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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.
Tag Archives: training goals
Survey Results: What Are Your Training Goals?
Reading the survey results made me feel honored to be associated with all of you who read the blog. It’s clear that we have top-notch trainers here, dog owners who are committed to learning new skills, and instructors who continually … Continue reading
Your Own Training Goals
This week has been all about setting goals, and we want to hear from you. What are your training goals? Whether you’re a dog owner, intructor, or evaluator, what would you like to accomplish when it comes to training? Share … Continue reading
AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Video: Setting Goals for Puppies
This week we’re talking about setting goals in training. Here is a video of Karen Prichard’s AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy class at Cherry Point Dog Training Center in Pensacola, FL. In addition to setting goals for herself as an instructor, Karen … Continue reading
CGC is a Good Goal for All Dogs
Yesterday we talked about setting training goals. Barbara Garceau of Chaplin, CT, is the proud owner of “AJ” who is known in the dog show world as GCH S.Xposur N Dynastys Chasin Neon Rainbows CD, RE. And that’s not all. … Continue reading
Back to Training: Setting Goals
Petra Ford and Tyler in competition in the U.S. We hope you enjoyed our ten days of Top Dog Stories. Now it’s time to get back to training topics. If you’re an instructor, Canine Good Citizen evaluator, or the owner … Continue reading
