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Member classified

How do I become a ‘Contributing Member’? When current Contributing Member positions open, the

job announcement will typically go out to the ODTC club

membership via e-mail and the newsletter. Those

interested in applying should provide the point of contact

with a brief summary of why they are the best candidate

for that position. The Board of Directors makes the final

decision on selecting the candidate. Other ways are

through Board of Director elections. And finally, some

positions are still filled through word of mouth. Here are

some of the current Contributing Member openings:

Happenings! July 2019 23: AKC Agility – ACT2 Test. Oriole Dog Training Club 27-28: Flyball Seminar- Presenter Aaron Robbins of Rocket Relay, Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD August 2019 4: Obedience Run-Through – Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD 10: NAFA Flyball – Scallywags Flyball Tournament, Format TBD, Oriole Training Building 17-18: CPE Agility – Artful Dodgers Agility Trial, Oriole Training Building 23-25: AKC Obedience & Rally – Oriole Dog Training Club Obedience and Rally Trial, Oriole Training Building 31-Sep 1: NAFA Flyball – Scallywags Flyball Tournament, Format TBD, Oriole Training Building September 2019 6-9: Top Dog Obedience Seminar hosted by Oriole DTC, Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD. 14-15: NACSW K9 Nose Work – Oriole Dog Training Club Nosework Trial. Location TBD. 14-15: AKC Obedience and Rally Trial hosted by Northeastern Maryland Kennel Club, Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD. 21-22: AKC Agility Trial hosted by Shetland Sheepdog Club of Greater Baltimore, Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD 27-29: AKC Fast CAT – Oriole Dog Training Club Fast CAT Trial, Gamber and Community Volunteer Fire Company, Gamber, MD 29: Annual Canine Health Screening Clinic – Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD Note: Italics indicate non-ODTC event at our building.

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Oriole Dog Training Club 9 Azar Ct., Halethorpe, MD 21227 July 2019

Agility Equipment

Manager Needed The club is still in need of

an Equipment Manager.

This Contributing Member

position includes keeping

an inventory of equipment,

communicating with the

Agility Director regarding

equipment purchase,

delivery, and storage.

Contact: Russ Bobb

Multi-Media Manager This CM position would be

responsible for keeping all

computer equipment up to

date and ready for trial

use. They would also be

responsible for maintaining

the club lending library.

Contact: Janet Gauntt

Joke of the Month Q: Why do dogs like conjunctions? A: They just love buts.

Summer Agility Run-

Throughs Fri., July 26 and Fri., Aug. 9

Fees: $10 for Non-Members, $7 Members, and $5 for Contributing Members

Summer Obedience

Run-Through Oriole’s Obedience run-

through to be held on

Sunday, August 4 at

the Oriole Dog Training

Club. For your convenience

there is a handy online

entry form on the Run-

through Information page. Not sure if you’re coming? That’s

ok – we do take day of match.

HELP WANTED - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES! Oriole is an ALL VOLUNTEER club. Member & Provisional Member help is necessary & appreciated!

Sat. August 3: Obedience Show & Go Help Sat. at 3:30pm-volunteers needed to assist

with moving blue panels, building the rings, move jumps and setting up tables. Time, less

than 2 hours.

Sun. August 4: Obedience Show & Go

Volunteers to assist a few hours for one of the jobs below.

• Steward: figure 8 posts, setting up bar and high jump heights, broad jump, placing

gloves out, placing articles out, table steward to keep entries flowing in and out of

the ring. Those are the main duties & simple to perform.

• Judges: Acting as the judge (with the understanding of the exercise routines) in the

ring for each of the exercises and keep each run flowing smoothly.

Lunch provided to volunteers and a free run with your dog before we start the SNGo at

10:00am. Volunteers requested to be at the building by 9:00am, first dog registered starts

at 10 am. Usually we finish up judging around 3:00pm, then we will need assistance to

reset the panels and obedience rings for Monday classes.

Contact Sue Carlton, send an email to: trainrotts@hotmail.com by July 23rd , if you can

volunteer as a judge, steward in the ring or at the ring table.

Sat. August 10 - Flyball Help - Volunteers needed to help with judging at Scallywag's

flyball tournament at ODTC on Sat. Aug 10. We are looking for several people to serve

as judges from 8am-noon or noon-4pm. (Also willing to work with your schedule.)

Training will be provided. There will be breaks - coffee, donuts and bagels for breakfast -

and lunch included! This is not a physical job - sit in a chair and watch the dogs. There

will be a small workers raffle at the middle and at the end of the day.

