2025 Schedule of Workshops and Events
To sign up for Workshops or for more information, please email kduhnoski@myfairpoint.net
Payment is required with registration
Beginners and Beyond Beginners Workshop
Saturday May 17, 2025
Beginners and Beyond Beginners Tracking Workshop with Carolyn Fuhrer
*Workshops fundraiser for OTAC*
Saturday 9am to 3 pm
Location: Viles Arboretum, Augusta, ME
North Star Dog Training School and AKC Tracking Judge Carolyn Fuhrer present Beginners and Beyond Beginners Tracking Workshop. Want to start tracking with your dog and don’t know how to begin? Do you have some tracking experience but need and want more? This is where it all begins. If you want to learn how to track with your dog, this is the workshop you need to attend.
- What is Tracking? Why Track?
- Fundamentals
- Scent Theory
- Motivation
- Relationship
- Line Handling (try being a dog!)
- Rescenting
- Start Routine Game
- Tracklaying Challenge
Learn so much more by watching and doing. Personally tailored instruction for you and your dog.
$175 Dog/Handler Team, $50 Audit
AKC Fetch Test
Sunday May 18, 2025
AKC Fetch Tests
Location: North Star Dog Training 252 Jones Rd, Somerville, ME
AM Judge: Susan Lefebvre
PM Judge: Carolyn Fuhrer
Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, & Retriever classes offered in both AM & PM tests.
You can find the Premium with more information and entry forms on our Premiums and Forms page
Learn more about Fetch tests on the AKC website akc.org/fetch
Rally & Obedience Run Thru's
Friday May 23, 2025
Rally & Obedience Run Thru's
Friday 1 PM - 5 PM
Location: Union Fairgrounds, Union Maine
Join us for some pre-trial practice!
Open to all dogs- you do not have to be entered in our Saturday/Sunday Trial to come and practice!
A nested course will be available for Rally run thru’s and followed by
Beginner Novice, Novice, & Graduate Novice Obedience run thru’s
No pre-registration is necessary
Enter and pay the day of run thru
$15 per run
Cash or checks made out to OTAC accepted
**Toys will be allowed but please no food rewards in the ring during the run thru's**
AKC Rally & Obedience Trials
Saturday & Sunday May 24 & 25, 2025
AKC Rally & Obedience Trials
Saturday & Sunday
Location: Union Fairgrounds, Union, Maine
Judge: Elizabeth Cleaves
Join us for a weekend of beginner friendly Rally and Obedience Trials!
Each day will start with Rally. All Rally classes will be offered both days, starting with Choice and ending with Novice.
After Rally each day, we will have a beginner Obedience trial with Graduate Novice, Novice, and Beginner Novice Classes.
Stay after the trials for Trick Testing on Saturday and CGC Testing on Sunday.
You can find the Premium with more information and entry forms on our Premium and Forms page
AKC TD/TDU Tracking Dog/Tracking Dog Urban Tests
Sunday June 1, 2025
AKC Tracking Dog Test/Tracking Dog Urban Test (TD/TDU)
Location: TD test to be held at North Star Dog Training 252 Jones Rd Somerville, ME and TDU test to be held at Viles Arboretum 153 Hospital Street Augusta, ME
Judges: Anne Rosenberg & Carolyn Fuhrer
You can find the Premium with more information and entry forms on our Premiums and Forms page
AKC Temperament Test
Saturday July 12, 2025
AKC Temperament Tests- 2 Tests in 1 day!
Location: North Star Dog Training 252 Jones Rd Somerville, ME
Evaluators: AM- Susan Lefebvre PM- Carolyn Fuhrer
You can find the Premium with more information and entry forms on our Premium and Forms page
AKC TD Tracking Dog Test
Sunday August 24, 2025
AKC Tracking Dog Test (TD)
Location: North Star Dog Training 252 Jones Rd, Somerville, ME
More info and premium coming soon!
AKC TDX Tracking Excellent Test
Sunday October 5, 2025
AKC Tracking Excellent Test (TDX)
Location: North Star Dog Training 252 Jones Rd, Somerville, ME
More info and premium coming soon!
AKC VST Variable Surface Tracking Test
Sunday October 26, 2025
AKC Variable Surface Tracking Test (VST)
Location: Augusta, ME
More info and premium coming soon!
AKC TD/TDU Tracking Dog & Tracking Dog Urban Tests
Sunday November 9, 2025
AKC Tracking Dog Test/Tracking Dog Urban Test (TD/TDU)
Location: Augusta, ME
More info and premium coming soon!