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Assistance Dog Club of Circle Tail 

Membership

ADC of Circle Tail membership is open to individuals with an assistance dog individually trained to perform tasks for the benefit of the person with a disability. Members include individuals and their dogs who assist with visual, mobility, hearing, neurological, and psychiatric disabilities. 

 

Members also include people who help train and socialize Circle Tail dogs and certified therapy dogs and their handlers.

 

How to Join

Call or email Circle Tail and tell us that you would like to join the club. We will include you on our list and inform you of upcoming meetings. 

Interested in joining but not sure if ADC is right for you? Contact us to arrange to attend a club meeting and see what we’re all about.

Membership and Event Fees

Membership Fees:

  1. Circle Tail Teams (years 1-3) – free
  2. Circle Tail Teams (> 3 years) - $20 unless IAADP member (must show proof of membership), then free
  3. Non-Circle Tail Teams - $25, unless IAADP member (must show proof of membership), then $10
  4. Current Circle Tail Foster Families – free
  5. Certified Therapy Dog Teams - $20

Event costs for ADC members who are not Circle Tail teams:

  1. AKC Canine Good Citizen Test: $2.50

  2. Public Access Test: $25 for testing at ADC event; $5 for certificate/ID card if passing score

Who Can Attend ADC of CT meetings?

  • Assistance Dog Teams who have completed an ADC of CT Membership Form or renewal form and submitted appropriate membership fees (a driver or assistant can accompany the team if needed)

  • Active Circle Tail foster families (includes family members directly involved in the training and care of the dog)

  • Therapy Dogs International or Delta Society Certified Therapy Dogs OR therapy dogs actively working with another Circle Tail therapy dog team

Rules of Conduct

 

In order to provide a safe and relaxed environment for members to meet and share ideas, assistance dog and therapy dog teams shall adhere to the the following rules:

  • All dogs must be clean and well groomed

  • Inappropriate sniffing or soliciting of attention of dogs/people; team will be excused from the meeting

  • All dogs must exhibit appropriate public access behaviors

  • All dogs must be under physical control of their partner at all times

  • Barking, growling, lunging, putting up hackles, snapping: team will be asked to leave

  • Personal pets are not permitted to any ADC function

 

Contact Us

Circle Tail, Inc.

8834 Carey Lane

Pleasant Plain, Ohio 45162

(513)877-3325

ADC@circletail.org