Dog Services Unlimited - Serving Southern California Dog Owners Since 1969
A.K.C. CANINE GOOD CITIZEN ® CERTIFICATION TEST
WE'RE SORRY, BUT WE WILL NO LONGER BE SCHEDULING THE GOOD CITIZEN TESTS ANYWHERE.
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All breeds of dogs (mixed or purebred) who have been trained to obey basic obedience commands and who can remain calm when faced with distracting situations in public places, are welcome to try to earn a Canine Good Citizen ® Certificate.
Your dog will be tested on ten skills outlined in the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen ® program. These skills demonstrate her responses to basic obedience commands, and indicate whether she will behave in a well-mannered way when out in public and in the midst of distractions. Passing this test will also entitle a dog registered or listed with the AKC to have CGC™ added to her title record, and appear as a part of her titled name.* |
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Students who pass all ten parts of the test will receive the paperwork needed to obtain their official certificate from the American Kennel Club.* Passing students also may purchase a collar tag or an embroidered patch (to sew on a jacket -- or your dog's bandana!). We send a list of all dogs who earn their Canine Good Citizen ® Certificates to the American Kennel Club in New York, to be recorded officially on your dog's record.
If there are some skills you don't pass during the test, your Evaluator can advise you what to work on at home to prepare for passing the remaining skills to earn your certificate. Practicing with your dog in a group class can help your dog to become more reliable around distractions.
*PLEASE NOTE: If your dog passes all ten skills, your evaluator will provide you with the testing paperwork and other information necessary to receive your Certificate and Title from the American Kennel Club. However students are responsible for completing the process by sending all required paperwork to the AKC, along with additional fees payable directly to the AKC.
Boarding Clients:
Announcements and Reminders
ANNOUNCEMENT: JULY 2nd, 2023:
BAD NEWS: On Thursday evening, June 29th, Patty took a very bad fall here in the house, and went to the ER where she was diagnosed with a FRACTURED NECK !!
She will be pretty much incapacitated for at least the next 8 weeks, and we don't know yet if she will need to have surgery. She has to wear a very uncomfortable neck brace 24/7, which prevents her from seeing the ground in front of her or looking to the left or right. It is very important that she does not move around too much, and especially not to trip over a dog! A jolt to the neck could cause paralasis or even death!
We are in the process of calling all of our clients who have reservations for boarding from July 15th until the end of August to let them know that they will need to find someone else to take care of their dogs, at least for this time. (Fortunately our daughter and 16 year old grandson are here visiting from Algeria, and they are filling in on the duties that I usually do, but they will only be here for the next 12 days) Paul is also doing his best, but if he has a problem and also becomes incapacitated as well, then we will really be up a creek! We will re-evaluate how I am doing perhaps in September, but it is very possible that we may make the decision to close our business. We are truly sorry for this to happen, but we are trying our best to do what we can to keep going.
For now, we are not going to take any reservations for boarding or daycare. You can check back with us in September to see if we have made a decision to start taking dogs again or not. Please watch for an announcement here on this website as well.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: MAY 20TH 2023:
JUNE 2023... We are now available for the entire month of June 2023:
We had previously blocked out June 16th until June 19th, but WE HAVE CANCELLED OUR PLANS FOR THOSE DATES,
SO PLEASE CALL OR TEXT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE ANY DAYS IN JUNE.
NO BLACKOUT DATES FOR JUNE, JULY, OR AUGUST as of today, 5/20
Right now, we have at least one or more dogs reserved for almost every day for those three months.
THERE ARE 3 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER WHERE NO DOGS ARE SCHEDULED YET, and we are thinking of planning a short getaway for those three days: SEPTEMBER 5th, 6th, and 7th.
This is the Tuesday through Thursday immediately following Labor Day.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING A VACATION DURING THESE DATES, PLEASE CALL US NOW TO LET US KNOW.
If we do not have any dogs scheduled for those dates by JUNE 1st, then we will be blocking those three days and we will NOT be available.
REMINDER:
BLACKOUT DATES FOR OCTOBER 2023... These were announced December, 2022
Monday morning, October 2nd until Friday afternoon, October 6th, 2023
We will be in Cabo San Lucas, and fly back on Friday afternoon.
Please note the October dates listed above on your personal calendar, and try to plan around them when planning your vacation... We will NOT be available for these dates!
Please remember to book as early as possible, if you have scheduled a trip and need our services... if we see several days together where no dogs are scheduled to come in, we might decide to take advantage of that and plan a quick getaway...
Try to book with us at least THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE to avoid a disappointment that we do not have space available.
Please check back here (or call us) before planning your getaway!
REMINDER: THE FOLLOWING BOARDING AND DAY CARE RATES ARE NOW IN EFFECT (as of October 1st, 2021)
Overnight boarding: $55 per night for one dog... 2nd dog from the same household staying the same dates: $30
Day Care: $30 for one dog... 2nd dog from the same household $20
Pick up time is 5:30 pm or earlier for overnight boarding or day care.
You are not charged for the day you pick up as long as you pick up by 5:30 pm.
The quickest way to let us know you need to make a reservation, is to
SEND US A TEXT: (714) 925-0439 and we will reply to you right away.
Or, you may call our Business line (landline-NO text) (714) 532-3647
WHENEVER YOU TEXT OR EMAIL ANYTHING TO US, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SEE A REPLY...
