Over the break between semesters, we’ve been busy getting things cleaned up and ready for next month’s classes and trials.

We do like the “kitty litter” surface used for our December AKC agility trial, but there is no denying it does leave all of our agility trial equipment pretty dusty.  And with the unusual summer/fall like weather we’ve been having after Christmas this year, it was a good time to do some ‘spring’ cleaning.  Thank you to those club members who were able to come at short notice this past weekend to take advantage of the nice weather to get the cleaning done.

On a different cleaning front, we’re very excited to have received our new TurfSoft TS3 machine for cleaning the sports field.  It’s been a little over a year since the sports field was installed and it was time for a thorough cleaning.   We’re pleased that the machine will give us a chance to do that on a more regular basis now.

Trial Chairman Linda Grskovich catches us up on the happenings at this trial:

“Oriole Dog Training Club held its second NACSW sanctioned nose work trial event on December 11, 12 and 13, 2015 at Camp Tockwough in Worton, Maryland. For December, the weather was amazingly warm at times hitting the mid-60s. We had fog in the morning, which helped by leaving a nice layer of moisture for the exterior searches. The rest of the day was beautiful. The Certifying Official was Troy Mills from Colorado, who enjoyed our great weather. Our judges were Michelle Goodman, Christina McCauley and Mark Carr, all from Maryland. The volunteers were awesome. Many thanks to the nose work community and friends who volunteered and supported the Oriole event. Thank you to Don Grskovich who organized the volunteer effort and flow so each day ended ahead of schedule! The weekend resulted in 17 NW3 titles, 3 NW3 elite titles, 28 NW3 Element titles and 15 NW2 titles. For all results, please check the NACSW web page http://www.nacsw.net/trial-results/trial/2476

It is also nice to say that all of the Oriole members who competed came home in ribbons. Donna Sapp and her Border Terrier Colin earned a NW3 and NW3 elite. Colin became the third Border Terrier in NACSW to win a NW3 Elite title doing so on his 12^th Birthday! Hazel Troendle and her Border Collie, Fiber got their NW3. Carol Jennings and Stella competed in NW2 on Saturday and went home with a 3^rd place overall ribbon in the Interior search element.”

Here are some pictures and videos from the event.  Videos are courtesy of Karen McMillan of Fido Photography.

This first video shows Donna Sapp and her Border Terrier Colin conducting their NW3 container search.

The second video shows Hazel Troendle and her Border Collie, Fiber conducting their NW3 vehicle search.

From our AED Manager, Nancy Anderson:

 

 

Entries are now open for Oriole’s NADAC Agility trial held on February 27 & 28, 2016 at the Oriole Dog Training Club in Halethorpe, Maryland.

Entries close at 5pm on Monday, February 22 or when the limit of 400 runs per day is reached.  If the trial does not fill, DAY OF SHOW ENTRIES may be taken.

More information on this trial can be found on the Oriole NADAC Agility Trial Information page.

A couple of the days went a bit long (our trial secretary has some ideas about improving that for next year), but good footing, good temperatures, good judges and fun courses went a long way too at this weekend’s Oriole Dog Training Club AKC Agility trial at the Shipley Arena in Westminster, MD.

Reporter Jacob DeNobel of the Carroll County Times had this to say about the trial:

Lots of titles were recorded at the awards table.  Congratulations go out to:

Many thanks to all who come and support our trials.  Don’t forget our next trial in January 2016 at the Pet Export in Timonium, MD.  Entries are open now.

Darlene Paul will be presenting a demo/lecture on 2on/2off contact training on Dec. 8th from  1:00pm – 3:00pm. This is a lecture/demo only – no dog participation. There will be a question and answer opportunity as well. This method utilizes the travel board and steps. Use of steps will be explained, and the board will be used in demo. Some full contacts will be used.

For more information, please see our Seminar/Workshops Information Page.

The premium for the Sunday, March 6, 2016 NACSW Odor Recognition Test is now available.

Entries for this test open on Friday, January 8, 2016 and the method of entry is First Received.

You can find the premium and further details on this test as well as information on our other Nosework events on our K9 Nose Work® Event Information Page.

Entries open this Tuesday, November 24, 2015 for Oriole’s AKC Agility trial held on January 29, 30 & 31, 2016 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium, MD with trial services provided by Clantyre Show Secretary Services.

The entry method is First Received.

The particulars for this trial, along with a link to the premium list, can be found on the Oriole AKC Agility Trial Information page.

From our Barn Hunt secretary, Charlene:

Oriole Dog Training Club is hosting its first Barn Hunt trial on November 14-15, 2015 in Severn, MD.  The trial closes this Friday (October 30^th).  If you haven’t tried the sport yet, come see what it’s all about.

Please get your entries postmarked by Friday to avoid a late fee. If you mailed your entry and don’t get a confirmation email within a few days, please contact me ASAP.

We allow move-ups between trials each day and will  also be offering a Crazy 8s session each day. Dogs do not need to be registered with BHA to participate in Crazy 8s. The full set of rules can be found at:

http://www.barnhunt.com/rules/crazy8_rules.pdf

Crazy 8s does not show up on the on-line entry form, but is on the premium’s entry form.  You can access the premium through the barn hunt site (http://www.barnhunt.com/register/event_premium.php?key=1372) or here on our website (https://orioledogclub.org/barn-hunt-tests/)

We hope you can join us!

Charlene  (odtcbhsec@gmail.com)

From Linda Grskovich:

“Oriole held its first NACSW sanctioned Odor Recognition Test (ORT) at our new facility this past weekend.  We conducted  96 tests. The passing rate was Birch 81%,  Anise 73%, and Clove 62% .

Cindy Knowlton CNWI^tm (See Spot Grin) was the Supervising Certifying Official/Judge and Donald Grskovich CNWI^tm was in training as a Certifying Official.  Our volunteers were awesome once again!!!  We started the day a bit behind schedule as registration took longer than we thought,  but the day ended 1 hour ahead of schedule.   WOO HOO… nobody complains about getting out early!!

With the new facility, we had to test our flow, indoor and outdoor staging of dogs and handlers. Our biggest oops was in the morning when we came in and found our reactive dog parking spot had become a Park and Ride over night. But our competitors and volunteers worked it out and it was an almost seamless transition. It was a fun day. The weather was nice and people were able to visit and mingle in our large parking lot. We got a lot of kudos throughout the day and after the event.

We are hosting  another ORT on Sunday, March 6, 2016.”

Interested in discovering Nosework?   Our winter catalog comes out soon – watch for announcements here or on our Facebook page.