Please contact the tournament director, Kate Bobb, at kathrynbobb@msn.com.

Fri. August 16: CPE Agility setup

Setup help needed 5pm - We will need help with: moving the blue panels from the field,

moving the equipment from the agility field, clearing the ring gating and obedience

equipment from the obedience field, bringing tables out for the trial secretary, there will

be other small/lightweight tasks that will need to be done

Sun., August 18 – CPE Agility Trial - Tear Down & reset rings Sun. after trial.

Fri.-Sun. August 23-25 AKC Obedience & Rally

Rally is Friday evening and obedience will be held all day on Saturday and Sunday. Trials

will be held at our training facility in Halethorpe, MD. If you are interested in stewarding

(we could really use your help!). If you would like to volunteer, let us know whether you

can work one day, both days, or a half a day and your preferred job (ring steward or table

steward). Contact Debbie Kaminski at dekamin@aol.com

Tues. August 27 evening – Flyball Demo

Volunteers needed to help with a flyball demo at the Maryland State Fair. Baltimore

County Kennel Club is organizing a demonstration of different dog sports. All flyball

dogs and handlers welcome and even if you don't have a dog that plays flyball and can

come up to help we can use boxloaders and other helpers. Contact Carle Lee Detweiler

cldetweiler1@yahoo.com or Kelley Welsh kitkatkel68@aol.com if you can join us for the

evening.

Paid opportunities to set-up/tear-down for non-ODTC events may be available -

Anyone who wants to help should contact Russ Bobb.

Automatic Pass Evaluator System monitor displays installed at ODTC Some may wonder why there are now 2 TVs mounted on the walls in the arena. They are part of

Flyball’s new Automatic Pass Evaluator System, APES. The new system will allow Flyball teams

to understand how close to the start/finish line two dogs are when they pass each other. The

closer the starting dog is without crossing the line when the finishing dog crosses the line the

faster the team time will be. Accurately judging this distance by eye is a learned skill because

when two fast dogs, both running around 20 mph cross the start/finish line, the pass occurs in the

blink of an eye. With the new system, teams can easily evaluate their dog’s passes and train more

effectively. Leaving the monitors in place means ODTC’s flyball teams will be able to use the

training part of the system for their classes and practices. The information provided by the APES

will not to be used to overrule any call made by the head judge or line judges during a sanctioned

Flyball Tournament as it is strictly a training tool.

Note: The display monitors are also available for use by other training disciplines in the club if

they want to connect a feed into the monitors.

From: Livescience.com July 11, 2019

This Common Sugar Substitute Can Be Deadly for Dogs, FDA Warns You should always be careful about what you let your dog eat — case in point, a common sugar

substitute found in everything from chewing gum to peanut butter can be deadly for man's best friend,

according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This week, the FDA warned pet owners

about the dangers of xylitol, a type of sugar alcohol that is sometimes found in sugar-free foods. Although

the substance is safe for humans, it can be poisonous for dogs. Over the last several years, the agency has

received reports of dogs being poisoned by eating foods that contain xylitol.

Many of the poisonings occurred when dogs ate sugar-free gum, the FDA said. But xylitol can also be

found in other food or consumer products, including sugar-free candy, breath mints, baked goods, sugar-

free (or "skinny") ice cream, toothpaste, cough syrup, and some peanut and nut butters.

When dogs eat xylitol, it is quickly absorbed into the bloodstream and causes a rapid release of insulin, the

hormone that helps sugar enter cells. This insulin spike may cause dogs' blood sugar levels to plummet to

life-threatening levels, a condition known as hypoglycemia, the FDA said. In humans, xylitol isn't

dangerous, because it does not stimulate the release of insulin.

Signs of xylitol poisoning in dogs — including vomiting, weakness, difficulty walking or standing,

seizures, and coma — typically occur within 15 to 30 minutes of consumption, and deaths have occurred

in as little as 1 hour, the FDA said.

To protect your dog, the FDA recommends checking food labels for xylitol, particularly if the product is

advertised as sugar-free or low sugar, said Martine Hartogensis, a veterinarian at the FDA. "If a product

does contain xylitol, make sure your pet can't get to it," Hartogensis said in a statement.

This also applies to products you might not think of as food, such as toothpaste, which your dog might

still attempt to eat.

And if you give your dog peanut or nut butters as a treat or vehicle for pills, you should also check the

label to make sure the product doesn't contain xylitol, the agency said.

