Welcome and please feel free to explore our website.  If you are new to dog training and to recreational dog sports, you may want to start with the information below on our beginner classes.

We hold regularly scheduled and very affordable dog obedience training classes as well as many other classes and events for various dog sports at our spacious, up to date training facility in Halethorpe, MD (immediately south of Baltimore near the junction of I-695 and I-95).

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SUMMER 2026 ROLLING REGISTRATION SCHEDULE :
                                           

• 5/25 – Catalog Posted to ODTC Website
• 6/1, 6am – Registration begins for ODTC Contributing Members 
• 6/3, 6am – Registration begins for ODTC Training Members
• 6/5, 6am – Registration begins for ODTC Provisional Members & Non-members
• Week of 6/29 – Summer classes begin

SUMMER 2026 INTRODUCTORY CLASSES

(For Advanced Classes, please see our full Course Catalog )

[ELOB507] Obedience Private Instruction – NEW!! 
Instructor: Deb Jacksion            
Class Limit: N/A
Starts:  7/1/26
Day/Time: Wednesday, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

1/2-hr lesson. Oriole Instructor Deb Jackson is offering two 30-minute private obedience lessons on Wednesdays from 12noon-12:30pm and 12:30-1pm. Additional times may be added. Lessons can cover any level from Beginner Novice to Utility and will be tailored to the handler’s needs. Given the limited time for each slot, the lessons cannot be shared with another dog/handler team. Depending on interest, there may be limits to the number of slots permitted per team. Online registration will only add your name to the list provided to the instructor; it doesn’t guarantee a slot. Once a month, the instructor will email available dates and times for the following month to those who’ve registered and request their preferred dates and times. In scheduling, priority will be given to the preferred dates and times of Oriole Lifetime/Contributing Members, then Training Members, and then Non-Members. Money will be collected the day of the lesson. As with all Oriole classes, all class fees go to the club.  Main Ring 2.

Prerequisite: Private lessons are for dog and handler teams who intend to participate in competitive obedience.

[AG052] Crate Games and More!
Instructor:  Dale Martins and Maureen Shea    
Class Limit: 6
Starts:  8/5/26
Day/Time: Wednesday, 6:00pm – 7:30pm (6 Weeks)

This class is for puppies age 4 months to 1 year at the start of class. Puppies will be introduced to crate games, which helps teach impulse control. The puppy will learn body awareness and how to think with “It’s Your Choice.” Handlers will learn how to train their puppy by having fun and playing with their new addition, creating a strong bond between them and their dog. Crate needed.  Front Training Room.

Notes: 1) Dogs do not come to the first class. 2) Bring current rabies certificate for puppies over 4 months to the first night of class. 

[ELAG524] Jumping Issues – NEW!!
Instructor: Janet Gauntt
Class Limit: 6
Starts:  8/3/26
Day/Time: Monday, 8:15pm – 9:45pm (3 Weeks)

This workshop offers a selection of “jump grid” exercises designed to help dogs that need additional practice in striding, collection, and developing confidence in gauging proper takeoff points.  Agility Ring.

[EL600] Conformation
Instructors:  Paula Waterman
Class Limit: 6
Starts:  6/29/26
Day/Time: Monday, 5:30pm – 6:30pm (8 Weeks)

In this class, you and your dog will be introduced to ring procedure, ring patterns, stacking, gaiting and judging criteria. Emphasis will be based on positive reinforcement techniques, including shaping with some clicker training. By the end of class, the handler and dog should be able to enter a conformation show with confidence and experience. Main Ring 1.

Prerequisites:  Dogs must be at least 4 months old and housetrained, have basic manners, and be able to be approached by a stranger, or may attend with permission of the instructor. No people-aggressive or dog-aggressive dogs.  

Notes:  Bitches in season will be allowed to attend class as long as they are in panties.  A minimum of 3 students must register for this class to be held.

Email questions to Jenn Spratt  at registrarodtc@gmail.com

Agility Privates

World team member Terry Herman is offering privates at the building on Monday and Wednesday.  Click here for more information, or  To register for a private lesson:

Monday or Wednesday Privates: click here: [EL AG540A] Privates

Interested in our advanced class offerings?  See this link.

About Us:  The Oriole Dog Training Club, Inc is a non-profit organization formed in 1945 to  promote  the utility of dogs regardless of pedigree as well behaved and reliable companions  for their own safety and well being, for the pleasure of their owners, and so they will be considered good canine citizens of the community.

We hold regularly scheduled and very affordable dog obedience training classes as well as many other classes and events for various dog sports at our spacious, up to date  training facility in Halethorpe, MD (immediately south of Baltimore near the junction of I-695 and I-95)

Our all volunteer instructing staff is passionate about both companion dog (pet manners) training and dog sports training, and collectively represents decades of experience.

We are a licensed club with the American Kennel Club  (AKC®) and in addition hold group membership with the following dog sporting organizations:

• North American Flyball Association (NAFA®)
• United States Dog Agility Association(USDAA®)
• North American Dog Agility Council (NADAC)
• Canine Performance Events (CPE)
• National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW)
• Barn Hunt Association (BHA)

Our club members range in experience from those just beginning the journey of learning how to train and trial with a dog to talented amateurs with a part-time interest in dog training and even to members who compete or judge successfully at the national (sometimes even international) level.

In addition to dog training classes, we organize and hold numerous community outreach activities, canine health clinics, seminars, workshops, and dog sporting events both at our training building and at multiple locations in and around the Baltimore, Columbia, and Washington DC metro area including:

• obedience (AKC®),
• tracking (AKC®),
• agility (USDAA®, NADAC, AKC®,CPE),
• flyball (NAFA®),
• rally (AKC Rally®)
• scentwork (NACSW, BHA, AKC®)
• coursing (AKC Fast CAT®)

Have questions?  Explore our website or start with our FAQ.

Address:
9 Azar Ct.
Halethorpe, MD 21227

Detailed directions to our facility can also be found here