All Club activities are currently suspended.

Please read the following announcement from our Club President:

Due to the rapidly evolving situation and recent government actions regarding the COVID-19 virus, the Board of Directors and the trial committees of the Oriole Dog Training Club have arrived at the following decisions:

• The March 21-22 CPE Agility trial is cancelled.
• The March 29 AKC tracking test is cancelled.
• The April 4-5 AKC rally trial is cancelled.
• Instructors and students for the 2 remaining classes completing make-up sessions for the Winter semester will be contacted to determine if those make-up classes will held or be cancelled.

Updated 3/17/2020.  The NACSW has notified us that the following events must be cancelled as part of their initiative to cancel all such events across the country:

• March 28-29 K9 Nosework test
• April 18-19 Nosework ORT

As our winter semester was concluding at this time, the club is in its normal paused state between semesters.  This pause will be lengthened by a few weeks and the Spring Semester for training classes will not start before April 13.

Full or partial refunds for the announced cancellations will be made.  Students and exhibitors, please wait to be contacted with refund information.

During this period of pause, the training building will have only limited usage:

• Outside renters must determine for themselves if they will continue to hold their scheduled activity at the club building.
• Contributing members may still access the training building, however required hygienic procedures will be in place.

The Board of Directors will continue to monitor current events and directives from the local health authorities and will update plans as required.

Unfortunately, we must cancel the Rosanne DeMascio Wesemann seminars scheduled for March 14-15.  Refunds will be given to those registered. Questions can be directed to Sheila Mehring at ODTCSeminars@aol.com.

Tonight’s runthrough has been cancelled.   Please pass the word.

Oriole is pleased to welcome Roseanne DeMascio Wesemann for a weekend of agility skills training seminars on March 14-15, 2020.  For more information, visit our Seminars and Workshops page.

Entries are now open for Oriole’s March 29, 2020 AKC Tracking Dog and Tracking Dog Excellent test and will remain open until Thursday, March 19. The particulars for this test, along with a link to the premium list, can be found on the Oriole AKC Tracking Test Information page.

Join us on March 1, 2020 for a seminar on the obedience program provided by Companion Dog Sports Program (CDSP).  The seminar will be presented by CDSP Judge Marguerite Plank.

Registration opens for ODTC Members on Tuesday, Jan 21 and non members on Jan 23.

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

Our Friday night agility run-thrus are on for February and March on the following dates:

• Feb 7
• Feb 28
• Mar 6
• Mar 13

Details for both are available on the run-thru information page.

Come join us this spring in climate-controlled comfort for our second April AKC Rally only 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.

This trial is limited to 60 runs/day and is open now.

The premium for our February NADAC trial is now available on our NADAC trial page,  This trial features a double run format of Tunnelers, Hoopers, Barrelers, and Weavers on both days.