About CGC What is Canine Good Citizen®? Who Can Participate Owner Resources Where Are CGC Training Classes and Tests? Finding CGC Evaluators CGC Certificate: Getting a Replacement Owner Downloads: How to Get a Certificate Responsible Dog Owner's Pledge What's Next How to Get an AKC, PAL (ILP) or AKC Canine Partners Number After CGC: What […]

Canine Good Citizen®, AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy® and/or AKC Community Canine℠ An AKC club near you can provide you and your dog with training classes and testing for AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy, CGC and AKC Community Canine. You will be able to earn official AKC titles in Canine Good Citizen (the "CGC" title) and AKC Community Canine […]

CGC, CGCA and AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Show everybody you are a responsible dog owner and protect your dog at the same time. To go directly to the order page, click here.

The AKC’s Canine Good Citizen program is the gold standard of behavior for dogs in our communities. Almost one million dogs, both purebred and mixed breed, have participated in the program since it began in 1989. Canine Good Citizen is part of the AKC Family Dog Program and many dog owners choose CGC as their […]

About Canine Good Citizen® Apply for a CANINE PARTNERS NUMBER What is Canine Good Citizen and who can participate? For Dog Owners Training Classes, Earning the AKC CGC Title Test Items and Pledge CGC as a Title After the CGC Getting Started in Training Getting Started in Training Finding Classes/Evaluators Finding Classes and Evaluators For Evaluators […]

After CGC: What's Next? A well-trained dog is a joy to live with, and the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Program is a great first step in providing your dog with a solid foundation of basic training skills and intellectual stimulation. When you complete CGC training, you will have a canine companion who responds to core […]

How do I get a certificate? At the CGC test, owners should be given 2 parts of a three-part test form. On the form, owners are instructed to send in one copy of the test form with the recording fee for the CGC title to receive the certificate. Owners may choose to not purchase a […]

Every time a CGC test is completed, whether it be for 50 dogs or one dog, evaluators must send in a Test Summary Form. If a CGC test participant loses his/her paperwork, they can contact the evaluator to ask for written proof of passing the test (a letter or copy of the yellow form) so […]

AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy: 20 Steps for Success The AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy program focuses on all the things every puppy and owner need to have a great start together. STAR stands for Socialization, Training, Activity and a Responsible owner and in six weeks of STAR puppy classes, puppies and dogs learn the following behaviors and skills: […]

A key component of the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program is a responsible owner. Our Canine Good Citizen® Responsible Dog Owner's Pledge is for the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy® Program too. Responsibility should start the moment you decide to add a new dog or puppy to your family. AKC CGC℠ Responsible Dog Owner's Pledge I will be […]