IF I DO NOT REPLY WITHIN A DAY OR TWO, PLEASE CALL OR SEND ANOTHER TEXT TO MAKE SURE I RECEIVED YOUR EMAIL OR TEXT. (Emails do tend to get buried...I usually see texts and reply right away)
Email: Please use THIS email address: pattyandpaul@earthlink.net (we can filter out and see your email much sooner... IF you send an email to our older address (dogservicesunlimited@earthlink.net), it is likely to get buried very quickly and we may miss seeing it!
PLEASE CHECK BACK AGAIN ON THIS PAGE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING UNAVAILABLE DATES.
If we do decide to plan a getaway for us, I will post that HERE...
Until it is posted as a definite blackout date, consider it still available, but call or text for a reservation asap. Thanks!
BAD NEWS: On Thursday evening, June 29th, Patty took a very bad fall here in the house, and went to the ER where she was diagnosed with a FRACTURED NECK !!
She will be pretty much incapacitated for at least the next 8 weeks, and we don't know yet if she will need to have surgery. She has to wear a very uncomfortable neck brace 24/7, which prevents her from seeing the ground in front of her or looking to the left or right. It is very important that she does not move around too much, and especially not to trip over a dog! A jolt to the neck could cause paralasis or even death!
We are in the process of calling all of our clients who have reservations for boarding from July 15th until the end of August to let them know that they will need to find someone else to take care of their dogs, at least for this time. (Fortunately our daughter and 16 year old grandson are here visiting from Algeria, and they are filling in on the duties that I usually do, but they will only be here for the next 12 days) Paul is also doing his best, but if he has a problem and also becomes incapacitated as well, then we will really be up a creek! We will re-evaluate how I am doing perhaps in September, but it is very possible that we may make the decision to close our business. We are truly sorry for this to happen, but we are trying our best to do what we can to keep going.
For now, we are not going to take any reservations for boarding or daycare. You can check back with us in September to see if we have made a decision to start taking dogs again or not. Please watch for an announcement here on this website as well.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: MAY 20TH 2023:
JUNE 2023... We are now available for the entire month of June 2023:
We had previously blocked out June 16th until June 19th, but WE HAVE CANCELLED OUR PLANS FOR THOSE DATES,
SO PLEASE CALL OR TEXT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE ANY DAYS IN JUNE.
NO BLACKOUT DATES FOR JUNE, JULY, OR AUGUST as of today, 5/20
Right now, we have at least one or more dogs reserved for almost every day for those three months.
THERE ARE 3 DAYS IN SEPTEMBER WHERE NO DOGS ARE SCHEDULED YET, and we are thinking of planning a short getaway for those three days: SEPTEMBER 5th, 6th, and 7th.
This is the Tuesday through Thursday immediately following Labor Day.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING A VACATION DURING THESE DATES, PLEASE CALL US NOW TO LET US KNOW.
If we do not have any dogs scheduled for those dates by JUNE 1st, then we will be blocking those three days and we will NOT be available.
REMINDER:
BLACKOUT DATES FOR OCTOBER 2023... These were announced December, 2022
Monday morning, October 2nd until Friday afternoon, October 6th, 2023
We will be in Cabo San Lucas, and fly back on Friday afternoon.
Please note the October dates listed above on your personal calendar, and try to plan around them when planning your vacation... We will NOT be available for these dates!
Please remember to book as early as possible, if you have scheduled a trip and need our services... if we see several days together where no dogs are scheduled to come in, we might decide to take advantage of that and plan a quick getaway...
Try to book with us at least THREE WEEKS IN ADVANCE to avoid a disappointment that we do not have space available.
Please check back here (or call us) before planning your getaway!
REMINDER: THE FOLLOWING BOARDING AND DAY CARE RATES ARE NOW IN EFFECT (as of October 1st, 2021)
Overnight boarding: $55 per night for one dog... 2nd dog from the same household staying the same dates: $30
Day Care: $30 for one dog... 2nd dog from the same household $20
Pick up time is 5:30 pm or earlier for overnight boarding or day care.
You are not charged for the day you pick up as long as you pick up by 5:30 pm.
The quickest way to let us know you need to make a reservation, is to
SEND US A TEXT: (714) 925-0439 and we will reply to you right away.
Or, you may call our Business line (landline-NO text) (714) 532-3647
WHENEVER YOU TEXT OR EMAIL ANYTHING TO US, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SEE A REPLY...
IF I DO NOT REPLY WITHIN A DAY OR TWO, PLEASE CALL OR SEND ANOTHER TEXT TO MAKE SURE I RECEIVED YOUR EMAIL OR TEXT. (Emails do tend to get buried...I usually see texts and reply right away)
Email: Please use THIS email address: pattyandpaul@earthlink.net (we can filter out and see your email much sooner... IF you send an email to our older address (dogservicesunlimited@earthlink.net), it is likely to get buried very quickly and we may miss seeing it!
PLEASE CHECK BACK AGAIN ON THIS PAGE TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING UNAVAILABLE DATES.
If we do decide to plan a getaway for us, I will post that HERE...
Until it is posted as a definite blackout date, consider it still available, but call or text for a reservation asap. Thanks!
Questions? Call Dog Services Unlimited (714) 532-3647 (landline, NO TEXT to this number)
