4.1 |
Any team or dog coming to the starting line which, in the opinion of the Race Marshals, is unfit or incapable of safely completing the trail, shall be disqualified. |
4.2 |
Any team or dog disqualified in any heat of the race is not eligible to compete in the remainder of the race. |
4.3 |
Dogs participating in a race must be at least 12 months old and for wheeled sports they shall not compete until 18 months old (16 months for courses 3km or shorter). |
4.4 |
Any dog having raced in one open class of a race shall not be eligible to race in another open class on the same day but they may race in one or more short course (see section 9 – race categories) races in addition to the open course. |
4.5 |
Disease. No dog or equipment shall be brought from a kennel or home where rabies, distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis or any other contagious disease exists. If a veterinarian diagnoses any dog present in the race area to have a contagious disease, that team shall be disqualified and shall immediately leave the race area. 21 days must have past, before a dog that has been exposed to possible contagion is allows to compete. |
4.6 |
At races, no one is allowed to perform any medical treatment to the dogs without authorisation by a veterinarian or in the case of emergency by a pet first aider. |
4.7 |
Abuse of dogs, with or without an implement, shall be prohibited. If a competitor, in the opinion of the Race Marshal abuses a dog, that competitor shall be disqualified. |
4.8 |
Bitches in season, if a competitor has a bitch in season they must notify the race organiser and will only be allowed to compete with that dog at the discretion of the race organiser. |
4.9 |
Pregnant dogs are not permitted to compete. |
4.10 |
Reactive dogs are permitted to compete. Any competitor competing with a reactive dog must notify the race organiser. Section 5 details permissible equipment for reactive dogs. |