Rates
Grass field rental rates:
1 hour field rental – one person - $35
Each additional handler - $10
Turf field rental rates:
1 hour field rental – one person - $25
Each additional handler - $10
Group class rates:
1.5 hour – 6 week session – up to 6 students - $250
Semi-Private class rates:
1 hour – week to week – 2 students - $50
Drop in group class rates:
One drop-in class - $50
Rules & Regulations
GENERAL RULES AND TRAINING PROTOCOLS
General rules and training protocols must be followed. These include but are not limited to:
- Being respective and kind to dogs and their people
- Ensuring that dogs are well socialized and not aggressive towards other dogs or people
- Keeping dogs under control at all times, including having them on leash or crated except when running in the designated training areas
- Ensuring that dogs are in good health--showing no signs of lameness, injury or illness-- kept at a healthy weight to perform agility safely, and current on vaccines.
- Utilizing positive reinforcement and rewards based training methods
- Pottying dogs only in the designated potty area or on the side of the road and cleaning up after them (absolutely no pottying in the training areas)
- Keeping barking to a minimum
- Absolutely NO MOVING OF ANY AGILITY EQUIPMENT
- If you use the pools, please remove all water from pool after use.
- Farm vehicles and staff have right of way at all times.
WALKING DOGS
You are welcome to walk your dogs on leash in the designated areas. Designated areas:
Road next to the horse pastures. Please only walk on the road and do not go past the end of the horse pasture. Do not go past the “T” in the road.
Road next to the agility field. You can walk along this road until you reach the end of the agility field. No dogs or students past this point.
DRIVING/PARKING DETAILS
- Drive 5 mph when on the property absolutely no speeding
- Watch for children, horses, dogs and cats
- At all times use the main entrance to the ranch at Sun Studios, 12000 San Mateo Road.
- When training on the turf, park on the west side of the facility off the side of the road. Please make sure you leave enough room for cars and farm equipment to easily pass.
- Enter the turf field by the small gate or through the greenhouse.
- Grass field parking : When training on the grass, park on the east side of the facility (by the horse pasture/porta-potty) and enter using the main gate.
Please park at an angle with headlights facing the horse pasture. Please make sure there is enough room on the road for cars and farm equipment to easily pass.
- Do not enter turf or grass field without permission from anyone training there.
- Do not park anywhere other than the designated areas listed above.
Cancellation/Missed class
Students will not be responsible for classes/privates/semi-privates cancelled due to instructor absence, weather/state orders/act of god.
We do not pro-rate group class sessions for missed classes by students. Each instructor will have their own policy with regard to make up classes. Please speak to your individual instructor regarding their policy. Please note that not all instructors offer make up classes.
Cancellation/Missed field rental
Students will not be responsible for field rentals cancelled due to weather/state orders/act of god. If a student wishes to cancel their reservation, cancellation must be given 48 hours advanced notice. Failure to do so will result in renter forfeiting their rental fee.
Additional field rental rules
No outside instructors allowed to teach without prior approval
Field rentals must be scheduled on the hour (no half-hour start time)
Non-HMBDS students and beginner students must have prior approval before renting the field.
Billing/Payment
- Group class/semi-private/private lesson fees will be paid directly to each instructor of that class.
- Payment for group classes is expected to be paid in full by the first class in the new session. Failure to pay may result in your spot in class to be given to another student.
- Field rentals will be paid in advance to Half Moon Bay Dog Sports
- Payments to HMBDS may be made via Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, cash or check. (If paying by cash, please prepare a clearly marked envelope with your rental information for proper credit. Both cash and check payments may be left in the mailbox inside the shed on the grass field.
Liability release
In consideration of the acceptance of this contract I understand and willingly accept that there are inherent risks in participating in dog training, including but not limited to risks associated with training involving animals.
I agree to hold harmless each of the parties listed below (including each of their members, officers, directors, agents and employees), hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Half Moon Bay Dog Sports", from any claim for loss or injury that may be alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly to any person or thing by the act of myself while in or upon the premises or grounds or near any entrance thereto -
- Half Moon Bay Dog Sports, Inc
- Property Owners of the premises upon which the training is held
I further agree to hold harmless the aforementioned parties from any claim for loss arising as the result of death, injury or illness to myself, my dogs, or other dogs under my care that are on the premises, without regard to the cause of such loss, including but not limited to, disappearance of property, theft, injury or other loss caused by the actions of dogs, exposure to or contraction of communicable diseases, whether such loss or injury is caused or alleged to be caused for any reason, including negligence.
THROUGH MY SIGNATURE, I UNDERSTAND, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND ACCEPT THAT ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS REFERENCED IN THIS "GENERAL AGREEMENT", INCLUDING LEGAL FEES SHALL BE MINE AND MINE ALONE.