Trick Dog & CGC

 

Trick Dog  & CGC Coordinator: Becky Voegtlin beckyvtx@yahoo.com

 

• Testing will be available Tuesday through Saturday in the mornings from 9 to 11 and in the afternoons (except Saturday) from 1 to 3.
• There will be a Trick Dog table set up near the main ring, and exhibitors can sign up there for the time block that they want.
• Entries will be taken on line or day-of. Entry fee is $10 for any level of Trick DOg. Online entries open 1/1/25 and close 4/23/25. New title ribbons will be awarded.
• Evaluators will be given a vest that states they are a Trick Dog Evaluator to wear when they are conducting testing.  Evaluators can also wear their vests at any other time besides the posted times, indicating they are available for testing.  If someone wants to test outside of the posted times, they can simply ask one of the people wearing a vest and get tested.
• We will provide a few of the basic props needed such as a crate, small step stool or platform, a hoop, a box, and possibly weave poles(6). Handlers would be responsible for bringing anything else they would need. 

AKC Trick Dog Titles

• NOVICE TRICK DOG (TKN)

The dog performs 10 skills from the Novice list. (see link to “Application” below for lists of skills). If a dog has a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certificate or title on record at AKC, it can do 5 Novice tricks (CGC + 5) to earn the Novice title.

• INTERMEDIATE TRICK DOG (TKI)

The dog must have the Novice title, plus perform 10 Intermediate tricks.

• ADVANCED TRICK DOG (TKA)

The dog must have the Intermediate title, plus perform 10 tricks from the Advanced list.

• TRICK DOG PERFORMER (TKP)

In this title, handlers perform a short routine with at least 10 tricks previously learned.

For application and checklist for each level:
http://www.akc.org/trick-Dog/trick-dog-applications/

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The Canine Good Citizen Program is a two-part program. First: to teach responsible dog ownership to owners and second: to certify that dogs have the training and behavior needed to be reliable.

CGC tests are noncompetitive. Dogs are not required to perform items on the test with the same precision needed in formal obedience trials.

 

There are 10 elements for the dog to pass on the CGC Test:

1. 1. 1. Accepting a Friendly Stranger
      2. Sitting Politely for Petting
      3. Appearance and Grooming
      4. Out for a walk on a loose lead
      5. Walking through a Crowd
      6. Sit and Down on Command and Staying in Place
      7. Coming When Called
      8. Reaction to Another Dog
      9. Reaction to Distractions
      10. Supervised Separation.

Additional requirements for CGCA testing may be found at http://www.akc.org/dog-owners/training/akc-community-canine/.

You no longer need a rabies certificate or immunization record for the CGC tests. You will be asked to sign a pledge that your dog is current on his vaccinations. CGC Testing may be done on a 6-foot lead with a buckle or slip collar or body harness. Head and pinch collars are not allowed. Dogs can be any age to be tested.

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Trick Dog Entry Fee $10

CGC Tests Fee $15

Combined CGC/TKN $20

Chair: Becky Voegtlin beckyvtx@yahoo.com

Entries open 01/01/2025
Pre-entries close 04/23/2025

There will be day of show entries

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