Canine Good Citizen and Trick Dog
The Canine Good Citizen® (CGC) program is an expert-made training program designed by AKC to help you and your dog be the best you can be–together.
We believe that all Norfolk Terriers can be good dogs, and all owners can be great owners, all it takes is a little bit of training, lots of love, and of course, plenty of praise along the way.
Canine Good Citizen is a 10-skill test that teaches good manners to dogs and responsible dog ownership to their owners.
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Accepting a friendly stranger
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Sitting politely for petting
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Appearance and grooming
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Out for a walk
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Walking through a crowd
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Sit and down on cue/Staying in place
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Coming when called
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Reaction to another dog
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Reaction to distractions
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Supervised separation
Do you and your dog love to be the life of the party by showing off his arsenal of tricks? Then he might be perfectly primed to earn AKC Trick Dog titles!
There are five AKC Trick Titles you and your dog can earn:
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AKC Novice Trick Dog (TKN)- Your dog performs 10 skills from the Novice list. (see link to “Application” 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. (https://images.akc.org/pdf/trick_dog_novice.pdf)
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AKC Intermediate Trick Dog (TKI) – Your dog must have the Novice title, plus perform 10 Intermediate tricks.
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AKC Advanced Trick Dog (TKA) – Your dog must have the Intermediate title, plus perform 10 tricks from the Advanced list.
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AKC Trick Dog Performer (TKP) – In this title, handlers perform a short routine with at least 10 tricks with at least 3 tricks using props.
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AKC Trick Dog Elite Performer (TKE) – In the highest level of Trick Dog, the Elite Performers perform a routine that has a story/script. At least 5 props are used.
HOW TO EARN AKC TRICK DOG TITLES
You can do in-person testing with an AKC Approved CGC Evaluator. The Title Application and Checklist for the particular title(s) you are applying for should be sent to AKC. You can have your tricks tested virtually by an AKC Approved CGC Evaluator.
Please contact your Norfolk's breeder, if you have question about how you train your Norfolk Terrier. Many Norfolk Terriers enjoyed these programs!
Please check AKC website for more information:
Canine Good Citizen: https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/
Trick Dog: https://www.akc.org/sports/trick-dog/about-trick-dog/
