Upcoming Seminars & Workshops
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AGILITY • NOSE WORK • OBEDIENCE • FLYBALL • HEALTH • CPR/AED
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AGILITY SEMINARS
Current Seminars:
WINTER WONDERLAND SKILLS & GAMES WORKSHOPS
TRACY RILEY ✦ 12/20/25
REESE SPINDLE ✦ 12/21/25 & 1/1/26
PAULA GOSS ✦ 1/10/26 - 1/11/26
Seminars Coming in 2026:
Merritt Speagle ✦ 1/17/26
Lori Napoli ✦ 5/3/26
Christine Tschech ✦ 5/10/26
Christine Tschech ✦ 7/25/26 - 7/26/26
Sheyla Gutierrez ✦ 9/12/26 - 9/13/2026
Annette Alfonso ✦ 10/10/26 - 10/11/2026
Dudley Shumate ✦ 11/7/26 - 11/8/2026
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AGILITY SEMINARS
Winter Wonderland
Games & Skills Workshops!
Spend some time working on skills or get an introduction to some of the non-standard agility classes throughout the winter break! Please note various days, times, and pricing.
All Workshops open for registration on Monday, November 17 at 8am for members and Tuesday, November 18 at 8am for non-members.
Cross It Like It’s Hot! 🔥🔥🔥
Reese Spindle • Monday, December 15 • 6:30pm to 8:30pm • Full Arena
Ready to power up your handling game and master those fast lines seen on Jumpers, Steeplechase, and Speedstakes courses? This high-energy workshop is all about speed, flow, and connection - featuring Jumps and Tunnels only in the FULL ARENA! We’ll dig into handling lines, reading motion, and getting exactly where you need to be for those perfectly timed front, rear, or blind crosses. Expect fast, fluid courses designed to challenge your communication, footwork, and timing while keeping your dog’s enthusiasm sky-high. Ideal for teams currently competing at or above Open/Advanced levels, but Novice teams are welcome too! You’ll have the option to break sequences into smaller sections and build confidence step-by-step. Come ready to think fast, move faster, and have a blast sharpening your teamwork! Limited to 6 students.
Fees: $50 for Members / $75 for Non-Members
Click link to register: Cross It Like It's Hot!
Another Trick in Your Pocket! It’s an Intro to Snooker!
Beth Bond • Monday, December 22 • 6:00pm to 8:00pm • Full Arena
Red jump, a different color jump, and then red again! What?? Snooker is a strategy game patterned after the British billiards game in which you need to pocket a red ball, then a colored ball, then a red, and so on, until all balls are pocketed. Come and learn about the rules of the USDAA Snooker class and have a go at a novice course on the full field! Limited to 8 students
Fees: $45 Non-Members, $35 Members / $30 Contributing Members
Click link to register: It's an Intro to Snooker!
Everything Tunnels!
Terry Herman • Monday, December 29 • 6:00pm to 8:00pm • Full Arena
Can you send your dog to a tunnel from a distance? Can your dog find a tunnel entry from the side or the back? Can your dog go past one end of a tunnel to take the other end further away? Can you get your dog to the tunnel vs. another obstacle when there’s a discrimination? Can your dog turn tight out of a tunnel and come back toward you? Will your dog turn out of a tunnel when there’s an obstacle straight ahead? Can your dog continue straight forward out of a tunnel even if you’re behind? Can you get your dog to turn to the back out of a tunnel when necessary? This workshop will help give you the tools to train to get a YES answer to all of the above. We’ll deal with ways to train and teach the handling cues necessary to get your dog to enter and exit tunnels correctly. This workshop will use jumps and tunnels only. Dogs should be familiar with straight and curved tunnels of various lengths. Limited to 6 students.
Fees: $50 for members / $75 for non-members
Click link to register: Everything Tunnels!
Payment is due in full at the time of registration. No refunds will be given unless there is a waiting list, or you find a replacement for your slot. A $10 processing fee will be deducted from your refund.
Participants are asked to help reset the training area after the Monday workshops.
Are you interested to learn the games but feel that you and your dog are not yet ready to try the course? Auditing available upon request. Please contact Meredith Wilson for audit details: mhwilson2@gmail.com.
Email workshop questions to Ashley Donaldson at adon1012@icloud.com.
For registration issues, contact Seminar Registrar, Lorinda McKisson at Lmckisson@gmail.com.
