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:
We currently have NO BLACKOUT DATES scheduled for the months of June, July, or August (with the exception of Saturday evening, July 10th, which is pretty full... please see below)... We WILL be taking dogs on June 8th-11th and July 18th -22nd, which had been mentioned in a previous post as tentative possible dates that might be blacked out.
OTHER DATES THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY TURN INTO BLACKOUT DATES:
As of today, June 6th, 2021, I see on our calendar that we have NO DOGS SCHEDULED YET for these dates:
Monday, OCTOBER 18th through Thursday, OCTOBER 21st
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY STARTED PLANNING A TRIP THAT INCLUDES ALL OR PART OF THESE DATES,
PLEASE LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY, SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE YOU!
(We have not made solid plans yet, but we're trying to get a feel for what might be available coming up)
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 the above October 2021 dates.
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!
SATURDAY, JULY 10th: We are taking only a limited number of clients on that weekend,
and we already have our maximum count of dogs on the calendar for that date.. We need to keep the doggie count fairly 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 too many dogs! (Note to: Roo J, Kenya, Ruby M, Willow, Zoey T, Boba, and Austin & Baily P... You are all scheduled to be here... IF your plans change, please call us right away to let us know so your spot can be filled by another dog! Thanks.) PLEASE CALL NOW if your dog is not listed here, and if you have a vacation planned that includes that Saturday, to see if we might be able to accommodate your dog. There have been quite a few cancellations lately.
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, (to go see the kids and grandkids in EUROPE!) and we will let you know if those plans become a realty, just as soon as we can.
We currently have NO BLACKOUT DATES scheduled for the months of June, July, or August (with the exception of Saturday evening, July 10th, which is pretty full... please see below)... We WILL be taking dogs on June 8th-11th and July 18th -22nd, which had been mentioned in a previous post as tentative possible dates that might be blacked out.
OTHER DATES THAT MIGHT POSSIBLY TURN INTO BLACKOUT DATES:
As of today, June 6th, 2021, I see on our calendar that we have NO DOGS SCHEDULED YET for these dates:
Monday, OCTOBER 18th through Thursday, OCTOBER 21st
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY STARTED PLANNING A TRIP THAT INCLUDES ALL OR PART OF THESE DATES,
PLEASE LET US KNOW RIGHT AWAY, SO WE CAN ACCOMMODATE YOU!
(We have not made solid plans yet, but we're trying to get a feel for what might be available coming up)
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 the above October 2021 dates.
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!
SATURDAY, JULY 10th: We are taking only a limited number of clients on that weekend,
and we already have our maximum count of dogs on the calendar for that date.. We need to keep the doggie count fairly 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 too many dogs! (Note to: Roo J, Kenya, Ruby M, Willow, Zoey T, Boba, and Austin & Baily P... You are all scheduled to be here... IF your plans change, please call us right away to let us know so your spot can be filled by another dog! Thanks.) PLEASE CALL NOW if your dog is not listed here, and if you have a vacation planned that includes that Saturday, to see if we might be able to accommodate your dog. There have been quite a few cancellations lately.
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, (to go see the kids and grandkids in EUROPE!) 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
