These are the rules we hold sacred

Thou shall always treat thy dog with kindness and loyalty, no matter how dimwitted (s)he may seem at the time. Thou shalt always remember that flyball is a fun sport for the dog, not the other way around.
Thou shalt not run thy dog in tournament if thou has not been to practice.
Thou shalt not run your dog at all if you have not paid dues and/or tournament fees. We survive only by the support of our members - we need to pay our bills on time.
Thou shall be on time for practice. Everyone needs to chip in on setting up equipment and deciding what we'd like to work on that day. Hard to make group decisions unless we're all there! Thou shall be a good sport and cough up a $1 penalty fee if thou art late for practice. This $1 fee will go directly into the treasury.
Thou shall attend the team meeting before each tournament where we decide as a group which dogs will run and how. If you opt not to attend this meeting, thou shalt not complain about decisions made in your absence.
Thou shall put thy dog away when it is not your turn to practice, so that you may help others train their dog. Even the most inexperienced person can shag balls or stand on the box.
Thou shall make every effort to be a part of fund raisers, demos, etc.
Thou shall respect majority vote, realizing that 100% unanimous decisions are often impossible to reach.
Thou shalt not take any grudges to matches - this team doesn't fight in public. Either discuss them beforehand, or save them until afterwards. We will be having a planning meeting before we enter the tournament, and another the day before or day of. In addition, anyone on the team can organize an official team meeting. There should be ample opportunity to voice your concerns before the group or one-on-one.
Thou shall pay thy $5/practice membership dues in a timely fashion (preferrably monthly) - this team is entirely member supported. Dues go to cover rental fees at TCOTC as well as equipment maintenance/purchase. This $5/practice fee is by family, not by member or by dog. All the team members have full access to our accounting books - available online 24 hours/day - so you will be able to keep track of the treasures in our coffers. Money cannot be spent without it being a majority vote decision.
Thou shalt not ever run a dog that is lame. If the dog wakes up lame that morning, (s)he shall not be ran in tournament that day. Dogs get excited when they reach the tournament grounds and 'forget' they hurt. We want our flyball dogs to run with us for a very long time . . . we don't want any dog compounding injuries by running on something that bothers them. The dog is more important than the tournament!
Thou shall realize that our flyball boxes are very hard to replace (the person originally building these type of boxes is now out of business, so all we have is one very patient husband who's slowly churning them out for us based off some plans) and very important to our team. Thou shalt not complain when we ask a $50 deposit for you to bring the box home with you, nor when we ask for a $10/week rental fee on the box. Your $50 check will be returned to you when you bring the box back, and the $10 rental fee will go directly into the treasury to be used to support the team.
Thou shalt realize that although it's not fun to talk about this, that in the event of conflict between members, majority vote will decide continued membership on the team. Each person will be given opportunity to state their grievances before each other and the group. Airing grievances is just as important as finding solutions - we will make every effort to do both. After all has been said, there will be a several-day 'cooling down' period, and a vote will be taken as to the next course of action. You will retain full access to the private team information-sharing website on communityzero.com, as well as access to any other team-owned entities until your membership has been revoked.
In the event the team disbands, all team-owned items will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Majority vote on how this auction should proceed (private among members, on ebay, etc) will be taken at that time. All team members will receive notification of when & where the items will be auctioned off. All outstanding bills and rental commitments will be fulfilled with the proceeds. Any left over funds will be divided evenly among team members who have been with the team for at least 6 months.

Holy Growl Amendments

Amendment 1, dated Jan 25 2004:
Team members may train green dogs or seek ongoing training for their veteran
dogs outside of ExcaliFUR provided the dog is registered on NAFA with
ExcaliFUR.

   If a dog and handler joining ExcaliFUR were previously on another team the
   dog will be registered with ExcaliFUR at the first opportunity given NAFA
   registration guidelines.

   If a team member's household is expanded to include dogs and handlers
   CURRENTLY RUNNING on another team the dog and handler affiliated with the
   other team need not register with ExcaliFUR.

Example:
Anne and Riley currently run on ExcaliFUR. At a tournament Anne and Riley meet Fabio and his Bull Mastiff Harlequin who run on a new team the Flexible Flyers. Anne and Fabio's shared passion for flyball creates an instant connection and that evening following the tournament they are married. Fabio and Harlequin may remain on the Flexible Flyers because they were affiliated with the Flexible Flyers prior to joining Anne and Riley's household.

A team members dog is defined as meeting any one of these criteria:
1. is officially owned by a team member
2. lives in the same home as a team member
3. is handled in the sport of flyball by a team member