AKC's Canine Good Citizen Class Tuesdays June 30 - July 28

At the AKC, we believe that all dogs can be good dogs, and all owners can be great owners, all it takes is a little bit of training, lots of love, and of course, plenty of praise along the way.

That’s why we created the Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) program: an expert-made training program designed to help you and your dog be the best you can be–together.

Canine Good Citizen is a 10-skill test that teaches good manners to dogs and responsible dog ownership to their owners.

This class will run 5 consecutive Tuesdays from 6-7 pm starting June 30th and ending with  exam day July 28th. Justin McMahon of Midwest Canine will be running the class as well as proctoring the exam. Doodlekins will be hosting the 4 week course followed by an optional official exam on week 5 where your dog will be tested on the rules outlined in AKC’s Official Canine Good Citizen Testing Manual. 

 The 4 week class costs $200 and you will get 3 weeks of CGC guided practice as well as a Mock Test

Testing is optional on Week 5 and costs $50 per handler/dog team

Your Dog will be tested on the following after the 4 weeks of practice! 

• Test 1 : Accepting a friendly stranger
• Test 2 : Sitting politely for petting 
• Test 3 : Appearance and grooming
• Test 4: Out for a walk (walking on a loose lead)
• Test 5: Walking through a crowd
• Test 6: Sit and down on cue and stay in place
• Test 7: Coming when called
• Test 8: Reaction to another dog
• Test 9: Reaction to distraction
• Test 10: Supervised separation

Feel Free to reach out with any questions!