August Agility Workshops with Terry Herman

Lead Outs: This workshop will show you when and how to use lead outs to give your dog the most information possible. It will also cover what to do when you don’t have a lead-out.  For competition ready teams. Limited to 10 dogs.
Cost:  $20 for CM, $28 for Training Members and $35 for Non-Members, Audit (unlimited): $10

Tuesday, August 14, 2018 6:30 – 9 pm
Registration
Audit Only

Foundation Jumping: This workshop on foundation jumping covers one jump work – wraps, switches, backsides, collection; line recognition, and jump pattern recognition as well as offer to jump/commitment.  Limited to 10 dogs.
Cost:  $20 for CM, $28 for Training Members and $35 for Non-Members, Audit (unlimited): $10

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 6:30 – 9 pm
Registration
Audit Only

This coming weekend, on July 19-22, Oriole Dog Training Club (aka Artful Dodgers Agility) is hosting a USDAA dog agility judging clinic and examination at our training building in Halethorpe, MD.

On the Saturday (2pm – 5pm) and Sunday (9am – 1pm) of this clinic, we will run a practice match for which we need dogs for the new judges to practice their skills on. Participation in this match is a good chance to get your dog on different equipment in a different location as well as a good way to give back to the sport. USDAA regulation equipment will be used at this match.  There is no cost for this match.

Although we have several dogs already signed up, we could sure use some more as there have been a few dropouts !
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Requirements: Your dog must be able to perform all of the standard equipment indoors on artificial turf. The dog does not need to be USDAA registered and does not have to be measured to participate.

How it Works: There is no cost for entering the match. You may specify the height of the jumps that you want to work the dog at. You will be asked to sign the usual disclaimer before participating. Although you may come at any point, it will work best if you sign up beforehand in 2 hour slots so that we have a good idea of how many dogs we will have available for the judge candidates.   Timeslots will set out on late Saturday afternoon and in two 2 hour timeslots on Sunday.  You may be asked to run 3-4 times in your time slot under different judge trainees. We would ask you only not to train in the ring when you are actually being judged.

How to Sign Up: Send an email to JLGauntt@aol.com with the following information:

Handler Name:

Dog Call Name:

Dog Jump Height (4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24):

Aframe Height (5’0, 5’6):

Which timeslot(s) you would like:

Saturday afternoon (2pm – 5pm)

Sunday (9am – 11am)

Sunday (11am – 1pm)

Email address you can be contacted at:

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More summer fun can be had at Oriole with some new agility workshops!  Check them out on our Agility Workshops page:

• “Building Value for the Game in Training and in Competition” with Darlene Paul
• “Fast and Fun Recall” with Rose Kane

Entries are open for our August CPE Agility trial.

Come and be both agile and cool in August at a CPE agility trial held on Sprinturf in our well air-conditioned training building in Halethorpe, Maryland!  You’ll find the premium on our website under Events on our CPE Trial Information page.

Oriole is now in our second year of participating with the Department of Defense in their three year odor discrimination study.  The subject of the study is how dogs generalize to similar odors and discriminate amongst different odors

Handlers have been meeting every other week at Oriole to train in addition to conducting home training.   The following video describes the study and shows one of the offsite tests.  Cameos of several of the Oriole members who have been participating including Adrien Meckley & Scruffy, Michele Long & Ginger, Helena Dahlen & Porter, Jacqui Reardon & Blake as well as Nancy Morris, Cathy Ogle, and Don Grskovich.

Give them a thumbs-up the next time you see them at the building!

Oriole will be hosting our first Fast CAT event this September at  the Gamber and Community Volunteer Fire Company’s carnival grounds on Niner Rd in Finksburg Maryland.

You can find the premium on our new Fast CAT page: https://orioledogclub.org/akc-fast-cat-test-information-page/

Come join us this summer in climate-controlled comfort for a Friday night AKC Rally and Saturday/Sunday AKC Obedience trial held on Sprinturf in our training building in Halethorpe, Maryland!  You’ll find the premium on our website under Events on our AKC Obedience Trial Information page.

Entries are open now and can be entered online.    Closing date is Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

If you’re looking for a chance this summer to work on some agility skills and training issues in a well air conditioned, trial-like environment, be sure to check the schedule of Friday night agility run-throughs on our Agility Run-Through Information page.