General Meeting are:
i.
At least 7 years membership of the club has been attained, and,
ii. At least 4 consecutive years as a member of
the committee, or 6 consecutive years as an instructor (including
1 year, only, as an aspiring), and
iii. The service to the club deemed to be meritorious.
AGGRESSIVE DOG RULE
The Head Instructor or delegate has the right to ask a handler
to muzzle their dog. If this is
refused then the Head Instructor or delegate
will order them to leave the ground immediately.
CONTROL OF REPRIMANDS TO DOGS
1. No
person may treat their dog in any manner which could include excessive
reprimanding, physical abuse
or the like. Such incidents should be reported in writing, to the Head
Instructor on the night.
2. The Head Instructor, or the designated instructor in charge of
the training session, has the authority
to
ask any club member, or any person guilty of unseemly conduct or act harmful
to the club, to leave
the training
ground.
3. Handlers must notify their class instructor of any savage
or aggressive tendencies in their dogs.
If a handler fails to do so and a
problem arises as a result of these tendencies, they maybe required to:
(a) Muzzle their dog immediately; or (b)
Leave the training grounds immediately.
An c9ommittee inquiry may be held into such
incidents to determine if further action is warranted.
4. The committee may appoint or elect an investigative
committee to look into all reportable offences
or incidents.
This group will comprise: (a) A chairperson who is a member of committee;
(b) An instructor from
the club; (c) Either one or three ordinary club members as seen fit
by the committee.
5. The club committee shall determine the terms of reference
for each individual inquiry for the investigative
committee.