A canine Good Citizen is a dog that is well behaved around people and other dogs and in public.
It is an AKC sponsored activity for both pure bred and mixed breeds. The concept of a Canine Good Citizen is that all dogs should be trained.
To become a Canine Good Citizen, the dogs will be taking a small test to evaluate the dogs ability to behave in an acceptable manner in public.
We will be doing a 6 week training program and at the end of the 6 weeks will be taking the CGC test.
The examination:
- Accepting a Friendly Stranger
- Sitting Politely for Petting
- Appearance and Grooming
- Out for a Walk (Walking on a Loose Leash)
- Walking through a Crowd
- Sit and Down Command
Staying in Place - Coming when Called
- Reaction to Another Dog
- Reaction to Distractions
- Supervised Separation