The premium for our ORT on December 17 is now available on the NACSW K9 Nose Work® Event Information Page.

Entries open on Wednesday. September 13, 2023 at 8:00 AM Eastern Time

This is a great opportunity to give your dog some experience in a full ring in a trial-like atmosphere or get more practice on what your team needs. The match will be held in Oriole’s climate controlled facility  in a 90′ x 100′ ring on artificial turf.

• Where: Oriole Dog Training Club
• When: Sunday, Oct 1, 2023
• Full arena will be used
• Nested Excellent/Novice Courses designed by an AKC Judge
• Cost: $10 for 1 run, $16 for 2 runs with same dog
• 3 minutes in the ring to run the course or train in the ring
• Toys and hand held non-crumbly treats allowed
• Two sessions: 9am-12pm, and 2pm-5pm
• Day of Show available if the event is not full
• Sign up on these links:
  • Agility Fun Match – Morning Session ONE RUN
  • Agility Fun Match – Morning Session TWO RUNS
  • Agility Fun Match – Afternoon ONE RUN
  •  Agility Fun Match – Afternoon TWO RUNS

Volunteers welcome. You can sign-up to volunteer using this link.

Course Maps by AKC Judge Janet Gauntt.
Questions may be directed to Terry Herman at tdherman2@aol.com.
All Oriole guidelines are in effect including those for Covid 19.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023– 8 working slots per seminar, limited auditors

8am-12:00pm • Novice/Open Distance and Layering

Come learn how and where to apply pressure to your dog’s line so that you can keep him/her out on a line away from you and get them to take the obstacles in front of them rather than having them turn into you avoiding what’s directly on their path. Learn how to deal with the tunnel/A-Frame discrimination. How to get them to get out on a line when you are layering a jump or an A-Frame. Start teaching them to work 15-20 feet away from you rather than running at your side. Jumps, tunnels, and contact equipment only. No weaves or teeters. 

12:30pm-4:30 pm • Elite/Masters Distance and Layering

Learn how to keep your dog on an outside line while you layer jumps or obstacles in between you. Learn how to send your dog away from you. Where and when to apply pressure on a line to keep them moving forward and not turning into you and driving ahead. Learn how to layer an A-Frame even though you are sending your dog to a jump or the weaves on the other side of the obstacle. You don’t have to outrun your dog if you can work them on a line parallel to you. Come see how and where to apply your pressure so you don’t have to run every step of the course with them. Teach them to work 20, 30, even 40 feet away from you. Jumps, tunnels, contact equipment, and weaves.

For more details and registration information, please visit our Seminars and Workshops page.

Bridget is coming back to Maryland to present 4 agility seminars on Saturday and Sunday, September 16-17.

Online registration and payment are required.

Registration opens Monday, August 14, 2023 at 8 am for Oriole members and Wednesday, August 16, at 8 am for non-members.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 – 8 working slots per seminar, limited auditors

8:30 am-12:00 pm • Staying Connected!

Does your canine partner lose his mind at trials? Does he sniff and lose focus or get the zoomies and make the crowd go wild? Does your pup do great at class and then bomb at trials? Why does your dog do these things and how do you help change them? Learn techniques to help you build the relationship you dream of, and a happy, confident dog. This workshop will utilize lecture, demos, small space skills, trick training, foundation skills, and jump and tunnel exercises.  Jumps and tunnels only.

1:00 pm-4:30 pm • Building Confidence & Speed:

Jumps and tunnels, running and fun for your dog with an emphasis on creating clear consistent handling for happy, confident dogs.  Jumps and Tunnels only.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 – 8 working slots per seminar, limited auditors

8:30 am-12:00 pm • Skill Building For Your “Team”:

Train and put into practice some of the important  skills for dogs and you. Jumps and tunnels only for this workshop. Learn what my “top ten” list is and how I go about training and prioritizing. Refine skills, timing and execution to create and keep the agility ccnnection.  Jumps and tunnels only.

1:00 pm-4:30 pm • What I Learned at the European Open:

What skills did we need? What skills did I wish I’d trained more? What’s on my homework list? Train and practice EO challenges (think layering, threadles, etc.). Sequences with challenging weave entries, exits and everything in between. For advanced teams working at the higher level of all venues.  This workshop will include all equipment.

Cost: Oriole Members – $110 per seminar; Non-members – $120 per seminar. Auditing is available: Oriole members $25 per session. Non-Oriole members $35 per session.

For more information and to register, please visit our Seminars and Workshops page.

The premium for our FAST CAT event on Sept 29-Oct 1, 2023 is now available. Entries open at 6:00 AM on August 17, 2023.

The premium and a link to the website for online entries can be found on the Fast CAT information page.

Oriole is pleased to welcome OneMind Dogs Certified Instructor Nancy Schilling for 4 half-day seminars.

Saturday, July 15, 2023 – 8 working slots per seminar, limited auditors

9 am-12:30 pm • Novice/Open Sequencing

Become a better team and learn how to handle courses you will see today in AKC, UKI and USDAA.  This will not be full courses, but sequences.  Learn and practice handling skills for lines commonly seen in Novice/Open courses.  Focus will be on improving execution of handling skills, reading lines, learning how to choose the best line and handling.  Young dogs welcome to jump lower heights. Only Jumps and tunnels used. No contacts or weaves.

1:30 pm-5 pm • Novice/Open Coursework

This will include weaves and contacts and will be full courses versus shorter sequences.  It will also focus on improving execution of handling skills, reading lines, learning how to choose the best line and putting it all together on full courses.

Sunday, July 16, 2023 – 8 working slots per seminar, limited auditors

9 am-12:30 pm • “Connect the Dots”

Be able to see the handling lines for you and your dog on technical courses.  Learn to choose the best handling for the desired line and dog. Handling discriminations will be addressed. Contacts and weaves will be part of the course.

1:30 pm-5 pm • Masters/Premier Handling

Come practice your skills and learn how to make sure you and your dog can run the best line on today’s ever challenging courses.  All obstacles found on this level coursework will be used for this seminar.

More details, fees, and registration information can be found on our Seminars and Workshops page.

The clock is ticking to get those entries in! Details and a link to the premium can be found on our AKC Agility Trial Information page.

Information and the premium for our July 1-2, 2023 NADAC trial is now available on our NADAC Trial Information page.

Entries are now being accepted and close on June 16, 2023.

The premium for our June NADAC trial can be found on the NADAC Trial Information page. This is a double run format trial offering two rounds each of Touch N Go, Gamblers, Regular, and Jumpers on Saturday and two rounds each of Grounders, Weavers, Chances, and Regular.

Entries close on June 3, 2023

We have just added a PuppyK class to our schedule and registration is now open. The class meets for 4 weeks and starts on June 5th.

 [OB101A] Puppy Kindergarten.  Instructor:  Sue Carlton, Assistants: Kara O’Connor and Carol Carr. 4 weeks. For puppies 14 weeks to 6 months old. Emphasis on positive socialization to people and other puppies, environmental surroundings and contacts. General behavior topics will include crate training, housetraining, reading body language, and reducing nipping and jumping. We will focus on skills like attention to owner, loose leash walking, rear end awareness, good play and greeting skills with dogs and people, sit, down, come, wait, even tricks! This is a “food” reward-based class. Note:  Bring current rabies certificate for puppies over 4 months to the first night of class. Puppies attend the first class. No class on June 26^th.