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:
We WILL be available for boarding this coming week, MARCH 23 - 25...
We will NOT be going out of town
(for those who had read the post just below regarding possible "unavailable" dates)
HEY! Is anyone out there in need of our services the week after next
(Tuesday, March 23, Wednesday, March 24 or Thursday March 25????)
IF YOU ARE PLANNING ANYTHING DURING THOSE THREE DATES, PLEASE LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY!
Over the next several days, 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.
PLEASE TEXT BY THURSDAY, 3/18 if you need the above dates.
As of today, March 14th, I see on our calendar that we have NO DOGS SCHEDULED right now for these dates, so if no one schedules by this Thursday, March 18th, we might make a reservation for another getaway. (yes, I know we have this coming week blocked (Tues 3/16-Thurs 3/18) but when opportunities become available, we need to go for it! April is already getting pretty full, although there are still a few open spots here and there ... If you have plans for April, now is the time to book your dogs for their stay!
CHECK BACK AGAIN ON THIS PAGE TO SEE IF WE WILL OR WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ABOVE DATES.
THE FOLLOWING BLACKOUT DATES (MARCH AND MAY) ARE FIRM... WE ALREADY HAVE RESERVATIONS:
Paul and I will NOT be available on the following dates...Please mark your calendar:
TUES. MARCH 16TH, WED. MARCH 17TH, AND THURS. MARCH 18TH, 2021
We will be back by Thursday night and available for Friday and the rest of the weekend.
IF YOU NEED US FOR FRIDAY, 3/19, PLEASE LET US KNOW ASAP SO WE CAN GET YOU ON THE CALENDAR!
ADDITIONAL BLACKOUT DATES:
We will not be available from Sunday morning, MAY 2nd until Saturday afternoon, MAY 8th, 2021.
ALSO PLEASE NOTE: Originally, in our New Year's letter we said there would be limited boarding on June 26th, but that date is now open again since our event has now been moved to SATURDAY, JULY 10th. We will still be allowing a limited number of clients on that weekend, and we already have two on the calendar (Willow and Kenya, we do have you scheduled, no worries!) but we need to keep the doggie count low because we do not yet know who will be here dog-sitting that evening, probably a very responsible teen, but we don't want them to be overwhelmed with 10 dogs!
We will be about 4 minutes away at O.C. Mining Company that evening for about 4 hours celebrating Paul's (postponed from last summer) 80th birthday as well as our 50th wedding anniversary!!
We MIGHT also be travelling during the week before and/or after Christmas this year, and we will let you know if those plans become a realty, just as soon as we can.
We will NOT be going out of town
(for those who had read the post just below regarding possible "unavailable" dates)
HEY! Is anyone out there in need of our services the week after next
(Tuesday, March 23, Wednesday, March 24 or Thursday March 25????)
IF YOU ARE PLANNING ANYTHING DURING THOSE THREE DATES, PLEASE LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY!
Over the next several days, 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.
PLEASE TEXT BY THURSDAY, 3/18 if you need the above dates.
As of today, March 14th, I see on our calendar that we have NO DOGS SCHEDULED right now for these dates, so if no one schedules by this Thursday, March 18th, we might make a reservation for another getaway. (yes, I know we have this coming week blocked (Tues 3/16-Thurs 3/18) but when opportunities become available, we need to go for it! April is already getting pretty full, although there are still a few open spots here and there ... If you have plans for April, now is the time to book your dogs for their stay!
CHECK BACK AGAIN ON THIS PAGE TO SEE IF WE WILL OR WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ABOVE DATES.
THE FOLLOWING BLACKOUT DATES (MARCH AND MAY) ARE FIRM... WE ALREADY HAVE RESERVATIONS:
Paul and I will NOT be available on the following dates...Please mark your calendar:
TUES. MARCH 16TH, WED. MARCH 17TH, AND THURS. MARCH 18TH, 2021
We will be back by Thursday night and available for Friday and the rest of the weekend.
IF YOU NEED US FOR FRIDAY, 3/19, PLEASE LET US KNOW ASAP SO WE CAN GET YOU ON THE CALENDAR!
ADDITIONAL BLACKOUT DATES:
We will not be available from Sunday morning, MAY 2nd until Saturday afternoon, MAY 8th, 2021.
ALSO PLEASE NOTE: Originally, in our New Year's letter we said there would be limited boarding on June 26th, but that date is now open again since our event has now been moved to SATURDAY, JULY 10th. We will still be allowing a limited number of clients on that weekend, and we already have two on the calendar (Willow and Kenya, we do have you scheduled, no worries!) but we need to keep the doggie count low because we do not yet know who will be here dog-sitting that evening, probably a very responsible teen, but we don't want them to be overwhelmed with 10 dogs!
We will be about 4 minutes away at O.C. Mining Company that evening for about 4 hours celebrating Paul's (postponed from last summer) 80th birthday as well as our 50th wedding anniversary!!
We MIGHT also be travelling during the week before and/or after Christmas this year, and we will let you know if those plans become a realty, just as soon as we can.
Questions? Call Dog Services Unlimited (714) 532-3647
