See our Barn Hunt Trial Information page for links and more information on our Dec 19-20 Barn Hunt trial at Branchwater or visit barnhunt.com.
Don’t forget to come dressed for the occasion. We will be judging 😉
Late and Day of Entries are still available for this trial as well:
Nov 7-8 at SuperPup: This is our normal November fall trial.
The premium is available now and entries open on Monday, October 5. This event is limited to 30 entries per trial, so don’t delay !
Dec 4-6, 2020
at the Oriole Dog Training Club in Halethorpe, MD
This trial has been moved for this year for COVID-19 reasons to our training building.
Entries Open: Friday, Oct 2, 2020 (Method is First Received)
Entries Close: Friday, Nov 20, 2020
Friday’s trial is a “games only” evening event!
Friday evening: All levels – FAST + Time2Beat (limit 100 runs)
Saturday: All levels – STD, JWW & FAST + Time2Beat + Premier STD
Sunday: All levels – STD, JWW & FAST + Time2Beat + Premier JWW
Entries are limited to 100 runs on Friday evening
Entries are limited to 350 runs per day on Saturday & Sunday
Note that this trial has been moved offsite to outdoor rings at Branchwater Farm in Reisterstown, Maryland (near Hunt Valley, Maryland)
It being COVID times and the U.S. Mail not as functional as usual, we will be accepting entries through the weekend. Entries can be submitted via email and we do take electronic payments (PayPal and Venmo).
Links for the entry form, the test schedule, and instructions for electronic payment are below.
Information for all three Oriole Barn Hunt fall trials are now posted:
Sep 23 at Branchwater: Entries for this trial close in one more week.
Oct 10-11 at Branchwater: This is a new trial for which entries open TODAY.
Nov 7-8 at SuperPup: This is our normal November fall trial and entries for it open on Monday.
See our Barn Hunt Trial Information page for links and more information or visit barnhunt.com
This fall’s Artful Dodgers Oct 3-4 USDAA trial is happening. It has been moved outside to a different location for safety. Event details and the entry form are available on-line at
https://www.usdaa.com/events/event-calendar-details.cfm?e=109453
The time period for entering this trial is short and the U.S. Mail is not extremely reliable at the moment so email entries will be accepted. (Hand delivered entries will also be taken at the Mid-Atlantic MADness trial). Instructions for entering via email as well as other details about this trial are located here:
https://orioledogclub.org/usdaa-agility-trial-information-page/
We’ve just added a new Barn Hunt trial on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 to be held at Branchwater Farm in Reisterstown, Maryland. You can view the Premium and link to the online entry form generator on our Barn Hunt trial information page.
Maybe you’ve heard about Barn Hunt and would like to learn more and even try it out? Oriole (and the Oriole Rats!) are supporting an Intro workshop given by BHA judge and Oriole club member Colin Ratcliffe to be held at Branchwater Farm on Saturday, Sept 5. Check it out here! After this workshop, you and your dog will be well prepared for the Rat Instinct Test at the new September trial 🙂
As we are all aware, the U.S. Mail is not currently being reliably delivered as usual. Although the trial is full one day and nearly full the next, our barn hunt trial secretary is concerned that not everyone’s entry made it to her in time. All entries received by today, 24 Aug, have been processed and confirmations have been sent out. If you believe you have entered this trial this weekend and have not yet received a confirmation , please email Charlene at odtcbhsec@gmail.com and she will work with you on this.
If you haven’t entered, and are interested, you can also contact Charlene to inquire about the few remaining spots on the one trial day.
DATE: Sunday, Sept 27, 2020
TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (teams will be scheduled on the hour and half hour; 20 minutes will be allotted for the walk-thru and run; the additional 10 minutes will allow for sanitizing the building)
COST: $10.00 per run (only one run per dog)
Registration Opens: Friday, August 21
Registration Closes: Sunday, September 20
Come to Oriole DTC and play rally in the air-conditioning!! One of the five approved AKC Novice Virtual Rally courses will be available to those who wish to earn a Rally Novice leg while trials are still few and far between. A Club member will be available to videotape your run on your own phone/video camera to submit to AKC. If you feel more comfortable, you may bring a tripod to hold the device instead. Exhibitors are responsible for submitting their entry form and fee to AKC, along with a link to their video (after uploading to YouTube).
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MASKS THAT COVER YOUR NOSE, MOUTH AND CHIN MUST BE WORN THE ENTIRE TIME YOU’RE IN THE BUILDING, INCLUDING WHILE YOU ARE COMPETING WITH YOUR DOG.
For more information on AKC’s Virtual Rally Program, see link below:
https://www.akc.org/sports/rally/rally-virtual-entry-pilot/
If you have questions or need assistance setting up your own YouTube account, please contact Debbie Kaminski at dekamin@aol.com or (410) 917-3775 (cell).
We are planning to resume a limited schedule of classes this fall. Make sure you review our COVID-19 policies, practices, and waiver so you are prepared to comply with them as we all get back to training dogs!
More information on the registration signup dates and links to the course catalog can be found here.
