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.
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Doing Our Part to Help Shelter Dogs
This week’s CITIZEN CANINE topic is CGC & Shelter Dogs. The Canine Good Citizen Program is a program that is being implemented as a way to help shelter dogs get adopted.Sadly, one of the most common reasons that dogs are … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, CGC test, Responsible Dog Ownership, Training
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How Do I Prepare My Clingy Dog for Newborns? My Dog Pees Whenever She’s Excited
Home Alone, Con’t.
From CITIZEN CANINE Ten Tips for Leaving Your Dog Alone 1. Shaping is the key. Remember shaping, in which you start with leaving the dog for a short time and then gradually add time. The mistake that owners often make … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior
Tagged separation anxiety, separation behaviors, separation issues
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