This 90 min one day workshop will be an overview of the 10 items on the CGC test. You will teach/practice the skills listed below:

• Accepting a friendly stranger
• Sitting politely for petting
• Allows instructor to comb or lightly brush the dog, includes ear and foot exam (attendees should provide comb or brush of their choosing)
• Walking nicely on a loose leash.  includes right and left turn, about turn and stop
• Walking through a group of people
• Sit and down on command, includes handler walking 20 ft away while the dog stays in position
• Come when called from 10 feet away
• Demonstrate ability to calmly pass another dog
• Demonstrate a reasonable recovery from a distraction such as an item  being dropped
• Supervised Separation, meaning the dog calmly accepts the handler going out of site for 3 min while being held on a 6′ leash by the evaluator.

We will follow up this workshop with a CGC test the following week. If you feel ready to take the test, please sign up under the CGC Test on the emBARK events calendar. For all things CGC please visit Canine Good Citizen (CGC) – American Kennel Club (akc.org) for more information.