Private Training Contract

This agreement, between the client (owner) and the trainer (Rush Pack Dog Training) pertains to the above mentioned dog.

-The client agrees to pay the trainer a nonrefundable fee for the above mentioned private training program.

SERVICE AGREEMENT

-Services provided for these training programs include: In facility or in home private sessions (lasting 1 hour), these sessions are usually held at Rush Pack Dog Training facility, but may also be in home/in pet friendly locations.

-The client understands and agrees that they are being trained to train their dog and that without 100% cooperation with the trainer, as well as consistent reinforcement the dog WILL NOT get trained.

-The trainer agrees to provide 1 hour private lessons for the client and said dog on a lesson-by-lesson basis. The goal being to teach the client how to build a better relationship with their dog in order to train and change the dog’s behavior.

-The trainer will make every reasonable effort to help the client achieve training and behavior modification goals but makes no guarantee of the dog’s performance or change in behavior.

-The client understands that he/she and members of the household must follow the trainer's instructions without modification, and work with the dog daily as recommended.

-All training methods must be adopted and followed through to guarantee any change in the dog's behavior.

-The client fully understands the tools and methods that are used to train and modify the behavior of the dog and agrees to the tools and methods which may include but are not limited to; prong collar, bark collar, remote training collar, head collar, martingale collar, flat buckle collar and muzzle.

-The trainer is responsible for training the dog for initial response on all agreed upon commands. The trainer is then responsible for training the client to train the dog on all agreed upon commands. The client is ultimately responsible for the dog's final outcome.

LIABILITY

-If the dog cause property damage, or bites/injures any dog, animal or person (including but not limited to the trainer), during or after the term of this Agreement, then the client agrees to pay all resulting losses and damages suffered or incurred, and to defend and indemnify the trainer from any resulting claims, demands, lawsuits, losses, costs or expenses, including attorney fees.

-If the dog is injured in a fight or in any other manner during or after the term of the Agreement, the client assumes the risk and agrees that the trainer should not be held responsible for any resulting injuries, losses, damages, costs or expenses.

-The trainer’s duties here under shall terminate if (1) in the trainer’s sole judgment the dog is dangerous or vicious to the trainer or any other person, animal or other dogs, or (2) the client breaches any term or condition of this Agreement. Upon termination in accordance with the foregoing, the trainer’s duties shall terminate but all other provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

-The parties confirm that, except for that which is specifically written in this Agreement, no promises, representations or oral understandings have been made with regard to the dog or anything else. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the client acknowledges that the trainer has not represented, promised, guaranteed or warranted that the dog will never bite or that the dog will not be dangerous or vicious in the future. That the dog will not exhibit other behavioral problems or that the results of the training will last for any particular amount of time.

PAYMENT, RESCHEDULING & CANCELLATION POLICY

-Payment Policy: - In order to reserve the private training program, the client must pay 100% of the fee in full (unless previously discussed) before or at the beginning of their first training lesson with the trainer.

-Rescheduling Policy: If the trainer has to reschedule the session due to illness, weather, equipment malfunction, or other circumstances beyond the trainer’s control the trainer will make every effort to reschedule at the earliest possible date.

-The client may reschedule due to illness or weather but must reschedule at their earliest convenience. The client needs to reschedule within 1 month of their original session date. It is the client’s sole responsibility to reschedule their session.

-If the client no call/no shows the photographer deserves the right to cancel any future photography sessions at their discretion.

-Cancellation Policy: If the client chooses to not continue training a refund will NOT be issued. IF the trainer does grant a refund, it is because they are making a one time exception to the general rule of not issuing refunds. If the trainer feels that the client will not listen to training advice or follow instructions, Rush Pack Dog Training can, at their sole discretion, choose to cancel the training contract and may issue a partial refund.

-If the client is more than 5 mins late for their session, the trainer is not responsible for adding additional time at the end of the session.

-If the client is more than 10 mins late without contacting the trainer, the trainer reserves the right to cancel the training session. If the client would like to reschedule it is their sole duty to reach out to the trainer to do so; rescheduling the session is at the sole discretion of the trainer.

PHOTO/VIDEO RELEASE

-I hereby assign and grant Rush Pack Dog Training the right and permission to use, reproduce, distribute, and publish photograph(s) and video(s) of the dog at any time during the training class. Extra permission will be asked by the trainer to take and post, share or publish photograph(s) and video(s) containing the clients face.

-I hereby release Rush Pack Dog Training from any and all liability resulting from such use, reproductions, distributions and publications of said photograph(s) and video(s).

-I hereby authorize the reproduction, sale, distribution, copyright, exhibit, broadcast, and/or electronic storage of any and all such photograph(s) and video(s), without limitation at the discretion of Rush Pack Dog Training and I specifically waive any right to compensation I may have for any of the foregoing.

The below signature serves as an agreement that this is a binding contract between the client (yourself) and the trainer (Rush Pack Dog Training) for the above mentioned training of your above listed dog.