All Oriole guidelines are in effect.
- There is a $10 clean-up fee for accidents that occur on the turf
- Only non-crumbly, non-staining dog treats may be used on the field
- Dogs are to be relieved in designated outdoor areas
- Dogs are to be crated when not working
For more policy information, go to https://orioledogclub.org/house-rules/.
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Multi-time International Team Member Tracy Riley has been actively involved in the sport of Agility since 2002. She has competed successfully at Regional, National, and International Competitions, earning titles and medals with a variety of dogs.
Tracy’s runs are well known for accuracy, consistency and speed and, as a trainer, her goal is to help her students develop the same skills. She has extensive experience teaching private lessons, classes and seminars locally and nationally. She’s an energetic and enthusiastic instructor used to working with a wide variety of dogs and handlers to help them build the teamwork and skills necessary for success in any agility venue. Tracy uses positive reinforcement, games, and shaping to build winning behaviors in dogs while teaching the handlers the skills needed to be competent, positive and consistent agility partners. Most importantly, she’s committed to keeping it fun for both dogs and handlers.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2025 - 8 working slots each, limited auditors
8:30 am-12:00 pm • Novice/Open Sequencing Workshop
Bring your holiday cheer and your four-legged elf. Teams will work on handling skills in sequences using jumps and tunnels. Prerequisites: To participate in this holiday workshop, dogs must be at least 1 year of age and be able to run Novice/Open sequences.
1:00 pm-4:30 pm • Masters Sequencing
Teams will work master’s level sequences with some international holiday spice! Tracy will help handlers to choose and execute the best handling techniques in master plus sequences using tunnels, jumps and weaves. Prerequisites: Dogs must have mastery of all equipment and be competing at the Excellent/Master level.
Cost: Oriole Members - $135 per seminar, Non-members - $145 per seminar
Auditing - Oriole Members - $40 per seminar, Non-members - $45 per seminar
Be sure to enter your correct jump height when registering. If any change before the seminar, contact Lorinda McKisson at lmckisson@gmail.com.
Online registration and payment are required.
Registration opens:
For members: Tuesday, November 4 at 8am
For non-members: Wednesday, November 5 at 8am
Click on links below to register:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2025
NOVICE/OPEN SEQUENCING WORKSHOP
AUDIT ONLY - NOVICE/OPEN SEQUENCING WORKSHOP
MASTERS SEQUENCING
AUDIT ONLY - MASTERS HANDLING
Payment is due in full at the time of registration. No refunds will be given unless there is a waiting list, or you find a replacement for your slot. A $10 processing fee will be deducted from your refund.
Location: Oriole Dog Training Club - 9 Azar Court, Halethorpe, MD 21227.
BIS Seminar Policy:
Unless otherwise specified, BIS are allowed in seminars if they wear tight fitting panties. Separate crating spaces can be arranged if necessary. If, in the opinion of the presenter or the club, the presence of the bitch becomes disruptive to the seminar, she may be removed from the building or other appropriate action taken.
For registration issues, contact Seminar Registrar, Lorinda McKisson at Lmckisson@gmail.com.
All Oriole guidelines are in effect.
- There is a $10 clean-up fee for accidents that occur on the turf
- Only non-crumbly, non-staining dog treats may be used on the field
- Dogs are to be relieved in designated outdoor areas
- Dogs are to be crated when not working
- For more policy information, go to https://orioledogclub.org/house-rules/.
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Agility Workshops with Team USA Handler
Reese Spindle
All workshop entry fees directly support Reese & Havana’s journey to represent Team USA
at the 2026 IFCS World Agility Championships in Valencia, Spain.
Reese Spindle has been an active member of Oriole Dog Training Club since 2019 and a contributing member since 2023, serving in roles such as AKC Agility Trial Secretary and, more recently, ODTC’s Excellent/Masters agility instructor. With nearly 30 years of experience training both horses and dogs, Reese brings a lifetime of competitive experience and clear, thoughtful instruction to every team she works with.
Reese has trained two agility dogs, one of whom, her miniature poodle - Havana, has earned numerous National and Regional podiums across USDAA, AKC, and UKI events. Havana was only two years old when she was first selected to represent Team USA for the 2024 IFCS World Agility Championships in France, an extraordinary accomplishment for such a young dog. Together, Reese and Havana were again selected for the 2025 and 2026 World Teams. In 2025, they helped deliver Team USA’s highest Team tournament placement with a 6th place finish overall, just points away from the podium, along with several other top individual and team results. Their strategic balance of accuracy and speed has made them a consistently strong team across multiple venues with a variety of challenges.
