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Two years later the group in Baltimore held a meeting for the purpose of formal organization. The name Dog Owners' Training Club of Maryland was adopted and we were officially incorporated. In 1941 Mrs. Walker judged our Obedience Trial which was held in conjunction with Baltimore County Kennel Club's Breed Show, ironically enough at the Pikesville Armory where we are currently holding classes. Mrs. Walker presented DOTC with a silver Revere bowl trophy that we have awarded annually to a club member for the last 62 years. We're proud of our club's close association with the founder of AKC dog obedience and honored to say we are the second oldest, continuously operating obedience club in the United States. Over the years many people have put enormous amounts of time, thought and energy into making this club a success. During World War II club members donated dogs to the Army and volunteered at Fort Holabird to help the men with their training. Our annual Obedience Trial is continuously one of the largest in the country. DOTC has been instrumental in working with the AKC to develop advanced tracking tests. In 1980 two of our members judged the first Tracking Dog Excellent test in Winston-Salem, N. C. And in 1995 in Ellicott City, Md., we hosted the first Variable Surface Tracking test. People came from all over the country to watch the dogs and handlers exhibit skills that in the past were thought to only be possible in professionally trained K-9 dogs...

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