Step 1: Create an Account

• Go to the updog TEAMS site
• click on “join updog” at the top right corner of the screen
• create an account as directed

Step 2: Add Competitors

• Go to the competitor tab
• click on the “create” button

• complete the three fields with your own name, type (human) and gender
• click “save”
• repeat this now for your dog, selecting canine as the “competitor type”
• if you have more than one dog, repeat this for each of your dogs

Step 3: Create Your Team

• Go to the Teams tab
• click on the “create” button
• click on the “create a standard team” button

• find your name and click the “add to team” button beside it

• click “add competitor”
• now find your dogs name and click the “add to team” button beside their name

• click on “give team a name”

• name your team (be as creative as you want!)
• click “save”

• Congratulations!  You have created your team!
• Your team number is listed under the “lookup code” and begins with a “T”
• All new teams are “guest teams”
• If you wish to accumulate points for achievements and qualification scores for Nationals and UPDIF, you will need to activate your team
• Please note you do not need to activate your team to participate in UpDog games

Step 4: Activate Your Team

• Click on the “activate” button beside the team you wish to activate
• There is a $10 US fee to activate your team.  This is a one time fee for lifetime membership.
• Scroll down and hit the “create activation order and checkout”
• Follow the instructions for payment