These workshops proudly support Reese and Havana’s upcoming trip to compete for Team USA in Valencia, Spain this April, 2026. The cost of representing the U.S., including international travel, lodging, uniforms, and veterinary requirements, easily reaches $5,000–$6,000+ each year, not including the expense of training and qualifying for the team. Your participation directly helps make this dream possible.
And because December 21st happens to be Reese’s 40th birthday, she can’t imagine a better way to celebrate than spending the day doing agility with great people and their amazing dogs! If you also join her on New Year’s Day, you’ll be kicking off 2026 with focus, fun, and faster lines—exactly how an agility-obsessed handler should start the year!
⭐️ Novice/Open Agility: Building Confidence & Flow
Sunday, December 21 • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM • 8 Working Slots
This workshop is designed for dogs training or competing at the Novice, Open, or Advanced levels who are ready to strengthen their handling, confidence, and communication using all equipment. We’ll work a combination of short sequences with full-course opportunities to help teams improve clarity, timing, independence, and overall flow. Challenges commonly seen in AKC, USDAA, and CPE courses will be used. Dogs should be familiar with all obstacles, as contacts, jumps, weaves, and tunnels will be used. Held in a fully climate-controlled 100' x 80' Sprinturf arena.
🏆 Masters Agility Challenges & Efficient Lines
Sunday, December 21 • 1:30 PM – 5 PM • 8 Working Slots
This workshop is designed for teams working at the Excellent/Masters level who are ready to tackle full Masters-style challenges using all equipment. We’ll run sequences to full courses that incorporate discriminations, distance elements, timely side changes, challenging weave entries and exits, and commitment questions that put your timing and communication to the test. The emphasis will be on reading and shaping your dog’s line, to maximize speed, accuracy, and efficiency throughout the course. Dogs should be proficient on all equipment, as contacts, jumps, weaves, and tunnels will all be included. Held in a fully climate-controlled 100' x 80' Sprinturf arena.
🎯 Path to Precision: Advanced Jumpers Handling
Thursday, January 1 • 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM • 8 Working Slots
Take your jumpers strategy to the next level! Designed for teams training or competing at the Excellent/Masters level, this workshop focuses on refining the timing, clarity, and handling choices needed to excel on today’s AKC, USDAA, CPE, and UKI jumpers courses. We’ll look at how subtle shifts in motion and position influence your dog’s line and explore how to choose the most efficient paths and crosses to maximize speed for each team. Handlers will get to fine-tune their dogs’ jump wrap skills by improving the timing and clarity of the information they give, helping dogs turn sooner, tighter, and more intentionally. We’ll also explore ways to use techniques like Jaakko Turns and Reverse Spins to tighten lines and help dogs avoid those classic off-course traps—like the tempting tunnel straight ahead of a jump that needs to be wrapped! You can also expect jump patterns such as double pinwheels and 270s, with an occasional backside or threadle presented for teams looking to build or proof those skills. We’ll work with Jumps, Tunnels, & Weaves in a fully climate-controlled 100' x 80' Sprinturf arena.
💪 Building Jump Skills for Emerging Teams
Thursday, January 1 • 1:30 PM – 5 PM • 8 Working Slots
This workshop focuses on developing the jump skills that help emerging teams grow their confidence, commitment, and communication on course. We’ll work sequences that build independence, strengthen sends, and help teams navigate side changes and turns with clarity, incorporating common jump patterns such as pinwheels, 180s, serpentines, and wraps to reinforce understanding and fluency. Throughout the session, handlers will gain a deeper understanding of how to support their dogs through timely, consistent cues, with each sequence (or course) adjusted to match the experience level of the team. This seminar is ideal for novice/open dogs, young dogs sequencing, or any team looking to reinforce and elevate their jumpers skill set. We’ll work with Jumps and Tunnels Only in a fully climate-controlled 100' x 80' Sprinturf arena.
