The premium is now posted for our ‘Bringing in the New Year’ trial at the Oriole Dog Training Club in Halethorpe, MD. This trial as usual is all about the team tournament. This year we are again offering a Two Dog Team format; look for our cool prizes as usual including the “Rookie Team” prize (picture below is of the 2025 prizes). Other class offerings include a Grand Prix, Steeplechase, and several titling classes.
Our judge is Lauren Kras.
Don’t have a team and not sure who to ask? Look into the Facebook group Dog Agility Team Finder. We can probably match you up with someone who is entered draw.
Entry fees for the titling classes are the typical low cost of $16 per titling class. “But wait, “, those of you with a dog still early in their skills journey say, “the only titling classes are for Masters!”. Please note – dogs of any level may enter ANY class at this trial, including those Masters titling classes. Per USDAA policy, if you are not yet showing in Masters and you ‘Q’, that ‘Q’ will be ‘banked’ for you.
Have a Junior Handler? Juniors get a $2 discount for every class entered. Team counts as 5 classes, so that’s a $10 discount there 🙂
RV’ers note: Oriole DTC now allows a limited number of RVs to stay overnight on the grounds, by pre-arrangement only.
As usual, this trial provides a nice warm way (climate controlled on artficial turf!) to get those tournament Q’s needed for the regionals and for Cynosport (aka the USDAA Nationals).
Haven’t been keeping up with the current state of USDAA? There’s a summary of the latest changes here:
