Cross Creek Farm - Hot Dog Days of Summer

Our dock is located on a well maintained pond with ample parking and shade.  A member of the Cross Creek Crew is always available to assist you with any needs and answer all questions. 

Information for a hotel that gives our competitors a discounted rate can be found on our web site. Below you will find our COVID-19 Plan.  We have highlighted the most important information.  

Cross Creek Farm COVID-19 Plan For:

June 12th – 14th Event

Cross Creek Farm is committed to complying with all City, State, National, NADD and AKC guidelines and suggested procedures pertaining to our location for the wellbeing of our competitors, volunteers and staff. We are working closely with the Clermont County Health Department to assure that we are following all guidelines correctly. Below are Cross Creek Farm’s policies and procedures pertaining to COVID-19. This plan will be in effect during the June 12th-14th 2020 event at Cross Creek Farm.

In compliance with the NADD Facility Event COVID Plan, it is required that all competitors sign the COVID-19 waiver, NADD waiver, and the Cross Creek Farm’s Facility waiver. Each competitor is requested to print, fill out and bring all three forms with them to the event. In the event that a competitor does not have access to a printer or fails to bring the forms, the facility will have blank copies available.

Social / Physical Distancing.

a. Staff, Judges, & Volunteers

Staff, Judges and Volunteers will maintain and enforce the 6-foot distance rule at all times

Admin area workers and Gate Wranglers must wear gloves at all times and change them out when necessary.

Judges must remain in the judging area/boat and only leave for judge rotation or for emergency reasons.
b. Attendees

All attendees must maintain the 6-ft distance rule at all times and may not touch another person, dogs other than their own, or other’s property at any time.

All attendees are expected to bring their own hand sanitizer and any other type of disinfecting/sanitation product they wish to use for their own use.

Masks will be required when in common areas. This does not include your assigned parking spot or when you are on the dock.
c. Parking

Each Competitor will receive an assigned and numbered reserved parking spot which will be emailed to you on June 10th 2020.

When you arrive please park in your assigned numbered space before you check-in at the registrations table.

Your assigned parking site is only to be used during your Time Block.

All gear and personal equipment must be removed when you leave for the day.

Most assigned parking sites will be in full heavy shade.

If you arrive early or your assigned spot is occupied by the previous competitor please wait in your car until they leave.

d. Crating

We are asking all competitors to crate out of their cars if possible, if not, you may set an easy-up directly behind your vehicle. There is plenty of shade around the competition area.

e. Check-in/Admin Table:
A Cross Creek Farm Crew Member wearing a mask and gloves will be checking Competitors in and will be collecting your preprinted signed waivers and check only payments.

A six-foot barrier will be around the table, only the Admin workers can be within that barrier. Admin workers will be required to use hand sanitizer any time they enter or exit the Admin area.
Payments: Payment must be received by the official closing date of the event June 9th 2020 for all splashes in which you are preregistered. This can be done thru our website at: www.crosscreekdogs.com after May 30th. 
If you are unable to pay by credit card please let us know when you email your block request that you will be paying by check the day of the event.
The NADD no-show rule will still apply. You will receive a Full refund minus a small handling fee for an excused absence.

Credit Cards and Cash will not be accepted on site.
Registration:

Preregistration is required, NO DAY of event entries will be accepted
Ribbons:

Ribbons will be processed at the Admin table by a staff member wearing gloves.

All ribbons and ribbon labels will be handled by one Cross Creek Farm staff person who will wear a mask and gloves at all times when processing the ribbons.

This staff person is not to touch anything other than ribbons, labels, pen, and Ziplock bags.

If this person leaves their position for any reason or touches anything other than the listed items above, they are required to use hand sanitizer and put on a new set of gloves before continuing with the labels.

A Ziplock bag with the dog’s name containing all the labeled ribbons for the current day will be taped to the rim of the table.

The Ziplock bags will be available after the competitor has completed all their current days’ splashes
2. Competition Area

Because of COVID-19 the beach and pond will be closed to all dogs and competitors during the entire event with the exception of the competing dog during its’ turn.

All picnic tables have been removed to prevent gathering of competitors.

There are no spectators allowed at this event

There will be hand sanitizers at the entry and exit gates of the dock. Competitors are required to use these or their own sanitizer/disinfectant wipes prior to entering and exiting. There will be a trash can at the exit gate to dispose of used wipes.

There will be four visible place markers spaced 10 feet apart where your team will wait until it is your teams turn to jump during the competition. Some teams prefer to wait until the last minute to arrive. Please be present prior to the team that is in the hole that jumps before you (last marker before the dock).

Event Structure

This event will be run using a Time block structure which allows the facility to limit the number of people on the premise at one time.

There will be 12-15 dogs per Block/10-11 Competitors (multiple dogs per competitor)

Teams will compete round robin style until they have completed all their registered jumps for that day.

The round robin running order during each Time Block will be posted near the entrance gate. We will also make regular announcements over the PA to alert competitors that their turn is coming up

Competitors can sign up for only one Time Block per day.

Time Block(s) will be confirmed when the competitor e-mails their requested Time Block(s) to info@crosscreekdogs.com This MUST be done prior to June 9th 2020

We will email the handler meeting info to you in place of the usual group gathering.

Time Blocks will be as follows:

Friday 6/12  Block #1 4:00PM-6:00PM　

Saturday 6/13  Block #2 9:00AM-11:30AM

Block#3 11:45AM-2:15PM　Block #4 2:30-5:00PM

Sunday: 6/14　Block #5 9:00AM-11:30AM　　　

Block #6 11:45AM-2:15PM　　Block #7 2:30-5:00PM

During your chosen Time Block, you will be able to complete in a maximum of 4 splashes and 1 AR. 

Air Retrieve will run during Block #3 and #4 for those preregistered for Saturday and Block #5 and #6 for those preregistered for Sunday.　

If you have registered for AR please sign up in one of those Blocks for all of your jumps and AR for that day.　

As soon as you are sure what Block(s) you want to compete in please email info@crosscreekdogs.com　(see Time Blocks listed above). We will send you a conformation within 24 hours. If you do not receive a conformation please email us again.

Competitors may arrive 30 minutes prior to their scheduled Time Block to check in and warm up their dogs. Should someone show up early, they will be instructed to stay in their car until their scheduled time.

Sanitation

Gates

All gates will thoroughly sanitized between each Time Block of Competitions.

We encourage Competitors to wear PPE at all times including on the dock. Competitors will provide their own PPE
Dock

The dock rails, gates, latches and handles will be wiped down with a disinfected after the conclusion of each Block.

Dog Waste stations

Dog waste stations will be available throughout the property and easily accessible for all competitors.

Competitors must provide your own poop bags.

Please pick up after your dog and dispose of the waste in the supplied receptacle
Porta-Potty:

Porta-potty will be available.

There will be a table next to the porta potty with hand sanitizer. There is also a hand sanitizer dispenser in the porta potty.  The porta potty will be disinfected in between each Time Block.

Please print, sign, and bring the below THREE waivers

With you to the event

NADD COVID-19 wavier:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-uploader.nadd/NADDEventDocs/COVIDWaiver1588172817253.pdf
NADD Competitor waiver:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/publicuploader.nadd/NADDEventDocs/NADDeventwaiver1588172836392.pdf

Cross Creek Farm Waiver – Link Coming Soon!