A Brief Guide to Ownership

Becoming an owner is not a vocation just anyone can take up. You need to be sure you have the time, space, energy, and funding to make it a beneficial arrangement for all involved.

Accommodation

It is important that your accommodation is suitable for ownership. That does not just mean making sure the locks are secure and all sharp objects are out of reach, though those are necessities. More is required.

You must provide adequate bedding and living space. While many play hard and fast with what constitutes adequate, there is a whole other guide available with detailed criteria.

As an owner, you do have rights and expectations, and it is important these are met. Suitable training and corrective measures can be administered where necessary as correction and improvement.

Proper Nutrition and Hydration

It is imperative that you follow the proper protocol when it comes to the subject of nutrition and hydration. This is for your benefit as much as theirs. If they are well nourished and adequately hydrated, they will be better able to meet your needs, rights, and expectations.

Structure and Routine Are Crucial

Tests and trials run have shown that structure and routine are crucial when you take on the role as an owner. It does not matter what your requirements or needs are; you will have a less stressful experience if you implement structure and routine.

Tasks must be completed for you at the same time and in the same fashion.

Sleep and life preservation are calculated and accounted for.

Compliance Is Complicit

While various conventions and laws have existed in the past to ensure the safety and sanctity of life, ownership requires compliance. It is your responsibility to ensure compliance is met, following the rule: “compliant in least, compliant in most.”

To be clear, the principle is simple. Adherence to small requirements leads to broader alignment. While minor deviations are likely, if not addressed appropriately, they could disrupt and compromise the integrity of the arrangement.

Compliance should be established as early as possible and reinforced with consistency. When expectations are successfully met by all involved, interventional measures are rarely actioned.

Correction as Refinement

It is important to understand that correction will, at times, need to be implemented. Correction should be considered and framed as refinement. While your authority is final, studies have found that a more progressive approach to corrective procedures makes ownership a better experience, free from unnecessary and avoidable stressors.

Correction should be swift and subtle, but irrefutably interpreted as unavoidable and just.

Where deviations in expectations are found, the refinement process should feel like betterment, even when revocation is utilised.

Ownership Is Transferable

Ownership should never be taken lightly; as the old saying goes, “not just for Christmas but for life.” However, there are some situations when ownership is, and more importantly should be, transferred.

Arrangements run their course, and all parties—particularly the owner—get as much as they possibly can from the experience. In this event, transfer is necessary.

New owners should be made fully aware of important details, such as the structure and routine established, any corrective procedures implemented, and the overall review and assessment of the current owner’s experience.

While defections and deterioration are expected, it is considered unlawful to exchange ownership without declaring devaluation.

Legality of Termination

Often, the ownership arrangement will come to a natural end via termination. It is important that this is carried out lawfully and efficiently, for your own benefit and to reduce unnecessary and time-consuming administrative work.

Termination is available upon appointment. While a full report outlining the reason is required, this should be considered a formality rather than a cause for concern.

Conclusion of Ownership

Once you have received your Certification of Termination, you are free from the responsibilities of an owner. All legalities are covered as outlined in the separate Legal Terms and Conditions. No further action is required.