CGC and Trick Dog

Canine Good Citizen

AKC CGC Instructor
  • Accepting a friendly stranger
  • Sitting politely for petting
  • Appearance and grooming
  • Out for a walk (walking on a loose lead)
  • Walking through a crowd
  • Sit and down on command and Staying in place
  • Coming when called
  • Reaction to another dog
  • Reaction to distraction
  • Supervised separation

THE SKILLS FOR THE TRICK DOG TEST ARE:

AKC Novice Trick Dog (TKN)- Your dog performs 10 skills from the Novice list. (see link to “Novice” below for lists of skills). If a dog has a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificate or title on record at AKC, it can do 5 Novice tricks (CGC + 5) to earn the Novice title. Trick Dog checklists are available below for all 5 levels of AKC Trick Dog.