For dogs who have successfully completed Advanced Home Obedience. Class continues to practice basic exercises in preparation for the CGC test, plus off-leash control, drop on recall & stays out of sight. Graduates of this class will be prepared to take the AKC Canine Good Citizen test, which is open to all breeds, regardless of pedigree.

The AKC CGC title is the basis for therapy dog training and certification. Class will also introduce dogs to walkers, wheel chairs and training situations that might be encountered as part of therapy work. Handlers will receive detailed information on the rewarding volunteer opportunities for certified therapy dogs.

Bring your dog & current training equipment the first week. 

CGC workshops are designed to help the dog AND owner prepare to take the CGC test.  These workshops help you apply the knowledge that you have learned in classes so that you and your dog are successful. 

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Is your dog a Canine Good Citizen? Sign up to see if your dog can qualify for the AKC Canine Good Citizen certification. This test is open to mixed breed as well as purebred dogs, and those passing the test will receive an official certificate from the AKC. 

The CGC test is comprised of the following parts: accepting a friendly stranger who approaches to talk, sitting politely for petting by a stranger, accepting a brief exam and grooming, walking on a loose leash, walking nicely through a crowd, sit, down and stay with owner twenty feet away, coming when called on a long line with the owner ten feet away, sit for greeting with another handler and dog, reacting appropriately to visual and audio distractions, and a 3 minute wait with a tester while the owner is out of sight.

• Handlers must bring current rabies certificate (tags are not acceptable)

• No pinch collars or head halters allowed. Choke or buckle collars made from nylon, leather or chain acceptable.

• Dogs must be on leash at all times.
  

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All of us at Family Dog Training Center would like to congratulate the following teams for passing the AKC Canine Good Citizen test given October 1, 2011 at Family Dog Training Center.

Steve Hubbard and Zoe, Valerie Hough and Shelby, Patty Hannaman and Maks, Lisa Stuverud and Layla, Walt & Carol Sippel and Ian, Jenny & Joel Shaw and Cillian, Ed Orcutt and Charlie,

Linda Hall and Artie, Emmett Drazic and Ricky, and Joel & Barb Vasey and Kadee.

It was a fantastic afternoon for all the participants. What a delight it was to watch each team work their way through all the stations and achieve their goals. We hope that you continue working with your dogs and giving them other opportunities to shine. Some of you expressed an interest in therapy dog work; look on our schedule for those classes. It would be a great time to follow up with those plans.

We would also like to thank the dedicated volunteers that made this test run so smoothly: Barb and Joel Vasey, Anne Seethoff, David and Cheryl Jackson, Karen Evans, Leslie Garman and Rich Brandau. Having this group was a dream team!