Session 4 class offerings and registration forms are here!

Returning members: send your Registration forms, your Class Choice form (for each dog), and a copy of your dog(s)’ current rabies certificate to Registrar Cleo Curry, along with your dues check.

New trainees: please send the same forms as above (3- page registration form; class choice page; and copy of the current rabies certificate) plus the Basic Class New Dog Information Form telling us about your dog(s).

All members, and potential members: please take time to look over the calendar for the year, paying attention to the nights that are Meeting nights. One of the expectations of membership is to attend, and participate in, these meetings. While the Board meets every month, we need the input and support of the general membership to keep this club alive and healthy for another 90+ years!

Class Schedule Spring 2025 (Session 4)

Classes start March 26th, 2025
Orientation is March 19th, 2025

2024-2025 Calendar

Class Choices- Session 4

NOTE TO MEMBERS: You should have received a new “newsletter” this week. Please email Gail (gail.m.phillips@comcast,net) if you did not receive one.

A memorial service celebrating Maggie’s life will be held on Sunday, April 27th at 1 pm at Howard Community College’s Smith Theater in Columbia, MD. Following the service, there will be a reception in the lobby. Light refreshments will be served.

New Registration Forms:

2024-2025 BASIC CLASS Dog Information

2024-2025 REGISTRATION FORM

Member Financial Aid Form

Basic Orientation (WITHOUT YOUR DOG) will start at 6:30 on March 19th 2025.

You will use the Dues/Fees form to register for your class(es). Fees will then need to be mailed ASAP, using the Dues/Fees form to:

Cleo Curry
505 South Bend Court
Westminster, MD 21157

Any questions about classes and registration, please call Cleo:

410 – 963 – 0446

Please have your fees paid by the week before classes start or ASAP. Thank you.

DOTC Accepts ALL dog breeds and is a member club of the AKC. Therefore, we support and adhere to the rules and regulations of our parent organization. To that end we follow their training guidance and philosophy – treat all dogs with respect and kindness. Training is based on that premise – handlers are taught to teach and train their dogs through repetition, encouragement, praise, treats, kindness, love and affection. Harsh discipline is NOT accepted for any reason or excuse! Such action by a handler is grounds for expulsion from both the DOTC and the AKC! Handlers are to only use buckle collars, slip collars, and martingales – e-collars are never accepted. Prong collars may only be used in exceptional cases only with the approval of our Training Director.

Basic Class students and / or first-time trainers with us can expect to pay $120 for the 8 weeks of classes in their first session. Annual Training Dues for returning members is $160, this year.