Canine Good Citizen Training
No matter where you are in your therapy dog journey, Canine Good Citizen skills will be important for you and your dog.
A dog with Canine Good Citizen skills is well-behaved at home, in public, and around other dogs.
Any responsible dog owner who’s trying to strengthen their relationship with their dog will find that practicing CGC skills allows them to communicate more clearly with their best friend. Explore our Canine Good Citizen training tips, tutorials, and resources.
Thinking about registering your dog as a therapy dog?
Learning more about the Canine Good Citizen test gives you a better sense of some basic obedience skills your dog will need to have to complete a therapy dog class.
Be sure to visit our About Therapy Dogs page to learn the answers to the most frequently asked questions about therapy dogs.
Working toward certification as a therapy dog team?
Passing the Canine Good Citizen test is a great first step to show how politely your dog can behave.
If you’d like your dog to earn any of various the AKC therapy dog titles, be sure to have your dog registered with the AKC. Even mixed-breed dogs may be registered as Canine Partners.
Need to re-certify as a therapy dog team?
Brushing up on the 10 Canine Good Citizen skills will help you prepare for your re-certification test.
While you’re honing your CGC skills, consider testing for the advanced CGC titles: AKC Community Canine and/or Urban CGC.
Canine Good Citizen Training Tips
