How to Pass The AKC Canine Good Citizen Test (CGC Test)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2024
- Do you want to prep for the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test? In this video we cover the following topics: What is the Canine Good Citizen Test? What are the Canine Good Citizen Test rules? How do you pass the Canine Good Citizen Test? What are the required skills and what can you do to prepare for the Canine Good Citizen Test?
Watch our expert trainers break down the test in simple parts. They explain the training required, what constitutes a pass vs a fail, and give you tips you can implement to make sure your dog passes the Canine Good Citizen Test!
The CGC Test, or Canine Good Citizen Test was started in 1989, by the AKC (American Kennel Club). Its main purpose is to make sure your dog is a well behaved member of your family inside your home as well as your community. This test requires that your dog is good with people, dogs, good on leash, knows all of their commands, and can listen and be comfortable in noisy/excitable areas.
All Suburban K9 trainers are CGC certified and would love to test your dog! Before taking the test make sure your dog meets the following criteria:
Calm and friendly to people regardless of age, sex, race or age
Calm and friendly to all dogs regardless of breed or size
Can heel well on leash
Knows all of their commands, sit, sit stay, down, down stay, and come
Can be separated from their owner without concern
Can listen on a Martingale Collar. Other options are available but this is our favorite choice.
All CGC tests should be done in public or at a training facility with real life distractions around. If you know the location of the test prior to your test day, we recommend taking your dog there early to get them used to listening in that environment.
The CGC Test has 10 test items. The test items and descriptions listed below are from AKC’s website found here.
www.akc.org/products-services...
Test 1 : Accepting a friendly stranger
This test demonstrates that the dog will allow a friendly stranger to approach it and speak to the handler in a natural, everyday situation.
Test 2 : Sitting politely for petting
This test demonstrates that the dog will allow a friendly stranger to touch it while it is out with its handler.
Test 3 : Appearance and grooming
This test demonstrates that the dog will welcome being groomed and examined and will permit someone, such as a veterinarian, groomer, or friend of the owner, to do so.
Test 4: Out for a walk (walking on a loose lead)
This test demonstrates that the handler is in control of the dog when the dog is walking on a leash.
Test 5: Walking through a crowd
This test demonstrates that the dog can move about politely in pedestrian traffic and is under control when on leash in public
Test 6: Sit and down on cue and stay in place
This test demonstrates that the dog has training, will respond to the handler’s cues to sit and down and will remain in place (sit or down position, whichever the handler prefers).
Test 7: Coming when called
This test demonstrates that the dog will come when called by the handler.
Test 8: Reaction to another dog
This test demonstrates that the dog can behave politely around other dogs.
Test 9: Reaction to distraction
This test demonstrates that the dog is always confident when faced with common distracting situations.
Test 10: Supervised separation
This test demonstrates that a dog can be left with a trusted person, if necessary, and will maintain training and good manners.
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Chapters
00:00 Intro and Overview
01:32 Accepting a Friendly Stranger
03:24 Sitting Politely for Petting
04:33 Appearance and Grooming
06:12 Out For a Walk
09:13 Walking Through a Crowd
10:39 Sit, Down, and Stay
13:06 Come When Called
14:32 Reaction to Another Dog
17:21 Reaction to Distractions
19:14 Supervised Separation
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The CGC Test is much easier to pass than you might think! As long as you know all the "rules", a dog with a fairly low amount of training can pass as long as they are friendly!
I have no idea why more haven’t watched this video. You presented the information spectacularly. I really appreciate your help, time, and tips. Very helpful!
Thanks for the kind words!!! Just as an FYI, we filmed a CGC Community Canine (CGCA) and an Urban CGC (CGCU) test yesterday in the Phoenix area. We will be uploading those in the next few weeks. They are just slightly more advanced CGC tests and are a lot of fun since they take place in public.
Great overview of this test! Thanks for sharing!
I'm glad it was helpful! Let us know if you have any questions!
Thank you.
Absolutely! Let us know if you have any questions about the test!
I’m taking my daughter’s Englishdoodle to class to be a therapy dog. Riley was trained by Nelson. He had his work cut out for him!!!! Thanks Nelson for teaching Riley the skills she needed to be a well behaved dog❣️❣️
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That is awesome Sally! I am excited to hear that Riley will be able to volunteer and help others!!!
this is fantastic!!!! we need to work on the dog reactivity and the leaving part. thanks for showing this, step by step
I'm glad it was helpful! Does your dog pull a lot on leash when they see a dog? If so, what age/breed is your dog and what collar type do you use?
