The AKC Canine Good Citizen program offers two levels of testing, CGC and CGC-Advanced. We offer prep and test classes for each. These classes are led by one of WAGD’s AKC approved Evaluators.
The Canine Good Citizen certificate is an AKC program designed to demonstrate that your dog is a “good citizen” in public – the test takes you through several scenarios to show your dog’s good manners. The first four weeks of this five week course will prepare you and your dog to take the CGC test. We will brush up on our polite greetings, loose leash walking, attention around distractions and other skills that will help you earn the certificate. The CGC Test itself is will be given in the fifth week of class and is included with this class.
Our Manners 2 class teaches the base skills for the CGC test. The Manners 3 class covers the base skills required for the CGCA test. This class teaches you how to take those base skills and apply them to the challenging test exercises you’ll encounter during the CGC and CGCA tests.
Please see www.akc.org for details on the test items. Please note that in order to earn the official CGCA title from the AKC, your dog will need to have first earned his CGC.
- Dogs should possess the skills taught in Manners 2 (for CGC) and Manners 3 (for CGCA).
- If your dog is younger than 1 year, and they haven’t been in facility in 2 months or more, a new Class Readiness Evaluation is required.
- If your dog is older than 1 year, and they haven’t been in the facility in 6 months or more, a new Class Readiness Evaluation is required.
- Dog must be current on vaccinations.
- $210 for 5, 50-minute group sessions
- The official AKC CGC/CGCA test is included in the class.
- The AKC charges a fee (not included in this class) if you choose to register your test results with them.
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Gabi Vannini CPDT-KA
Gabi Vannini CPDT-KA joined the WAGD staff in fall 2018. She teaches barn hunt, agility, conformation, rally and manners. She is an AKC CGC, trick, ACT test, temperament test and farm dog evaluator. Gabi competes in a variety of dog sports with her own dogs and has titled in obedience, agility, rally, conformation, lure coursing, dock diving, barn hunt, tricks […]
Matt Henry
Matt first joined the What a Great Dog! Team in March of 2022. He completed the Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Foundations course in the fall of 2022, and finished the WAGD Trainer Education Program in 2023. He teaches Pet Manners classes and does WOW In-home Training Sessions. As a child, Matt dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. Although he didn’t […]