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.
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
BLACKOUT DATES:
UPDATE January 12th, 2022: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Please block these JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 Dates:
Tuesday, January 18th (noon) through Thursday night, January 20th 2022
and
Sunday afternoon, January 30th through Wednesday night, February 2nd 2022
Other possible 2022 Blackout Dates:
UPDATE: mid-March is now open for reservations... we have already got a few dogs booked... so we will NOT be going anywhere then (we'll celebrate my birthday some other time)
SUMMER 2022:
Paul and I might be travelling to ITALY for our daughter's promotion ceremony, which is very likely to be held on August 1st (she is advancing from Major to Lieutenant Colonel) ...
So, we will probably be planning a trip from around July 25th until mid-August,
so we would not be available for boarding during that time.
As soon as we get our dates firmed up, we will announce here.
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...
so please check back here (or call us) before planning your getaway!
WE ARE GOING TO START LIMITING THE NUMBER OF DOGS WE WILL BE TAKING... TO A MAXIMUM OF 7 DOGS.
(but will accommodate up to 12 dogs for big holiday periods!)
We are so happy to see everyone planning vacations once again, after all the cancellations that everyone suffered through last year, but recently, we have really over-extended ourselves, and have discovered that allowing a large number of dogs to share our home at any given time, is not nearly as easy as it had been when we were younger... It is, in fact very stressful, and we need to recognize and accept our limitations. So please reserve your dog's spot early to avoid a disappointment that we do not have space available.
REMINDER: OUR NEW 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 (landline-NO text) (714) 532-3647
PLEASE TEXT OR CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if you need any of the above mentioned possible blackout dates.
Email: Please use our new 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 THE ABOVE 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!
UPDATE January 12th, 2022: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!
Please block these JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2022 Dates:
Tuesday, January 18th (noon) through Thursday night, January 20th 2022
and
Sunday afternoon, January 30th through Wednesday night, February 2nd 2022
Other possible 2022 Blackout Dates:
UPDATE: mid-March is now open for reservations... we have already got a few dogs booked... so we will NOT be going anywhere then (we'll celebrate my birthday some other time)
SUMMER 2022:
Paul and I might be travelling to ITALY for our daughter's promotion ceremony, which is very likely to be held on August 1st (she is advancing from Major to Lieutenant Colonel) ...
So, we will probably be planning a trip from around July 25th until mid-August,
so we would not be available for boarding during that time.
As soon as we get our dates firmed up, we will announce here.
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...
so please check back here (or call us) before planning your getaway!
WE ARE GOING TO START LIMITING THE NUMBER OF DOGS WE WILL BE TAKING... TO A MAXIMUM OF 7 DOGS.
(but will accommodate up to 12 dogs for big holiday periods!)
We are so happy to see everyone planning vacations once again, after all the cancellations that everyone suffered through last year, but recently, we have really over-extended ourselves, and have discovered that allowing a large number of dogs to share our home at any given time, is not nearly as easy as it had been when we were younger... It is, in fact very stressful, and we need to recognize and accept our limitations. So please reserve your dog's spot early to avoid a disappointment that we do not have space available.
REMINDER: OUR NEW 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 (landline-NO text) (714) 532-3647
PLEASE TEXT OR CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE if you need any of the above mentioned possible blackout dates.
Email: Please use our new 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 THE ABOVE 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
