2023 – 2024 Training Year Calendar
* 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 2023- 2024 Schedule
| 2023 Date: | Event Description: | |
| 6-Sep | Basic Orientation; all other classes begin | |
| 8-Sep | Set up for 2nd Annual Scent Work trials! | |
| 9-10 Sep | Scent Work Trials – Panther Plex | |
| 13-Sep | All Classes | |
| 20-Sep | All Classes | |
| 27-Sep | All Classes | |
| 5-Oct | General Meeting; only Basic and Puppy classes held | |
| 11-Oct | All Classes | |
| 18-Oct | All Classes | |
| 26-Oct | Hallowe’en Party to follow; only Basic and Puppy classes held | |
| 1-Nov | Set up FastCAT; regular classes; Orientation for next Basic Class | |
| Nov. 2 & Nov. 3 | FastCAT events, Walkersville, MD | |
| 8-Nov | All Classes | |
| 15-Nov | All Classes | |
| 22-Nov | No Classes – Thanksgiving Eve | |
| 29-Nov | All Classes | |
| 6-Dec | All Classes | |
| 13-Dec | Holiday/Christmas party: 7:30PM; Only Basic and Puppy Classes held | |
| Dec 20 & Dec 27 | Winter/Christmas Break – no classes | |
| “2024” | ||
| 3-Jan | All Classes | |
| 10-Jan | General Meeting: 7:30PM ; Basic and Puppy Classes held; If time allows, CGC/Trick Testing, after the meeting | |
| 17-Jan | Orientation for next Basic class; all classes meet | |
| 24-Jan | All Classes | |
| 31-Jan | All Classes | |
| 7-Feb | All Classes | |
| 14-Feb | All Classes | |
| 21-Feb | All Classes | |
| 28-Feb | All Classes | |
| 6-Mar | General Meeting 7:30 ; Basic and Puppy Classes held; If time allows, CGC/Trick Testing, after the meeting | |
| 13-Mar | Orientation for next Basic class; all classes meet | |
| 16-Mar | Set up for annual Obedience Trial & Rally Trials: Shipley Arena; hopefully start set up around 6PM, or earlier | |
| 17-Mar | 86th Annual Obedience Trial; Rally Trials; Shipley Arena | |
| 20-Mar | All Classes | |
| 27-Mar | All Classes | |
| 3-Apr | All Classes | |
| 10-Apr | Set up for FastCAT; all classes held | |
| 11 & 12-Apr | FastCAT – Walkerville | |
| 17-Apr | All Classes | |
| 24-Apr | All Classes | |
| 1-May | All Classes | |
| 8-May | Annual Meeting – Basic and Puppy Classes held | |
| 15-May | Obedience Fun Match / “Snow Date” | |
| 22-May | Rally Fun Match / “Snow Date” | |
| 29-May | “Snow Date” | |
| ?-Jun | Annual Year End Picnic – Awards | |
| June 16 – 17? | FastCAT Events |