The dog must not show shyness or resentment. The dog may stand in place as it is petted. The handler may talk to his or her dog throughout the exercise. With the dog sitting at the handler’s side, to begin the exercise, the evaluator pets the dog on the head and body. This test demonstrates that the dog will allow a friendly stranger to touch it while it is out with its handler. The dog must show no sign of resentment or shyness, and must not break position or try to go to the evaluator.
The evaluator and handler shake hands and exchange pleasantries. The evaluator walks up to the dog and handler and greets the handler in a friendly manner, ignoring the dog. This test demonstrates that the dog will allow a friendly stranger to approach it and speak to the handler in a natural, everyday situation. Here is a guide to the ten tests for which your dog will be evaluated, courtesy of the AKC. You don’t need to have an AKC-registered dog. If you are interested in our Therapy Dog program, the Canine Good Citizen test is a requirement for participating.Īny dog can take the CGC test. Of course part of owning a CGC dog is being a responsible dog owner yourself, so the AKC also requires the dog’s owner to sign a Responsible Dog Owner pledge.Įvery Zoom Room offers CGC testing to the community at large on a regular basis.
For example, does your dog exhibit good manners at home? Around strangers and other dogs? Dogs are held to a high standard in terms of how they react in these scenarios. The AKC (American Kennel Club) created the CGC certification to evaluate dogs in a relaxed testing environment in which the dog is subjected to ten tests which simulate real world situations that every dog faces on a regular basis. Is your dog a Good Citizen? Come join us for a Canine Good Citizen test (CGC) and find out!
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