Cost: $100 per working slot (max 8 per workshop) and $30 per auditor (max 3 per workshop)
Registration opens:
For members: Tuesday, December 9 at 8am
For non-members: Wednesday, December 10 at 8am
How to Register:
Registration and payment will be handled through Reese directly on the Google Doc below. Once you have a slot, you may pay using any of the links or methods in the doc. There is a different tab for each seminar date.
Click on the Google Doc link below to register:
Reese Spindle Seminars
Can't make the seminars and want to help? You can donate to Reese's GoFundMe on the link below:
To contact Reese with any questions:
Payment is due in full at the time of registration. No refunds will be given unless there is a waiting list, or you find a replacement for your slot. A $10 processing fee will be deducted from your refund.
Location: Oriole Dog Training Club - 9 Azar Court, Halethorpe, MD 21227.
BIS Seminar Policy:
Unless otherwise specified, BIS are allowed in seminars if they wear tight fitting panties and are not disruptive to the seminar.
All Oriole guidelines are in effect.
- There is a $10 clean-up fee for accidents that occur on the turf
- Only non-crumbly, non-staining dog treats may be used on the field
- Dogs are to be relieved in designated outdoor areas
- Dogs are to be crated when not working
- For more policy information, go to https://orioledogclub.org/house-rules/
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Oriole Dog Training Club presents
Distance Skills Seminars
with National Agility Competitor
Paula Goss!
Saturday, January 10 & Sunday, January 11, 2026
Why is distance handling so important? It allows the handler to get ahead and stay ahead of their dog on the course so they can better handle technical challenges. The handler can take a shorter path which is especially an advantage when the dogs speed is faster than that of the handler. Distance handling also allows you and your dog to participate in agility games like FAST, Gamblers, Jackpot, etc.
Paula Goss has been involved in competitive agility for 25 years competing at the highest levels in AKC, USDAA, NADAC and UKI. She began with her Labrador Retriever and currently competes with Border Collies. She has been ranked in NADAC’s Top 10 for the past 20 years, earned over 50 NATCHs and MEDALs and 22 Platinum Speed Star awards, as well as the NADAC prestigious MOD SQUAD award. Paula teaches seminars across the US and Canada, as well as being a NADAC clinician and instructor. Paula and Kellan, her border collie, are currently trialing in NADAC, AKC and UKI. Paula works with each team’s strengths and adds step by step instructions on how to improve. She provides the handler with clear, consistent tools for teaching distance and efficient handling.
SATURDAY, 1/10/26 • HELP! I CAN'T GET THERE!
Fast Dog, slow handler? Come learn how to handle your dog at a distance. Distance handling isn’t just useful for classes like Gamblers or FAST, it can enable a slow handler to keep a fast dog running at top speed while still getting to where you need to be to handle critical points on a course. Contacts, jumps, and tunnels.
Novice/Open Teams • 8:30am-12:00pm
Advanced/Masters Teams • 1:00pm-4:30pm
SUNDAY, 1/11/26 • WHICH ONE IS THE RIGHT ONE?
Discriminations at a Distance. So many obstacles, so many choices. How do you cue the right obstacle without having to be right there? How do you tell your dog to take an obstacle away from you with other obstacles in between? Come and learn how to do discrimination challenges while maintaining distance. Contacts, jumps, and tunnels.
Novice/Open Teams • 8:30am-12:00pm
Advanced/Masters Teams • 1:00pm-4:30pm
8 working slots per seminar, limited auditing, waitlist available.
Online registration and payment are required.
Cost: Oriole Members - $135 per seminar, Non-members - $145 per seminar
Auditing: Oriole Members - $40 per seminar, Non-members - $45 per seminar
Registration opens:
Members: Monday, December 15 at 8am ✦ Non-Members: Tuesday, December 16 at 8am
Click links below to register:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2026
HELP! I CAN'T GET THERE (Novice/Open)
AUDIT ONLY - HELP! I CAN'T GET THERE! (Novice/Open)
HELP! I CAN'T GET THERE! (Advanced/Master)
AUDIT ONLY - HELP! I CAN'T GET THERE! (Advanced/Master)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026
WHICH ONE IS THE RIGHT ONE? (Novice/Open)
AUDIT ONLY - WHICH ONE IS THE RIGHT ONE? (Novice/Open)
WHICH ONE IS THE RIGHT ONE? (Advanced/Master)
AUDIT ONLY - WHICH ONE IS THE RIGHT ONE? (Advanced/Master)
Be sure to enter your correct jump height when registering. If any change, contact Lorinda McKisson.
