AKC Canine Good Citizenship & Community Canine
The AKC Canine Good Citizenship (CGC) and AKC Community Canine (CGCA) tests are designed to encourage dog owners to make their dogs polite members of the com-munity. Many apartments and housing complexes and associations now insist that dogs have passed a CGC test in order to be allowed in the home because it is a record that the dog has basic manners. The CGC is a standardized, objective test that requires your dog to be a generally well-behaved member of society which can help lower in-surance rates and improve your chance of obtaining housing.
AKC Canine Good Citizenship (CGC) Preparation Package
Prerequisite: Basic Obedience or equivalent knowledge (4) 30 minute sessions: 3 preparation sessions and the CGC test Maximum K9 Facility Cost: $350
The CGC test is made up of 10 items, all of which the dog must pass in order to receive the CGC title.
It must be completed in a buckle or slip collar made of leather, fabric, or chain or a non-restrictive body harness.
Items of the CGC:
- Accepting a friendly stranger
- Sitting politely for petting
- Appearance and grooming
- Walking on a loose lead
- Walking through a small crowd
- Sit, down, and stay
- Come when called
- Reaction to another dog
- Distractions
- Supervised separation
AKC Community Canine (CGCA) Preparation Package
Prerequisite: AKC CGC (4) 30 minute sessions: 3 preparation sessions and the CGCA test Maximum K9 Facility Cost: $350
The CGCA test is made up of 10 items, all of which the dog must pass in order to re-ceive the CGCA title. It is more advanced than the CGC test because it must be done in with more distractions. This test requires that your dog be a well-mannered member of society in a more distracting environment with more strange things to encounter. This test is also great preparation for Therapy dog training.
It must be completed in a buckle or slip collar made of leather, fabric, or chain or a non-restrictive body harness.
Items of the CGCA:
- Waiting while owner fills out paperwork or has a conversation
- Walking on a loose leash in a natural setting: left turn, right turn, stop, fast and slow pace
- Walking through a crowd
- Walking passed other dogs
- Sit/stay in a group
- Reaction to a stranger carrying something
- Leave it
- Sit/stay or down/stay while owner walks away, picks up an item, and returns
- Recall near a distraction
- Going through a doorway.
Scheduled group tests will be available to anybody for $25.