Crown & Collar Institute may develop future clubs, chapters, committees, specialty groups, youth and family education programs, public events, dog demonstrations, breeder education workshops, fundraising activities, and mission-support projects.
Any public activity involving people, animals, money, volunteers, children, venues, travel, education, or Crown & Collar Institute branding may carry risk.
Risk management must be reviewed before activity begins.
We're not for everyone. That's intentional.
We’re not for everyone. That’s intentional.
Why Risk Management Matters
Risk management protects children, families, volunteers, dogs, breeders, professionals, event guests, venues, donors, sponsors, clubs, and Crown & Collar Institute.
Good intentions do not remove legal, safety, insurance, financial, animal-welfare, public-trust, or organizational risk.
Activities That May Require Risk Review
Public Events
Community events, workshops, booths, seminars, demonstrations, breeder meetups, educational tables, and public presentations.
Dog or Puppy Activities
Any activity involving dogs, puppies, handlers, breeders, trainers, families, children, demonstrations, public handling, or dog interactions.
Youth or Family Programs
Any activity involving children, teens, families, schools, libraries, homeschool groups, youth organizations, or minors.
Volunteer Activities
Any unpaid helper role involving events, administration, public interaction, animals, youth, fundraising, communications, or outreach.
Fundraising or Sponsorship Activities
Donation drives, sponsorship requests, auctions, raffles, merchandise sales, event fees, dues, or mission-support campaigns.
Travel or Off-Site Activities
Any approved activity at a venue, school, public facility, park, private property, breeder location, or community space.
Insurance Review May Be Required
Crown & Collar Institute may require insurance review before approving certain events, activities, fundraisers, youth programs, public demonstrations, volunteer roles, club events, or dog-involved activities.
Insurance review may include
- General liability considerations
- Event insurance
- Venue insurance requirements
- Animal-related liability concerns
- Volunteer coverage questions
- Directors and officers coverage questions
- Professional liability concerns
- Fundraising or event-related risk
- Youth program risk
- Auto or travel concerns
- Vendor or sponsor requirements
- Certificate of insurance requests where applicable
Important: No club, chapter, committee, specialty group, volunteer, member, breeder, professional, or supporter may assume they are covered by Crown & Collar Institute insurance unless specifically confirmed in writing.
Waivers and Permission Forms
Some activities may require waivers, permission forms, photo releases, parent or guardian permissions, event acknowledgments, volunteer agreements, animal-handling acknowledgments, or participant expectations.
Possible forms may include
- Participant waiver
- Volunteer acknowledgment
- Parent or guardian permission
- Photo and media release
- Dog-handling acknowledgment
- Event safety acknowledgment
- Fundraising participation acknowledgment
- Vendor or sponsor acknowledgment
- Youth program permission form
- Incident report form
Important: Waivers do not replace safety planning, insurance review, legal review, supervision, animal welfare, venue compliance, or responsible event management.
Dog and Puppy Risk Standards
Any event involving dogs or puppies must consider safety and welfare before public participation.
Risk planning should consider
- Dog temperament suitability
- Puppy age and developmental stage
- Vaccination and health considerations
- Heat and weather
- Noise and crowding
- Public handling limits
- Child interaction rules
- Dog rest breaks
- Water, shade, and decompression areas
- Leash and containment expectations
- Handler responsibility
- Stress signals
- Removal plan for overwhelmed animals
- Bite or injury response plan
Youth, Family and Vulnerable-Person Risk Standards
Any event involving children, families, schools, minors, vulnerable individuals, service-dog handlers, therapy-dog teams, or public participants may require additional safety planning.
Risk planning should consider
- Parent or guardian permission
- Adult supervision
- No unsupervised one-on-one access to minors
- Age-appropriate materials
- Safe dog interaction rules
- Photo and media permission
- Emergency contact procedures
- Incident reporting
- Venue rules
- Child-safety review where applicable
Venue and Public-Space Requirements
Before any event or activity is promoted as Crown & Collar Institute-related, organizers may need to confirm venue requirements.
Venue review may include
- Written venue permission
- Insurance requirements
- Dog or animal policies
- Service animal policies
- Capacity limits
- Safety rules
- Emergency exits
- Accessibility
- Vendor rules
- Food or product rules
- Fundraising restrictions
- Photo or media rules
- Cleanup expectations
No Unauthorized Risk Creation
No person or group may create risk for Crown & Collar Institute without written authorization.
This includes
- Hosting public events using Crown & Collar Institute language
- Bringing dogs to public demonstrations
- Inviting children to programs
- Collecting money
- Promoting fundraisers
- Using Crown & Collar Institute logos
- Creating social media groups for events
- Signing venue agreements
- Promising insurance coverage
- Promising safety approval
- Representing tax-deductibility
- Speaking officially for Crown & Collar Institute
Incident Response
Events and activities should have a plan for incidents.
Possible incidents may include
- Dog bite
- Dog fight
- Dog stress or welfare concern
- Child safety concern
- Injury
- Property damage
- Volunteer misconduct
- Public complaint
- Medical emergency
- Lost dog or escape
- Fundraising concern
- Branding misuse
- Harassment or threat
- Privacy concern
Incident reports may be required after any safety, animal, youth, volunteer, public, fundraising, or brand-related concern.
Risk Review Request Form
Possible Review Outcomes
Received
The risk review request has been submitted.
More Information Needed
Additional details, venue information, insurance information, or safety planning may be requested.
Under Review
The request is being reviewed.
Approved With Conditions
The activity may proceed only within written limits.
Approved
The activity has been approved in writing.
Deferred
The activity may be reconsidered later.
Declined
The activity is not approved.
Paused or Revoked
Approval has been paused or withdrawn due to risk, missing documentation, changed circumstances, or policy concerns.
Important Disclaimer
These insurance, liability, waiver, and risk management standards are organizational and educational. They do not replace legal advice, insurance review, risk-management counsel, venue requirements, veterinary advice, child-safety law, emergency services, animal-control requirements, nonprofit compliance review, or professional safety guidance.
Crown & Collar Institute may require outside legal, insurance, veterinary, accounting, safety, or professional review before approving certain activities.
Mission Work Should Be Protected Before It Begins
Crown & Collar Institute future events, clubs, youth programs, dog activities, and mission-support projects should be planned with safety, documentation, approval, and responsible stewardship.