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Announcements!Board of Directors & GM Meeting Minutes (Members Only)
Minutes of all meetings can be found on the ODTC website - (Login is
required):
ODTC BOD Minutes
ODTC General Meeting Minutes
Volunteer Opportunities!
• Chairperson for Nominating Committee
• Facilities Committee member- Oriole Dog Training Club is
looking for an assistant to our Facilities Manager, Melvin Knight.
The position requires that the member be handy in building
maintenance, able to climb on the roof, shovel snow, paint, respond
to building emergencies, etc. This is a Contributing Member
position.
If interested, please contact Russ Bobb at
[email protected] or Janet Gauntt at [email protected]
Volunteers Needed for June 5-6 Barn
Hunt
We are looking for some club members to volunteer for a couple of hours per day at a Barn Hunt trial for Oriole held at Spashdown Farm in Severn, Maryland on Saturday & Sunday, June 5-6, 2021. The trial is held in a small barn with plenty of exposure to fresh air and starts at 8am each day. No prior skills needed; we will train you on the job. This is a good chance to observe Barn Hunt up close if you've not seen it before. Contact Deborah Dean ([email protected]) if interested. FMI on the trial, see our Barn Hunt trial information page. For more information on Barn Hunt, see barnhunt.com
Happenings May 2021 23: NACSW Odor Recognition Test – Oriole Dog Training Club Nosework Test. Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD 28-30: AKC Rally and Obedience – Oriole Dog Training Club Rally and Obedience Trial, Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD. June 2021 5-6: BHA Barn Hunt Trial – Splashdown Farm, Severn, MD 12-13: AKC Agility – Oriole Dog Training Club Agility Trial, Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD 19-20: NADAC Agility – Artful Dodgers Agility Trial, Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD. July 2021 3-4: NADAC Agility – Artful Dodgers Agility Trial, Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD. 17-18: CPE Agility – Breakaway Action Dogs, Oriole Training Building, Halethorpe, MD 23-25: BHA Barn Hunt Trial – Branchwater Farm, Reisterstown, MD
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Educational
Dogs Eating Cicadas: Tasty Treat or Trouble? AKC By Harriet Meyers Mar 04, 2021 | 2 Minutes
Key Points
• After a 17-year hibernation, trillions of cicadas are due to emerge in parts of the U.S.
• Cicada exoskeletons are difficult to digest and can cause dogs to suffer serious
consequences if eaten.
Sometime this spring, when the soil temperature reaches 64 degrees, your dog may suddenly start
digging up the yard. He can hear something you can’t yet hear – juvenile cicadas tunneling
through the ground getting ready to emerge.
Most of the more than 3,000 types of cicadas appear every 2-to-5 years, and their cycles can vary.
But the periodical cicadas spend exactly 13 or 17 years underground, and when they appear –
trillions surface, blanketing the ground, cars, trees, and houses. According to entomologists,
densities can be as great as 1.5 million cicadas per acre.
This time the big brood is coming. After a 17-year hibernation, trillions of cicadas are due to
emerge in Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington,
D.C.
Cicadas Can Cause Stomach Upset
Cicadas don’t bite or sting, so no problem – right? Wrong. If you have a dog who likes to munch
on whatever can be found on the ground, you need to prepare to stop him from devouring this
plentiful treat.
“In most cases, your dog will be fine after eating a few cicadas,” says Dr. Jerry Klein, AKC chief
veterinary officer. “However, dogs that gorge on the large, crunchy insects will find the
exoskeleton difficult to digest and can suffer serious consequences.”
According to Dr. Klein, aftereffects can include severe stomach upset and abdominal
pain, vomiting, and bloody diarrhea. Some dogs may require intravenous fluids, pain medications,
gastroprotectants, or anti-nausea drugs.
Dogs Overindulging in Cicadas Can:
• Experience mild to serious GI upset.
• Choke on the stiff wings or hard exoskeleton.
• Suffer an allergic reaction.
• Consume unhealthy amounts of pesticides.
How Long Will the Threat Last?
Cicadas live underground for most of their lives, where they drink from plant roots and develop
into adults. They emerge from the ground to sing, mate, and lay eggs. The songs, sung mostly by
males, can reach 100 decibels. Females lay fertilized eggs in the branches of plants, where they
hatch and burrow underground. The adult cicadas die, and the world becomes a little bit quieter.
The cicada cycle will last about 6 weeks, so those emerging in mid-May should be gone by late
June, depending on the weather. Then the babies or nymphs will dig into the ground to suck tree
roots for another 17 years.
