Oriole Dog Training Club Schedule of Classes

Academic Calendar   Course Classification     Policies     Registration and Fees     Membership    

     Summer 2010 Classes   Fall 2010 Classes

Academic Calendar

Classes are offered in a 12-week session format.

·         Fall: Sept. to December

·         Winter: January to March

·         Spring: April to June

·         Any envelopes postmarked after the closing date will not receive priority for placement into classes and will be charged a late fee of $25.

Course Classification

INTRODUCTORY CLASSES:  There are introductory classes in both obedience and agility.  Entry level courses in obedience and agility are most likely to be the courses desired by the general public. These classes are usually the first classes in obedience and agility that you will take with your dog.   Introductory agility classes follow a 12-week semester format.  Introductory obedience classes are 8 weeks long.

CORE COURSES:  These courses offer advanced training in the different dog training disciplines offered by Oriole.  They are usually offered in a 12 week session format. They include courses in:

•         Obedience

•         Agility

•         Flyball
•        Tracking  (tracking is offered in the winter only)
•        Conformation 

SUMMER COURSES:  Summer courses are a changing offering of courses that may be core courses or electives.  Each starts in July. 

ELECTIVES:  Electives are a changing offering of courses from any of the above categories, or spanning several, such as Obedience for Agility or Clicker Training.  These courses are usually shorter in duration and more focused on developing particular skills, such as Weave Poles and Contact Drills or Attention.  They are offered throughout the year on a limited basis and during the summer when there may be no core courses offered.

Policies

Priority:  All courses are open to everyone, provided they meet the stated prerequisites and deadlines.  First priority for placement into a class goes to Contributing Members, second priority to full members in good standing (Training, Non-training, Honorary and Lifetime), third priority to Provisional members, and remaining slots are open to the public. This means that the higher level courses are usually filled with members. See "Membership" for an explanation of Membership in Oriole and to obtain membership applications.

ODTC does not accept children under the age of 16 in our classes unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.  The parent or legal guardian must remain in the appropriate building where the class is being held throughout the entire class period.  

AGILITY EQUIPMENT USAGE:  Unauthorized individuals may only use equipment when supervised by an agility instructor.  Authorized individuals may train when the agility building is not in use by ODTC.  Authorized individuals are the following, who all MUST have agility training:  instructors, committee chairs and members, board members & officers.  If you do a job for ODTC, you are a committee member.  Please check the building calendar on this website for information on building availability.

The Club reserves the right to cancel a class due to low registration.  Equally, class size may be increased if the instructor and Training Director deem it appropriate.

ODTC reserves the right to refuse registration to any customer.

Registration and fees

Change in Registration Process: 

Registration Process:  Registration will open for contributing members on August 3, 2010 (Tuesday). Registrations being sent by mail should arrive that day or later.  Jackie Sheridan-Moore will enter them based on postmark date/time.  Registration opens on August 7, 2010 (Saturday) for members and continues for contributing members.  No training member registrations received prior to this date will be entered until August 7.  Registration opens on August 11, 2010 (Wednesday), for the general public and continues for all member levels.  Non-member registrations received prior to August 11 will not be entered until August 11, 2010.

PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL TO SELECT THE CORRECT MEMBER LEVEL WHEN REGISTERING!  WE WILL BE CHECKING THEM AND SELECTION OF THE INCORRECT LEVEL WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DELAYS AND PROCESSING DIFFICULTIES.

Verification of class lists will be done by instructors/training directors during the 2 weeks following registration close.  Class lists (dog/handler only) will be posted to the web as soon as this verification is completed.

A pdf document is available from the documents download section of the web site providing step by step instructions for online registration.  If difficulties are encountered please contact odtcreg@comcast.net.

• All classes at Oriole require pre-registration. You may not walk in and register for a class. Registration forms are included in the paper copy of the catalog or may be downloaded from this website from the "Documents" link.  Entry level classes in obedience (Puppy, Basic, and Advanced Basic) start regularly.  On receipt of your application, we will inform you of the next start date. 
• Please note that fees are listed by category with each course.  They are listed at the price for non-members and provisional members (NM); then training and honorary members (M); then contributing members (CM).
• You must pay the appropriate fees with your registration form or it will be returned.
• Provided the person/dog registering meets the criteria for entry, placement in class is first-come, first-served.
• Please, for fastest results, send all inquiries about registration for electives and upper level obedience, flyball, and agility classes to:  odtcreg@comcast.net.  Thank you.

Membership in ODTC

How do you become a member of Oriole?  ODTC is an entirely volunteer organization, and we need volunteers to teach, help put on events, and help with running our two buildings.  As an incentive to work for the club, we provide benefits such as lower class fees.  The procedure for becoming a member and the benefits of membership are posted on this web site. Please refer to the main web site menu.