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
Stimulus Control
We’ve talked about reinforcement, extinction, and punishment. The last of the main behavioral principles is stimulus control. Behaviors are said to be under stimulus control when there is an increased probability that the behavior will occur as a result of … Continue reading
Extinction
We’ve talked about using reinforcement to change behavior. Extinction is another operant (learned) method that can be used to change the behavior of people or animals. Extinction is when a behavior that was previously reinforced is no longer reinforced, and … Continue reading
A Club’s Goal to Train German Shepherd Dogs
Here’s a great case of an AKC Specialty (for one breed only) club that had a goal. Lisa Marie Fortier, a Canine Good Citizen evaluator and AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy instructor, wrote to tell us about wonderful work being done by … Continue reading
Canine Math Whiz: #8
Continuing on yesterday’s theme of intelligence, our number eight pick is a story of a dog who can do math! We thought this was really interesting and a great testament to what dogs can learn. Labrador Retriever Does Math (The … Continue reading
All that Dogs Can Learn: #9
Coming in at number 9 is a story about a Border Collie that knows more than 1,000 words. We chose this story because it shows just how intelligent dogs are and what they are capable of when people take the … Continue reading
Canine Good SENIOR Citizen
If you’re a dog trainer, you’ve heard the question a thousand times — “Can you teach an old dog new tricks?” Of course the answer is yes. But this week in Canine Good Citizen evaluator Edie Elting’s CGC class (Charlotte, … Continue reading
Posted in CGC test, Senior Dogs
Tagged cgc test, senior dogs, teaching older dogs, training
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Lights, Camera, Action!
We’re ready to make you and your dog a star! And if you’re a Canine Good Citizen or AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy instructor, we can help promote your great classes by showing your training in action. All you need to do … Continue reading
New Activities for 2012: Getting Started in Therapy Work
We’re three days into the new year, and hopefully you’ll do some fun things with your dog in 2012. You can go to a training class, schedule more time to take your dog on outings, or participate in an activity … Continue reading
Posted in Therapy and Service dogs
Tagged getting started in therapy work, therapy dogs, training
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CGC at AKC Meet the Breeds this Weekend!
I’m in New York City this weekend for the 3rd Annual AKC Meet the Breeds event at the Jacob Javits Center! I’ll be there answering people’s questions about training and behavior, and demonstrating different parts of the Canine Good Citizen … Continue reading
Posted in Meet the Breeds
Tagged akc meet the breeds, behavior, Canine Good Citizen, training
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