Citizenship/Companion

Canine Good Citizen is a 10-skill test that teaches good manners to dogs and responsible dog ownership to their owners.

CGC is open to all dogs–purebred and mixed breed. There are no age minimums or limits for participating in the Canine Good Citizen program.

The AKC Canine Good Citizen™ (CGC) program provides a perfect framework for training your dog to become a polite member of society. Based on you and your dog’s training needs, you have multiple options to get started.

You can teach your dog the 10 CGC skills yourself, work with a CGC trainer or attend a CGC training class where the test is given at the end of graduation.

A detailed list with explanations is available on the AKC website.

Additional awards are available for a number of other citizen/ companion tests.  These can be found on the AKC website and  include Temperment Testing, Therapy Dog ,  Farm Dog Certified, Trick Dog, and Fit Dog.