Payment is due in full at the time of registration. No refunds will be given unless there is a waiting list, or you find a replacement for your slot. A $10 processing fee will be deducted from your refund.
Location: Oriole Dog Training Club - 9 Azar Court, Halethorpe, MD 21227
BIS Seminar Policy:
Unless otherwise specified, BIS are allowed in seminars if they wear tight fitting panties. Separate crating spaces can be arranged if necessary. If, in the opinion of the presenter or the club, the presence of the bitch becomes
disruptive to the seminar, she may be removed from the building or other appropriate action taken.
E-mail seminar questions to Laurie McClain at lauriemcclain123@gmail.com.
For registration issues, contact Seminar Registrar, Lorinda McKisson at Lmckisson@gmail.com.
All Oriole guidelines are in effect.
- There is a $10 clean-up fee for accidents that occur on the turf.
- Only non-crumbly, non-staining dog treats may be used on the field.
- Dogs are to be relieved in designated outdoor areas.
- Dogs are to be crated when not working.
- For more policy information, go to https://orioledogclub.org/house-rules/.
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NOSE WORK/SCENT SEMINARS
Coming Soon!
February 7 and 8, 2026
Nose Work Seminars with Garrett Dyer
November 2026
Nose Work Seminar & ORT
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OBEDIENCE SEMINARS
Obedience Seminars Coming in 2026:
Ann Scripko ✦ 3/14/26 - 3/15/26
Lara Avery ✦ 5/30/26 - 5/31/26
Marion Crate ✦ 9/26/26 - 9/27/26
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FLYBALL SEMINARS
To be announced
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HEALTH SEMINARS/CLINICS
Canine CPR and First Aid Training
Oriole Dog Training Club
Saturday, January 17, 2026
9:00 am – 1:00 pm, Blue Room
Being prepared is the key!
This Pet First Aid course will prepare you for:
• Restraining an Ill or Injured Pet
• CPR and Rescue Breathing
• Bleeding Injuries
• Heat and Cold Injuries
• Snake and Insect Bites
…and much more
Introducing Scott Goldstein and his new program with Baltimore County Fire and Medical Training in pet CPR and first aid. The course teaches first aid and CPR techniques using authentic canine CPR manikins, to address emergencies that can occur with small and large dogs as well as cats. The class will train you to notice abnormalities and detect early warning signs in pets. You will learn essential pre-vet care and life saving techniques for those times when immediate action can make all the difference. There will be a handout which emphasizes the major points with a section for note-taking. A standard Stop the Bleed certificate will be issued.
Scott has 39 years of experience as a first responder. He is the Captain of the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Co, as well as an EMT, and certified CPR instructor/instructor evaluator with Baltimore County Fire and Medical Training, Over the years he has many occasions to deal with medical emergencies with dogs, including rescues from fires and performing CPR with a ventilation mask, and even caring for a dog who had been hit by a train. Scott has, personally, has owned dogs his entire life, and his family currently includes Bella, a shepherd lab mix, Lizzie, an American Foxhound, and Zues, a pit lab mix. As a first responder and dog owner, he has encountered many occasions of emergencies ranging from dog fights and the aftermath, dogs eating bad things to the simple treatment of ticks.
Class is limited to 12 slots.
Cost for Members: $75; Non-Members $85
Light snacks will be provided.
Opens for Members on Monday, November 17 at 8am.
Opens for Non-Members on Tuesday, November 18 at 8am.
Registration closes January 10, 2026.
To register, click the link below. Immediate payment is required.
Canine CPR & First Aid Training
There will be several items available at the class for an additional cost:
Dog First Aid Kits - prices vary
Textbook – The Pet First Aid & Disaster Response Guide
Bullseye Pill Gun – Designed by a veterinarian to easily administer tablets and capsules to dogs and cats
E-mail all seminar questions to Linda Miles at marfre@aol.com.
For registration issues, contact Lorinda McKisson at Lmckisson@gmail.com.
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Canine Health Clinics such as the CAER OFA Eye Exam
are listed on this link:
Health Clinics and Screenings
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Note for all Seminars:
Refunds will not be given unless you find a replacement for your slot.
Credits will be issued for all removals or cancellations of club members and refunds will be issued to all non-members in the case of removals or cancellations. A $10 service fee will be withheld on all credits or refunds issued.