AKC Test Requirements

S.T.A.R. Puppy

1                Proof of vaccines                                                     11         Release of treat/toy

2                Puppy is healthy and active                                    12         Allows petting by stranger

3                Exercise plan                                                            13         Allows owner handling and brief exam

4                Attend 6 classes                                                       14         Follow on-leash for 15 steps

5                Poop bags                                                                 15         Walks by people 5 feet away

6                Form of ID                                                                  16         Sit with lure

7                Free of aggression towards people                        17         Down with lure

8                Free of aggression towards puppies                      18         5 foot recall to owner

9                Tolerates collar/harness/head collar                       19         Reaction to distractions 15 feet away

10              Owner can hug/hold puppy                                      20         Supervised separation for 10 steps 

 

Canine Good Citizen (evaluation in class setting)

1                 Accepting a Friendly Stranger, shake hands, ignore dog  6             Sit/Down stay (20 ft leash)

2                 Sitting Politely for Petting                                                     7             Recall (20 ft leash)

3                 Appearance and Grooming                                                   8             Reaction to another Dog

4                 Out for a Walk (loose leash) with turns                                9             Reactions to Distractions

5                 Walking through a Crowd                                                     10           Supervised Separation (3min)

 

Community Canine (Advanced CGC) (evaluation in class)

1                 Dog Stands, Sits, Downs and waits under control for owner for about 3 minutes

2                 Loose leash walk with turns

3                 Loose leash walk though crowd

4                 Dog walks past other dogs as a distraction w/o pulling

5                 Sit-stay in circle of 3 dogs, on leash, 3 feet apart from each other as humans talk

6                 Dog allows person carrying bag to approach, place bag on ground 2 feet away and pet

7                 Leave-it

8                 Sit/Down stay on 20 ft leash while owner turns back, walks away, picks up an item and returns 

9                 Recall on 20 ft leash with distractions (non-leave-it) offset

10               Sit/Stand stay while owner goes through narrow doorway with coffee in hand and calls dog

 

Urban Good Citizen (Urban CGC) (evaluation in community)

1                 Enter/exit doorways with no pulling

2                 Navigating a crowd on busy urban sidewalk, toleration of distractions; sunglasses, coats…

3                 Appropriate reactions to city distractions

4                 Crossing streets with sit/stand at the corner, crosses street under control

5                 Ignore trash/leave-its on the sidewalk

6                 Person carrying something walks up and pets dog while still carrying item

7                 Down stay for 3 minutes in dog friendly building lobby

8                 Stairs/Steps/Elevator under control

9                 House trained (owner verifies)

10              Transportation; dog enters/exits car calmly and rides under control