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.
Tag Archives: training tips
Resource Guarding: Don’t Touch My Dish!
A dog owner called the AKC Canine Good Citizen department with this problem: “I just adopted ‘Missy,’ this cute little Chihuahua mix, from our local shelter. She is a perfect dog in many ways, but if you get near her … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Training
Tagged behavior, food guarding, resource guarding, training tips
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Dogs Teaching Dogs
In her AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy and Canine Good Citizen classes, Sylvia Moody has the benefit of two assistants who know a lot about dogs. That’s because they are dogs. Meet Star and Justin, Sylvia’s Scottish Terriers. Star attended a recent … Continue reading
Posted in S.T.A.R.
Tagged akc star puppy, Canine Good Citizen, dogs learning from other dogs, training tips
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Preparing for Holiday Photos: Teaching Your Dog to Stay in Place
Yesterday afternoon, I was contacted by a writer who was writing for a photography magazine. She wanted to include tips for photographing dogs. Someone had advised her that the best technique to ensure that dogs would be settled down during … Continue reading
Reader Problem: My Dog is Obsessed with Other Dogs
In an earlier blog, we talked about the distraction dog exercise in the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test. One of our readers wrote in to say that her dog was obsessed with other dogs and that made walks unpleasant. I’m … Continue reading