NADAC Trials:

We would like to thank the following people for coming out to help with both Artful Dodgers NADAC

trials setup and/or teardown.

June 15-16, 2019 June 29-30, 2019

Kim Culp Isabel Martinez

Joanne Bast Richard Mathews

Charlene Schilling Laurie McCain

Isabelle Martinez Kirsti LaVoy

Richard Matthews Kenji Achert

Whitney Etchison Catherin Christianson

Mike McKisson Linda Hulbet

Susan Eiss Sherry Merschoff

Raimi Quiton Mike McKisson

Jean Wilkins Raimi Quiton

Trena Laswell Trena Laswell

Laurie McCain Debbie Dean

Lisa Cliser Jean Wilkins

Diane Meyers Francesca Pehr

Debbie Dean Tish Pehr

Gabriel McKisson

Nancy Monseaux

Thank you to our NADAC Show Committee: Lorinda McKisson, Trial Chair; Raimi Quiton, Trial

Secretary; Jean Wilkins, Chief Course Builder.

From Janet Gauntt - We had a good time at the Ruff Riders trial at Level Up this past weekend. Boys all did good and lots of legs were earned, but best of all was that Legacy got a GP Q. Making Cynosport requirements before the cut-off will be a bit of a uphill battle since we only started trying out the tournament classes a few weeks ago, but we'll give it a go.

Sherry Merschoff - Cord wants to share his prizes that he won at the Artful Dodgers NADAC

trial. Two Q’s in Tunnelers which gave him his Outstanding Open Tunnelers title. Two Q’s In

Hoopers which gave him his Outstanding Novice Hoopers title. And a Q in Barrelers !

Jean Wilkins and Zephyr - All Around NATCH 8 at Artful Dodgers in Halethorpe MD.

Linda Hulbert and Catcher had a perfect day and 6/8 Q's at Orioles NADAC agility trial. He

also finished his Elite Barrelers.

Lorinda McKisson and Keanu earned a C-ATCH 4 at the BAD CPE trial held at ODTC.

Janice Cornell and Piper earned a CS-ATCH 2 at the BAD CPE trial held at ODTC.

Jacqueline Reardon - Blake earned his L2E title in Newfoundland, PA and finished in 1st

place in 2 searches. On to Central Islip, NY to the Long Island Ducks stadium. Fun searches,

one missed call in the blank interior & a 3rd place finish in the vehicle search! All three chocolate

boys did well with the hotel and the hot days spent in the car!

Deborah Dean with Iselin gets her Coursing Ability (CA) Title!!

Deborah Dean with Iselin is staying cool this summer and getting in her qualifying jumps in NADD and

UAD Dock Diving!!!!!

New Puppies!

If you have a new puppy (8 weeks – 1 year) submit pictures so that others may enjoy some puppy cuteness! Congratulations to Linda Miles on her new pup, Arya, River Ridge Winter is Coming, Rat Terrier the new addition to her family. Congratulations to Don Grskovich who is getting a new puppy. Monique Bocock has a new puppy - My name is Excel-Ent's Arwen Full of Joy ("Kale'a). I'm an

Entlebucher Mountain Dog. Welcome to my world!

Thinking of You Contact: The Sunshine Coordinator, Sharon Spies at spies14632@aol.com

Thinking of you Jackie Sheridan-Moore on the loss of Zest.

Our condolences to Betty Gardner on the loss of her Sister Shirley Frances (Gardner) Clark

I Hope you enjoyed this edition of the Oriole Dog Training Club “Dumbbell” – Newsletter Editor: Sheila Saville

Submit your brags/accomplishments or new puppy info to Dumbbell@Orioledogclub.club for inclusion in the next issue.

ODTC Board of Directors

President - Russ Bobb

president@orioledogclub.club Secretary – Kim Culp

secretary@orioledogclub.club Communications Director – Kathy Roberts

kathyr101@gmail.com Tracking Training Director – Linda Hulbert

domlinckrs@comcast.net

Vice President - Janet Gauntt

JLGauntt@aol.com Membership Director – Rose Kane

membership@orioledogclub.club Other Activities Director - Carle Lee Detweiler

cldetweiler1@yahoo.com Board Member At Large – Felicia Wynn

goldenfw@comcast.net

Treasurer - Mary Ann Dresler

treasurer@orioledogclub.club Obedience Training Director – Sue Carlton

trainrotts@hotmail.com Agility Training Director – Cindy Duebler

rosiepup@verizon.net