Visit the trial event page for more information.

REMINDER! ORIOLE DOG TRAINING CLUB GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The next General Membership Meeting of the Oriole Dog Training Club will be held Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 7:00pm at the current club premises. At this meeting there will be a silent auction of items that will not be needed at the new building, including, but not limited to:

• A storage shed
• Surplus agility equipment
• Matting
• Books from the library

Please note that some items cannot be taken away immediately, but may be claimed when the move actually occurs. An agenda for the meeting can be found below.

Wendy Takacs,
ODTC Secretary

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Agenda
General Membership Meeting
Oriole Dog Training Club
August 14, 2014

Call to Order

Old Business

Membership Vote on By-Laws Revision
Signage / Liability issues / Incident Report
Website updating and revisions
New Building – Status report

New Business

Increase in Budget for New Building
Silent Auction

 Report of the Secretary

Report of the Treasurer

Status of Tax Returns & Securing Records
Status of recovery of 501.c(3) tax exempt status

 Reports of the Training Directors & Membership

Obedience
Tracking
Flyball / Misc.
Agility
Membership

Reports of the Standing Committees

Registration
Nominating

President’s Announcements

Ad Hoc Committee Reports

Facilities
Health Clinics
AED Training/Issues
Event Manager

 Set Next BOD Meeting – Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Adjournment

The 2014 Fall Catalogue has been posted and hard copies will be placed in the building sometime today.

Don’t remember how to register for a class?  Here’s how.

Still want to get in?  Download the premium and get it to our show secretary, Clantyre before 6pm, Wednesday, August 6.

Log in and visit the ClubExpress site to view the latest issue of the Dumbbell !

The premium for the October 4-5, 2014 Artful Dodgers USDAA trial in Millersville, MD is now available on-line.

This trial features 2015 qualifiers for Grand Prix, Steeplechase and both Masters Challenge classes.  Cynosport World Games, aka the USDAA Nationals, will be Murfreesboro, TN in 2015, so here’s a chance to start getting qualified early! Double Gamblers is also offered (plus Double Jumpers for Starters/Advanced) in addition to all the regular titling classes.  Artful Dodgers has rubberized contact equipment as well as 24″ weaves (new MAD Agility bases) and displaceable tires.

The site is Hog Dog Productions which is acres and acres of well draining fields with lots of room to stretch out and walks with a nearby stream to explore.   Come and tent by the ring or work nearby out of your car as you like.

Entry fees for the titling classes are the very affordable cost of $14 per titling class (more for the tournament classes).

For those new to the sport or those wishing to train a more experienced dog in a trial environment, we are offering all four  Intro classes (Standard/Jumpers on Saturday and Gamblers/Snooker on Sunday) either for titling or training purposes (FEO) at $8/class.

As with all USDAA trials, entries are unlimited, as long as the entry is received by the closing date of September 20, 2014.

See you there –

See the Oriole K9 Nose Work Event page for more information on the Odor Recognition Test

The advisory committee met in July 2014 and formulated their recommendations for changes in the Obedience regulations.  Members of the Fancy have until Wednesday, August 20, 2014 to provide feedback on these recommendations.

The minutes of the May 13, 2014 ODTC Board of Directors meeting are now available on the ClubExpress website in the Board of Directors_Archives\Board Minutes folder. Note that club members must login to ClubExpress to view.