@SuburbanK9DogTraining they are great until they see other dogs. Then it's a party 😅 lots of pulling and barking. All excitement. They love other dogs.
They are both great danes.
We used gentle leader. Now prong collar and we are watching your videos on how to interface the e collar safely. 😇
They sound like they are keeping you busy! Here is a video showing some tips on using a prong to stop leash pulling. th-cam.com/video/DdeHrc4pCmA/w-d-xo.html The start of the video shows prong collar acclimation but it also covers the mechanics of using the prong. The little things really matter when it comes to stopping leash pulling with a big dog.
Enjoy the videos and reach out with questions any time!
Glad I watched this video before our upcoming test. I am mostly nervous about the supervised separation and the reaction to another dog, since I dont have much opportunity to practice these.
Reaction to another dog is definitely one of the most challenging for the majority of dogs. Supervised separation pretty much always go well unless your dog has major separation issues. We also have videos on the CGCA and the CGCU if you are interested in learning a little more before the test (they are very similar). Good luck!
I don’t know if you’ve done testing yet but my friend did class with her goldendoodle and mine is a sheepadoodle. They were young puppies that took class right after final puppy shots. The one we practiced on our own before test was the meet and greet. You shake hands with other person then ask if you can pet their dog. As I’d move forward to pet other dog mine (and most) naturally come forward to join us! Got it down to keep Finley sitting as I reached out to pet other dog!
The only thing I don't agree with is that the dog already knows the evaluator, so it's not a typical real-life situation
Good point, and agreed that generally your dog won't know the evaluator when taking the CGC test. That being said, it is not an issue for the evaluator to know the dog being tested. The main thing is to just avoid a conflict of interest. You can't test your own dog of course but you can test a dog that you know as long as you are impartial.
All of that being said, the overall goal of this video is to show each test part in full detail and explain what constitutes a pass and fail for each section. I hope it helped and thanks for watching!
I think the video is to show the process. He mentioned, although inadvertently, that some areas dogs seem to fail more often and areas that dogs struggle while working with this one indicating that there is some level of familiarity.
Question: why would you say the supervised isolation is the easiest? I find the dogs that fail the test are due to the supervised isolation and the reaction to another dog. I also thought the dogs had to walk past each other, like handler past handler - dogs on the outside. Any suggestions for practicing this if you have a dog that really stares or wants to say hi?
We have administered tests for years and have never had one of our client dogs fail the supervised separation section. The expectations for that section are fairly low. The dog can be a little stressed they just can't cause a scene. We do see a lot of fails on the reaction to another dog section though. That is a section that is easy to fail because the expectations are so high.
There are a few things you can work on to make a pass more likely on the reaction to another dog section. I would work on a strong heel command in any situation you can think of to increase their proficiency with the command. Practice heeling past members of your family, hot dogs on the floor, your neighbors dog etc. You can also practice the heel command when someone rings your doorbell. If your dog can listen in an exciting situation like that they test should be much easier to pass.
I hope this helps!
@@SuburbanK9DogTraining thank you. Guess we have a lot of dogs extremely attached to their Moms. Should be a bit easier now that the person can interact to at least try to put them at ease. Will try the solid, heel then for the reaction to another dog. Thank you again.
the dogs do have to walk past each other.
I just read that test is not mandatory
Mandatory for what?
@@SuburbanK9DogTraining not sure if this is the same testing for service dogs. I read those test are not mandatory. So you don't have to do them.
The laws governing service dogs created something like the Wild West. Absolutely no testing or certification is required for a service dog.
The CGC test is meant for people who want to show their dog is well mannered in public. Most people who take the CGC test have the goal of making their dog a therapy dog. Many places require a CGC certificate if you want to bring your dog there to do therapy work (libraries, hospitals, etc.).
I hope I explained that well 😃
@@SuburbanK9DogTraining thanks for explaining it to me. Yeah the service dogs not needing testing, no certification, no vest to identify its a service animal is insane to me. It's like anything goes
It feels kinda crazy and definitely leads to a lot of abuse with people having fake "service dogs". The airlines have had a tough go of it over the last few years with tons of people bringing on "service dogs" that are untrained and ill-mannered.