Archie and me after the test for the beginner class
Archie and his awards
Archie and I have been taking training classes at a local dog training club (www.adtc.us) in hopes of earning his canine good citizen certificate....and after a few months of dedicated time, he did it! CGC is a program put out by the AKC promoting responsible dog ownership and good doggie manners (www.akc.org/events/cgc/program). There are 10 tests Archie passed in order to gain this honor :) 1. Accepting a friendly stranger
2. Sitting politely for petting
3. Appearance and grooming
4. Out for a walk (walking on a loose lead)
5. Walking through a crowd
6. Sit and down on command and staying in place
7. Coming when called
8. Reaction to another dog
9. Reaction to distraction
10. Supervised separation
Archie has also passed 2 training classes (beginner and pre-novice) with 3rd place and 1st place honors. Some of the above tests are harder for Archie than others (specifically reaction to another dog and walking on a loose lead) and all of the tests can become more difficult within a new environment. So, I guess he will always be a work in progress - as all dogs are :)
And of course Lucas likes to pretend he is a dog...or maybe this is just a result of him having as much interaction with dogs as he does with humans.
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