Canine Good Citizen

• AKC CGC Program was started in 1989 as a way to encourage dog owners to train their dogs. It rewards dogs who display good social behavior.
• As of January 2013, CGC is an official AKC title that can go at the end of your dog’s name.
• In the CGC test your dog is asked to: 
  • Greet a friendly stranger
  • Sit politely for petting
  • Stand for grooming
  • Walk on a loose lead
  • Walk calmly through a crowd
  • Sit and stay on command
  • Come when called
  • Behave politely with a strange dog
  • React calmly and confidently to distractions
  • Sit for 3 minutes with a stranger
• Tollers easily achieve their CGC with proper early socialization and basic puppy obedience training.
• AKC Community Canine is the advanced CGC – the CGCA title.