Of course, those tasty exoskeletons that adult cicadas shed will still be all over the ground. So
you’ll need to be vigilant with your dog for a while longer.
Bottom line: Preventing your dog from eating cicadas is the safest choice. Get ahead of the game
and teach the “leave it” command. And if you have a pup who likes to act like an anteater, you
may need to be constant companions when he goes outside for a couple of months.
Shout-Outs!
AKC Rally - Thank you to all the volunteers that came out to help. Our stewards received a nice complement from one of our judges on how knowledgeable everyone was. Thank you to all the entrants for supporting our club. Also a big thank you to the trial chair Patricia Pierre!
Barn Hunt – Thank you to our May 6-7 BH volunteers.
USDAA Agility – Thank you to our May 15-16 USDAA volunteers.
Thank you to each of you that supports our club – trial chairpersons, secretaries, workers, catalog editors,
registrars, cleaners, equipment managers, board members, all of our contributing members and volunteers!
Without you our club would not be successful.
Sara Taggett with Lucy earned her FCAT3 yesterday at Latrobe, PA. So proud of this little girl!
She runs 100 yds in about 9.4 seconds which is 22 mph.
Gina Lancaster with Remy
Deborah Dean - Coming off of restriction, Iselin had a GREAT day! She earned her Container
Excellent Title SCE with First and Second placements! Also earned her second leg in Exterior
Master class with a Second place and second leg in Buried Excellent with First place!!!!
Sara Tagget - Go Desi - 2 qualifying in Master Buried (she had to find 3 scents in water and
sand). First run 38 seconds (4th place) and Second run 39 seconds (1st place)! Love this girl!
Shirley Harry - ZeZe is back to her old self. ZeZe got her CAA title today at White Post, Va.
Love chasing plastic bags.
Janet Gauntt -- Lovely spring weekend at the barn hunt held at Spring Cove Farm on the
Eastern shore of Maryland. Sequel and Johnny B were only hitting correctly on their rats about
50% of the time (there was at least one litter tube that they swore up and down had rats in it on
those other runs) but overall had very good runs. Legacy was a very good boy and finished his Rat
Master title this weekend.
Janet Gauntt - Johnny B finished his RATCHX !
Deborah Dean with Iselin earned her Container Excellent Title SCE with First and Second
placements! Also earned her second leg in Exterior Master class with a Second place and second
leg in Buried Excellent with First place!!!!
Deborah Dean - A major accomplishment and dream come true! Iselin earned her AKC
Companion Dog (CD) Obedience Title at the Catoctin Kennel Club Obedience trial!!!!!
Sara Tagget with Desi earned her Level 2 Container scent work title
Marina Raukhverger - - Rumba, finished her Utility Title on May 2nd. Rumba also got
another NW3 title on the 15th at the Easton, MD trial.
Marina Raukhverger - Nessa finished her AKC SCN and SIN titles and places in 7 out of 8
searches she did at the Colonial Rottweiler Scent Work Trial on May 10th. Nessa also finished her
AKC Championship in April at Timonium Fairground shows
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Sue Cox with Villian L2E!
Linda Hulbert with Rain finished his Beginner Novice title today with a 197 and 2nd place.
Yesterday he got a 198 and 1st place. So proud of my boy!
New Puppies or New to You r
If you have a new puppy (8 weeks – 1 year) submit pictures so that others may enjoy some puppy cuteness!
Thinking of You Contact: The Sunshine Coordinator, Sharon Spies at [email protected]
If you know of a club member’s loss or illness, please contact the Sunshine Coordinator or
Dumbbell Editor so that we may share with our fellow members and acknowledge the member.
Our sympathy to Cindy Deubler on the passing of Della - Mainstay Vendela -
June 15, 2006 - May 9, 2021.
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 [email protected] for inclusion in the next issue.
ODTC Board of Directors
President - Russ Bobb
[email protected] Secretary – Kim Culp
[email protected] Communications Director – Rose Kane
[email protected] Tracking Training Director – Linda Hulbert
Vice President - Janet Gauntt
[email protected] Membership Director – Lori Bessenhoffer
[email protected] Other Activities Director - Carle Lee Detweiler
[email protected] Board Member At Large – Felicia Wynn
Treasurer - Mary Ann Dresler
[email protected] Obedience Training Director – Sue Carlton
[email protected] Agility Training Director – Cindy Deubler