Proud mama and amazing little star!

[Princetopher]

SunChaser & Shyla

My baby girl Shyla completed basic obedience on Tuesday night. She went from her graduation session right into her CGC testing and she passed her test like the little love she is! She even allowed me to put her graduation hat on and didn't try to take it off while the class pictures were being taken. I did take it off so she didn't have any distractions for her CGC test but she didn't seem to mind having a "hat" on her head at all! She's such a little star!

congrats are in order.
was the testing difficult?
the faulks & prince

 

[SunChaser]

congrats are in order.
was the testing difficult?
the faulks & prince

The CGC is set up in three stations. In the first station the dog is to be left with a handler for three minutes. The owner is then to move out of the room (out of sight) during this time. The dog is evaluated on how well he takes separation from his owner.

The second station is obedience. The dog is put into a sit stay and the owner walks away from the dog far enough that the dog can break the stay. At the count of five the owner returns to the dog. Then the dog is put on a long leash for safety and the owner puts the dog into a sit stay and walks away. Then at a count of five the owner calls the dog to come.. The tester will then have the dog placed in a sit next to the owner on leash and use a walker and clump clump clump it in a circle around the dog and the owner. Then she takes her clipboard and says oops and drops it flat on the floor to test the dog's reaction to unexpected sounds.

The third station is socialization. While on leash the dog is walked past another person with a dog. Then on the return trip the two humans stop and shake hands and talk for a minute while the dogs are put into a sit stay. One more pass is made with the dogs on the same side as each other to see if there is any leash aggression. Once that is completed several (about five) strangers are asked to walk into the ring and mill around. The owner of the dog is asked to walk between and around these moving people to judge the dog's reaction to strangers. Loose leash walking with several turns and about faces are performed along with examination of feet, ears and teeth much the same as a vet would do. The dog is then brushed by the testing person to evaluate the dogs reaction to being brushed..

It sounds complicated but it's not. Most well socialized dogs can pass the CGC if they are prepared in advance.

 

[Calliesmom]

The CGC is set up in three stations. In the first station the dog is to be left with a handler for three minutes. The owner is then to move out of the room (out of sight) during this time. The dog is evaluated on how well he takes separation from his owner.

The second station is obedience. The dog is put into a sit stay and the owner walks away from the dog far enough that the dog can break the stay. At the count of five the owner returns to the dog. Then the dog is put on a long leash for safety and the owner puts the dog into a sit stay and walks away. Then at a count of five the owner calls the dog to come.. The tester will then have the dog placed in a sit next to the owner on leash and use a walker and clump clump clump it in a circle around the dog and the owner. Then she takes her clipboard and says oops and drops it flat on the floor to test the dog's reaction to unexpected sounds.

The third station is socialization. While on leash the dog is walked past another person with a dog. Then on the return trip the two humans stop and shake hands and talk for a minute while the dogs are put into a sit stay. One more pass is made with the dogs on the same side as each other to see if there is any leash aggression. Once that is completed several (about five) strangers are asked to walk into the ring and mill around. The owner of the dog is asked to walk between and around these moving people to judge the dog's reaction to strangers. Loose leash walking with several turns and about faces are performed along with examination of feet, ears and teeth much the same as a vet would do. The dog is then brushed by the testing person to evaluate the dogs reaction to being brushed..

It sounds complicated but it's not. Most well socialized dogs can pass the CGC if they are prepared in advance.

That is a different order than the tests that Callie and Happy passed.
Theirs started with the dog sitting at my side- the evaluator walked up and introduced herself- asked to pet the dog- touched the dog- used a brush, touched their feet etc.
Then we moved to the sit or down- return to dog. do again with recall instead. and depending on the location- one test was at a pet store so we went into the store and walked around near families and other distractions.
I actually don't remember the order of some of the other things as they were TDI tested as well. I do think the supervised separation was the last item during their tests though.
here's a link to the AKC site: http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/training_testing.cfm

 

[danisgoat]

That is a different order than the tests that Callie and Happy passed.
Theirs started with the dog sitting at my side- the evaluator walked up and introduced herself- asked to pet the dog- touched the dog- used a brush, touched their feet etc.
Then we moved to the sit or down- return to dog. do again with recall instead. and depending on the location- one test was at a pet store so we went into the store and walked around near families and other distractions.
I actually don't remember the order of some of the other things as they were TDI tested as well. I do think the supervised separation was the last item during their tests though.
here's a link to the AKC site: http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/training_testing.cfm

This is how it was done for us, as well.

My girls passed their CGC at the Sheltie Rescue picnic that we went to. There is nothing better than getting your CGC and TDI amongst a sea of Shelties

 

[labgirl]

Congratulations!! Shyla is stunning!