CGCA
Advanced Canine Good Citizen
From 3.00pm until 4.00pm
At Columbia River Maritime Museum
$125
This AKC CGCA prep class will meet for 4-5 weeks in a row for approximately 1 hour the first 3 weeks and for testing the 4th and 5th weeks for the dogs that don’t pass the test in week 4. Cost is $125 for all sessions. If all dogs pass on week 4, we can do CGCU or Trick Dog testing in week 5. We will be meeting outside of the Columbia River Maritime museum (this class is exclusively outside.)
If interested please complete a registration form on arnicadia.com. All questions should be directed to my e-mail (arnicadia@gmail.com,) my main Facebook page (Cati Foss,) or my phone 503-468-2559 (text and voicemail accepted!) My class size is limited to 10 dogs only and on a first come first served basis!
Make sure that you bring your standard leash (retractable leashes are not allowed,) a collar or harness your dog CAN'T escape from, plenty of training treats, pick up bags, water, and a slightly hungry dog that is willing to learn as well as making sure I can get a copy of your dog's current vaccinations if I don’t already have them on file! Be aware that no training aids are allowed during testing (including clickers, treats, calming aids, e-collars, etc. You can bring a corrective harness or halter to class, but they must test in a non-corrective collar or harness.)
AKC CGCA has a 10-step test of skills that dogs must pass to earn the official AKC title and/or certificate. Participants must have a dog that is registered with the AKC if they wish to add a CGCA title to their dog's AKC name, and must have a current CGC on file. As an important note: CGC does NOT make your dog a service dog as there is absolutely no certification process involved for a service dog; it is however a good preparation for public access training. The CGCA test is extremely comparable the the Therapy Dog certification however and can be a good indicator of whether your dog could pass a test to work in hospitals and nursing homes!