Hello and welcome to our new blog that is everything about the AKC Canine Good Citizen® (CGC®) Program. We’ll be talking about our newly released book, CITIZEN CANINE, the American Kennel Club’s official book on the Canine Good Citizen® Program. In addition to providing the latest breaking news on CGC® and AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy (the puppy level of CGC®), we’re also going to discuss common questions sent to AKC about canine behavior problems, training techniques, and all the things every dog and puppy owner should know. We’re looking forward to getting to know all of you!
Wyn & Mary Burch, Ph.D.
AKC's Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy Director, Certified Applied Animal BehavioristCitizen Canine Blog (that’s right, this one!) Wins at Westminster!
Every year, on the Sunday before the Westminster dog show, dog writers from across the country travel to New York City for annual writing awards that are the equivalent of “Best in Show” for dog writers. This year, the Citizen Canine blog (that’s right, this one!) won an award as the Best Blog in a writing competition and the Citizen Canine book won the prestigious Maxwell Medallion in the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) contest. For more information on DWAA, see dwaa.org
About the Programs
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy® is the puppy level of Canine Good Citizen® (CGC). AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy is designed to provide dog owners and their puppies with a great start in training. With more advanced skills than AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy, CGC rewards dogs who have good manners at home and in the community. The Canine Good Citizen Program stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs. The Hartford is a proud sponsor of the CGC and AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy programs.
I’d love to get a list of people to give the test in Northwest Washington. Any help?
Thanks! Liz.
Hi, Liz. Thanks for the interest! To find classes/evaluators near you, visit http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/cgc_bystate.cfm
Let us know if you need any other help!
I’m interested in knowing more about the STAR level.
My puppy is 7 mo old
Hi Glenda,
All S.T.A.R. Puppy information is located here: http://www.akc.org/starpuppy/
Good luck to you and your puppy!
Congrats on the blog!
Thanks, Chris!