Membership
SFMRG members are entitled to reserve training areas, all managed through an online system.
The membership period is from January 1st to December 31st.
Three types of membership are offered:
Amateur - $150.00 annual fee which allows members to reserve a training area for an
additional $25 day use fee.
Professional - $250.00 annual fee which allows Professional Trainers to reserve training
areas for an additional $50 day use fee. These trainers are limited to a maximum of 8
days per calendar month. Please note the definition of a professional and applicable rules
summarized below.
VIP - $700.00 annual fee which allows members to reserve training areas without an
additional day use fee. You must be an amateur trainer.
As a member you will be asked to agree to the Hold Harmless Agreement plus review and abide
by the Roles and Rules of SFMRG. These documents are available on the Documents page and
may be downloaded for your review.
Additional reminders:
-Any person handling and/or training a retriever on the grounds must be a member or a
guest and pay the appropriate fees.
-Throwers, field help/workers and non-handling/training guests must review and agree to the
Hold Harmless Agreement and must be signed up through the reservation system prior to
arriving on the grounds.
-PROFESSIONAL TRAINERS please note that clients training with you AND handling
dogs must be members of SFRMG. These clients must pay the daily usage when training
with you or be a VIP member.
Professionals are defined as: Anyone who during the period of two years preceding
application for membership to SFMRG Inc. has received compensation from the direct
training of a dog for hunting, hunting tests or field trials and/or the handling of a dog,
and/or the regular systematic personal instructions regarding the above pursuits at any level.