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by KYLE on 16 January 2007 - 13:01
Hello everyone, Our new schutzhund club is located in the Northeast. When we started out we split the costs of forming the club between the few participating members. I was just curious what you folks are paying and charging club members. Do you charge annually, bi-annually, monthly? How do you pay for foreign judges?
Thanks,
Kyle
by Makosh on 16 January 2007 - 16:01
One of my clubs charges its members $100 a year, and the other is $150 a year for one person with one dog. Both meet twice a week. I think this is quite affordable.
by Kelly M Shaw on 16 January 2007 - 16:01
The club that I was going to charges $150 a year. For training it cost $350 for 12 weeks for one dog and tracking is an additional $150 for 10 weeks per dog.
by LaPorte on 16 January 2007 - 17:01
Whoa....is that a USA club? Who gets the money?
USA clubs must be non profit and must train in the sport of Schutzhund - that includes all 3 phases. How does your club justify those fees?
So you can join the club for $150 and what do you get included with that? Your name on a member list? Accesss to some property?
by Kelly M Shaw on 16 January 2007 - 17:01
You get put on the member list, and your included in getting the judge and the prep work, that is it. That is why I got out on top of other situations from that club, it is really expensive out in my area. Another club closer to me charges the same amount. The club I was in I drove 2 hours one way.
by Kelly M Shaw on 16 January 2007 - 17:01
I'm Sorry LaPorte, I for got to answer your other question. The trainer/handler is the one that gets the $350 and the $150 for his work. The $150 to joion the club per person goes to the expense for getting the judge with hotel/dinner all that good stuff. They don't make you join, but if they have room you can. You don't have pay $150 to join and in order for you to work your dog, you can work your dog without joining.
by Joyce Nichols on 16 January 2007 - 18:01
Our club in the mid-central region charges $100 per dog per year. We are lucky to have a training field at no cost to us at the Sherif's department. If more cash is needed for events, equipment, insurance, etc. we chip in what we can. We meet once to twice a week. The trainers and decoy are club members and are not paid for their help.
by Kelly M Shaw on 16 January 2007 - 18:01
Boy are you lucky Joyce Nichols. That is not the case where I was going. We only have one place that is about an hour drive for me, and they charge the same as the club I was in. We weren't charged at all for the training field just major fee's for the trainer/helper work.
by Makosh on 16 January 2007 - 18:01
WOW, Kelly, that's stiff! In our clubs, you have to join ($100 - $150 a year, like I said), which means you can come on club days and train your dog - in all three phases. Otherwise, what's the point of joining?
One way for our club to make money is when there is an event like a trial or a show, each member brings a dish of food and other stuff needed to make a dinner plate, and the club keeps the proceeds from selling food.
by KYLE on 16 January 2007 - 18:01
Thanks for the input so far. 350.00 for protection/OB, 150 Tracking = about $2k a year, for one dog. That price should include 2 dogs. I live in the Northeast and that is not a bad deal. I don't see how a club of 10 members at a cost of 150 each per year can cover the cost of 2 trials a year. The judges flight from Germany is around $400.00. I don't see anything wrong with compensating your head trainers.
Anyone from Alabama care to respond? I heard of a club down there that charges $5k per year.
Kyle
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