Volunteers are needed for Oriole’s first Nose Work trial on April 10 through 12, 2015.  We will train people to do timing, use flip cameras for videography, be gate steward, judge’s steward, hospitality and cheerleaders for the dog and handler teams.

There’s no better way to learn more about K9 Nose Work  short of taking a class !

See our Nose Work Event Information page for links to sign up to help or contact Don Grskovich at donaldgr@verizon.net for more information.

Registration for our Spring semester of classes is now open to non-members.  Most classes start the week of April 6, 2015.

Not sure what class you would like?  The class overview describes the activities Oriole offers and provides a link to the detailed course catalog.

Registration will close on March 14, 2015.  Late fees apply after that date.

There was an error in the course catalog that is being fixed regarding the Nosework elective [NW970] Element Coaching K9 Nosework©

The fees for that course were configured incorrectly.

The correct fee schedule is: $48 NM/ $36 M/ $24 CM

Entries open tomorrow, Wednesday March 4, 2014,  for Oriole’s AKC Rally and Obedience Trial held at the Oriole Dog Training Club training facility with trial services provided by Clantyre Show Secretary Services. The particulars for this trial, along with a link to the premium list, can be found on the Oriole AKC Obedience & Rally Trial Information page.

If a class you would like to register for online** is currently full, please contact our Registrar, Lorinda McKisson, to be added to the Wait List.   Her email address is lmckisson@gmail.com

You can also use the wait list form.

Thank you!

**This does not apply to registrations sent in on a paper form which are already being handled on a wait list basis when necessary.

Do you have something of general interest (trials, seminars, etc) to Oriole club members that you would like to see posted on our community bulletin board?  Send it to the webmaster for consideration.

If there’s a medical  emergency at Oriole, do you know what to do or who/where to turn to?    We’ve been working on that !  As you first enter into the building, right there on the wall to your right in the foyer we have staged our emergency station including a large, brand-new well-stocked First Aid kit and our Automated External Defibrillator (AED) unit.

As part of our push for safety, Oriole member Nancy Anderson arranged for a training class to be taught by a knowledgeable area paramedic.  Unfortunately, our first attempt to bring him in had to be cancelled due to last month’s  snowstorm.

Despite yesterday’s heavy snowfall however, we were able to have our training class today in the use of the AED unit as well as some other important emergency First Aid training.

It was a very worthwhile training session and if you missed it this year, make sure you watch for and attend next year’s session!

At the conclusion of the AED training class, we moved on to the next order of the day.

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As much as we all love our new sports field, the settling period was now over and it was now time to add the remainder of the infill.  Again, despite the weather, we had a quite a good turn-out for the work party to add more infill.  Many thanks to those members who pitched in and provided the labor to move the infill from the loading dock out to the workers who systematically measured, poured, and raked it in, one square yard at a time.   Ten thousand square feet later we had an improved field that should have even better traction and shock absorbency.  It was a great team effort !

Entries are now open for Oriole’s April 5, 2015 AKC tracking test and will remain open until Thursday, March 26. The particulars for this test, along with a link to the premium list, can be found on the Oriole AKC Tracking Test Information page.

The catalog containing the class offerings for the Spring 2015 session is now available.  Registration for class will proceed according to the following schedule

Have fun perusing the catalog and planning to join us in Oriole’s 70th year of training and trial activities !

Thanks to Kim Kaufman for capturing some of the action at today’s all-breed AKC obedience trial held by the Potomac Valley Golden Retriever Club at the Oriole clubhouse.

This trial runs through Sunday, February 8 from 8am until approximately 4:30pm and is open to the public.  See the judging program for more information.

An exhibitor takes advantage of the warmup ring prior to taking their turn in the ring

Warming up with some precision heelwork before exhibiting

Handlers leaving their dogs on a sit stay

A line of dogs in a sit stay waiting patiently for their handlers to return.

A golden retriever receiving the direction to take for the Go Out exercise

This golden retriever has successfully excecuted a go out, turn, and sit. He now waits for his handler to indicate which of the two jumps to take on his return to the handler.

Handlers preparing their dogs for the group stay exercise

Oriole instructor Linda Grskovich found this nice little article in last week’s Pasadena Voice about some of Oriole’s Puppy K and Basic class graduates (click on thumbnail to read the full article):