Due to the recent surge of the Omicron variant of the SARS-COV-2 virus, the ODTC Board of Directors voted on Friday, January 14 to delay the start of the winter semester by one additional week. You can see the new starting dates for introductory classes on the main Oriole page. New Advanced class dates are now reflected in the Class Catalog.

Note that when we re-open on Monday, January24, ODTC will continue to conform to Baltimore County’s current indoor mask mandate.

Due to the recent surge of the Omicron variant of the SARS-COV-2 virus, the ODTC Board of Directors voted on Friday, December 31 to delay the start of the winter semester by two weeks. You can see the new starting dates for introductory classes on the main Oriole page. New Advanced class dates are now reflected in the Class Catalog.

Note that when we re-open, ODTC will be conforming to Baltimore County’s current indoor mask mandate.

 Entries are still open for our Nov 6-7 Barn Hunt trial and they’re a little light at present.  If you were thinking of entering, please contact our trial secretary at odtcbhsec@gmail.com no later than Sunday, October 31 and let her know you’re coming and we’ll waive any late fees for you.

More information on the trial can be found on our trial information page.  

If you are relatively new to Barn Hunt, Branchwater Farm is a great place for a first trial – there is plenty of room to spread out on an actual farm in a country setting in the outdoors, under cover rings.

If you are an experienced rat hunter, then there are Q’s and titles to be earned; note that most of the Masters and Crazy8 trials are INSIDE in the “Blue Room”.

Friday night is two master only trials, and also a pajama night!

Competitors are encouraged to come wearing pajamas for fun and laughs! Saturday is when the spooky fun and games begin – we will have a Halloween costume contest for best dog costume and for best dog + handler team costume. Winner of each category will receive a voucher for one comp’d run at a future ODTC barn hunt trial! Saturday night (~4pm) we will have a pizza party ($5/person), teams fun runs, and another fun game for dogs who do not want to run with others!

The trial is open for both snail-mail entries and online entries at www.midatlanticbarnhunt.com

The premium is now posted for our annual fall USDAA agility trial. This trial will be back inside in our climate controlled facility. COVID-19 precautions will be in place and the extent of these precautions will depend on the current status of the pandemic.

Please note that you only have a few weeks to get your entry in for the trial so don’t delay sending it in!

Please see our USDAA Trial Information page for details.

The premium for these trials is now available on our AKC Obedience Trial Information page.

Opening Date for these trials is Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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, June 19.  Check it out here!  After this workshop, you and your dog will be well prepared for the Rat Instinct Test at the July 23-25th trial next month (discounts offered for those that take the Workshop!)

And speaking of that July trial, entries are open until Monday, July 12. Note that we do expect to be using the outside rings (under cover and scheduled to avoid the maximum heat of the day) as well as the indoor air-conditioned ring. All COVID-19 safety protocols required by the Barn Hunt Association will be in effect.

We’re having a little MemOriole Day sale of our own!

If you missed entering Oriole’s June 5-6 Barn Hunt trial, we will waive late fees until 6pm on Tuesday, June 1. Just email your entry to our trial secretary Charlene Schilling (odtcbhsec@gmail.com) and get your entry in the mail postmarked by Tuesday, June 1. Here’s your not so secret code to do so: Write Happy MemOriole Day! on the envelope 🙂

You can find the link to the entry form on our Barn Hunt Trial Information page. And then you can plan on having some fun finding rats!

Can’t make the trial next weekend? We’ve another planned at the end of July. Click on the above link for more information.

And not to forget the actual meaning of the holiday, Oriole DTC sends a big THANK YOU to ALL who have served.

The premium is now posted for our annual spring USDAA agility trial. To keep everyone as safe as possible, this trial is being held in the open air barn at Hog Dog Productions in Millersville, MD. Because of the pandemic, we waited until we were sure of good trends in numbers statewide. Note that this means you only have a few weeks to get your entry in for the trial.

Please see our USDAA Trial Information page for details.