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
NEW BLACKOUT DATES FOR MARCH 2023... Just added on January 18, 2023:
We will NOT be available for boarding on the following dates:
Monday afternoon, March 13th until Friday morning, March 17th
We will be available until 5 pm on Monday, 3/13/23 for pick up for dogs staying Sunday night or for Monday Daycare,
and will be available again on Friday, March 17th at 1:00 pm for drop off. (possibly earlier than 1:00)
BLACKOUT DATES for 2023 (as of December, 2022)
Please note the dates listed below on your personal calendar, and try to plan around them when planning your vacation... We will NOT be available for these dates:
Tuesday morning, February 7th until Friday afternoon, February 10th, 2023
We are flying back to O.C. on Friday, and should be back home by about 5:00-5:15 pm, but if your dog is coming for the weekend and you need to drop off earlier on that Friday, ROSE might be available to come in around noon that day, or possibly earlier, however since we have to pay her, there would be an additional charge. Please call us for information.
Monday morning, May 15th until Friday afternoon, May 19th, 2023
We will be in Cabo San Lucas, and fly back on Friday afternoon.
Monday morning, October 2nd until Friday afternoon, October 6th, 2023
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
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!
We will NOT be available for boarding on the following dates:
Monday afternoon, March 13th until Friday morning, March 17th
We will be available until 5 pm on Monday, 3/13/23 for pick up for dogs staying Sunday night or for Monday Daycare,
and will be available again on Friday, March 17th at 1:00 pm for drop off. (possibly earlier than 1:00)
BLACKOUT DATES for 2023 (as of December, 2022)
Please note the dates listed below on your personal calendar, and try to plan around them when planning your vacation... We will NOT be available for these dates:
Tuesday morning, February 7th until Friday afternoon, February 10th, 2023
We are flying back to O.C. on Friday, and should be back home by about 5:00-5:15 pm, but if your dog is coming for the weekend and you need to drop off earlier on that Friday, ROSE might be available to come in around noon that day, or possibly earlier, however since we have to pay her, there would be an additional charge. Please call us for information.
Monday morning, May 15th until Friday afternoon, May 19th, 2023
We will be in Cabo San Lucas, and fly back on Friday afternoon.
Monday morning, October 2nd until Friday afternoon, October 6th, 2023
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
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)
