Reporter Katie Jones of the Arbutus Times and Baltimore Sun Media Group photographer Jon Sham visited our clubhouse last week and the result is a nice feature article in the Arbutus section of the Baltimore Sun that does a good job of capturing  what we do.

The test schedule for the Artful Dodgers’ Spring USDAA trial has been approved and is now available here both on usdaa.com and the the Artful Dodgers USDAA website.

Test Schedule

Congratulations to Oriole instructor and long time Oriole member Terry Herman with her poodle Idgie for not only making the Final Round of the 2015 AKC National Agility Championship in Reno NV, but making it onto the podium in 3rd place !

See Terry and Idgie’s run here:

Due to move-ups, we have openings available and are reopening this trial for NW1 entries.  For more information, see our NACSW Event Information page.

Entries open on Monday, April 6, 2015 for Oriole/Artful Dodger’s NADAC Agility trial held at the Oriole Dog Training Club training facility. This trial is limited to 450 runs (350 jumping runs) per day.  The particulars for this trial, along with a link to the premium list, can be found on the Oriole NADAC Agility Trial Information page.

Entries open this Friday, March 20, 2015, for Oriole’s AKC Agility 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 Agility Trial Information page.

The general briefing as well as the running orders for Saturday and Sunday are now available on the CPE Event Information page.

The March Board of Directors meeting will be held at 7:00 PM on Tuesday the 17th at the ODTC training facility located at 9 Azar Court, Halethorpe MD 21227. The agenda for this meeting will be published later this week.

The 2×2 Weave Pole Seminar with Susan Heckelman that was snowed out on February 15th has been rescheduled to March 28th. We have room for a couple of additional participants from working spots originally reserved for people that are unable to make the make-up date. You can view the details for this seminar on the original seminar flyer.  Cost is $80. Contact Sheila Mehring at odtcseminars@aol.com for a registration form.

We also have a few working spots on Sunday at FCI International Medalist and One Mind Dog Coach Anna Eifert’s seminars in May.  More information is available here.

Now that we are settled into our new clubhouse, we would like to invite the local community to come see it !  On Sunday, March 8,  bring yourself and your family (please leave your dog at home) and enjoy the activities and demonstrations we are having that day.  Here is the schedule for the day:

We will also have information tables set up for “Ask the Trainer” behavioral information, Oriole class registration  (new classes starting in April!), “Ask the Instructor” training questions, as well as our monthly health clinic practitioners.

Come join the fun !