Canine Good Citizen
Program
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The purpose of the Canine Good Citizen Test is to
ensure that our favorite companion, the dog, can be
a respected member of the community because it is
trained and conditioned to act mannerly in the
home, in public places and in the presence of other
dogs. The program embraces both purebred and
mixed-breed dogs, as the anti-canine sentiment
does not discriminate between the purebred and the
nonpurebred.
The Canine Good Citizen test consists of the dog
completing the following 10 steps:
1. Accepting a friendly stranger
2. Sitting politely for petting
3. Appearance and Grooming
4. Out for a Walk(walking on a loose lead)
5. Walking Through a Crowd
6. Sit and Down on Command/Staying in Place
7. Coming When Called
8. Reaction to another dog
9. Reactions to distractions
10. Supervised Separation
The American Kennel Club urges all dog owners to
participate in this program, thereby assuring that our
beloved dogs will always be welcome and respected
members of the community*
CANINEPAWZABILITIES offers the Canine Good
Citizen Test to our own students as well as the
general public. Contact us about a test for you and
your dog.
* reprinted from the AKC pamphlet "Canine Good
Citizen"
Want to Join Us? Enroll In A Class So
That We Can Prepare You & Your Dog
For Therapy Dog Work--
We Offer AKC CANINE GOOD
CITIZEN & Therapy Dog
TESTINGS & Evaluations Every 6
Weeks at Canine Pawzabilites, As
Well As Classes to prepare your
Dogs For The Evaluation/Testing
For CGC & Therapy Dog.
Completion of this course with
additional testing can lead to
Therapy Dog work, where a visit
from a well behaved dog can
make a big difference in
someone's day.
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Pictured above, Karen Rapp, CGC Nena
with Grandmother Frieda,
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The AKC's
Canine Good
Citizen program
is the foundation
for most Therapy
Dog Testing.
Therapy dog
tests usually
apply the same
general criteria
with an
emphasis on
medical
equipment and
human contact
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OUR CLASSES HELP YOU AND YOUR DOG PREPARE
Go To Our Therapy
Dog Events Page to
View Current Planned
Scheduled Dates of
Our Future Visits !
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FUN !
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