2024-2025 Training Year Calendar – updated 2/12/25
* Please don’t bring your dogs to Basic Orientations…
Bring them along for the next 8 weeks of your Basic classes.
All dates are subject to change due to weather and other events or conditions.
DOTC 2024- 2023 Schedule
| 2024 Date: | Event Description: | |
| 4-Sept | Basic Orientation; all other classes begin | |
| 11-Sept | All Classes | |
| 18-Sept | All Classes | |
| 25-Sep | All Classes | |
| 28-Sep | Set up for ATT | |
| 29-Sep | ATT @ Ag Center | |
| 2-Oct | All Classes | |
| 9-Oct | All Classes | |
| 16-Oct | All Classes | |
| 23-Oct | All Classes | |
| 30-Oct | ||
| Oct 31 & Nov. 1 | FastCAT events, Walkersville, MD | |
| 6-Nov | All Classes | |
| 13-Nov | All Classes | |
| 20-Nov | All Classes | |
| 27-Nov | No Classes – Thanksgiving Eve | |
| 4-Dec | All Classes | |
| 11-Dec | All Classes | |
| 18-Dec | General Meeting 7:00pm; Holiday Party to follow; onlyBasic & Puppy classes held; | |
| 25-Dec & 1-Jan | Winter Break | |
| 2025 | ||
| 8-Jan | All Classes | |
| 15-Jan | All Classes( Orientation for next Basic Class) | |
| 22-Jan | All Classes | |
| 29-Jan | All Classes | |
| 5-Feb | All classes canceled due to predicted due to predicted sleet & freezing rain | |
| 12-Feb | All classes canceled; Carroll County Schools closed due to snow/ice | |
| 19-Feb | All Classes | |
| 26-Feb | General Meeting 7:30; only Basic & Puppy classes held; if time allows CGC & Trick Testing | |
| 5-Mar | All Classes | |
| 12-Mar | All Classes | |
| 15-Mar | Set up for annual Obedience Trial & Rally Trials: Shipley Arena; hopefully start set up around 6PM, or earlier | |
| 16-Mar | 86th Annual Obedience Trial; Rally Trials; Shipley Arena | |
| 19-Mar | All Classes | |
| 26-Mar | All Classes; Orientation for next Basic class | |
| 2-Apr | All Classes | |
| 9-Apr | All Classes | |
| 16-Apr | All Classes | |
| 23-Apr | All Classes | |
| 30-Apr | All Classes | |
| 2-May | Set up for FastCAT | |
| 3/4-May | FastCAT Events Walkersville MD | |
| 7-May | All Classes | |
| 14- May | Annual Meeting – Only Basic and Puppy Classes meets | |
| 21-May | NO CLASSES – Ag Adventure! Building not available | |
| 28-May | Obedience and Rally Fun Matches / “Snow Date” Possibly Basic and Puppy classes | |
| 5-June | Fun Matches – Last night for this year (possible Snow Date) | |
| 9-June | Annual Awards Program and Picnic | |
| 12-June | Set up for FastCAT | |
| 13 – 14 June | FastCAT Events | |
| 7-July | AKC ATT and Fetch Tests | |
| TBD |