DogsCross Competition Rules
1. The race is open for any competitor having handed in a complete registration and accepted those laid down in the contest notice and the CrossRun Competition Rules. Competitors are requested to declare their personal data, and in the event of signing up a dog owned by someone else, they shall also give the data of the dog’s owner.
2. The mandatory equipment consists of 3 parts:
- waist strap or sit harness
- flexible lead (flexi and other retractable leashes are forbidden!)
- harness (no dogs are allowed to start in collars!)
3. The dogs are expected:
- to be older than 12 months
- not to be on heat or pregnant
- to have received all obligatory shots and the microchip
- to be healthy, adequately socialised (aggressive dogs must not enter the contest even in muzzles!)
4. The dogs shall not be let off the leash and the dogs’ droppings must be collected over the entire area of the event! (Any dog let off the leash entails the disqualification of the pair)
5. The competitors are aware of the fact that, pursuant to valid legislation, any individual keeping a pet shell be held responsible for any damage inflicted to other individuals unless proven free from liability as owner of the animal in question. The competitor shall be answerable for any damage caused by their pets. The competitor shall be responsible for any damage resulting from breach of the Competition Rules. The competitor shall immediately notify the organiser on any circumstance that necessitates the organiser’s intervention. The competitor shall be liable for any damage resulting from failure to do this. The competitor shall bear full damages liability for any damage caused during the competition including damages affecting a third party. The competitor acknowledges that the organiser bears no responsibility for the competitor’s activities performed during the competition.
6. Each competitor may sign up and start with only one dog.
7. No clickers are allowed, but competitors are free to reward and motivate the dogs all along the track.
8. Disqualification:
- Leaving the track
- Any aggression shown to the dog
- Deliberate disturbance of any other dog
- Leaving the path, taking a shortcut, deliberate moving of obstacles
- Any breach of the Competition Rules