Positive Reinforcement Training Series
Course Title: Canine Good Citizen Training
Prerequisites: Required Course Supplies: Positive Techniques Training Kit (see below)
Purpose: Prepare your dog to take the Canine Good Citizen Test.
What you can expect to learn from this Course:
- BE PREPARED to pass a Canine Good Citizen test near you.
- Canine Good Citizen training
- The 10 Points included in the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test; some of which are:
- Walking on a loose leash
- Walking through a crowd
- Appropriate reaction to distractions
Course Info: The purpose of the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Test and program is provide a venue to ensure our dogs can be relied upon to be a good citizen of the community. There is no competition for the Canine Good Citizen Test, it is a pass/fail test. However, both purebred and mixed breeds can achieve this title and are often more welcome in public settings. Many working dogs, such as assistance dogs or therapy dogs are required to earn the Canine Good Citizen title. This is a Canine Good Citizen training course. Train your own dog without expensive travel to pass the Canine Good Citizen test. Clicker training is not a prerequisite skill but a positive attitude is! We use all positive training techniques to teach you Canine Good Citizen training.
Correction-based training methods or equipment are not acceptable in this class.
Course Cost and Length: $250 (includes supplies, see below). Six(6) live sessions.
Course Dates and Times: (TO REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS: Choose from the following course offerings. This will send you to our "Session Information and registration page." When you get there, click on the "Registration" link at the top or bottom of that page and follow the easy registration procedure.)
Live Session Schedule and Registration ($150, includes supplies below):
July 6-August 10, Fridays, 2:30-3:30 PM EST 
August 2-Sept. 6, Thursdays, 4-5:00 PM EST
Sept. 10-Oct. 15, Mondays, 6-7:00PM EST
Oct. 4-Nov. 8, Thursdays, 2:30-3:30 PM EST
Nov. 9-Dec. 14, Fridays, 5:30-6:30 PM EST
Recorded Session Registration ($75, does not include supplies):
NOTE: There is an additional $89.00 cost for a Positive Techniques Training Kit that is required for this course. If you have previously taken a course in the Positive Reinforcement Series, you will NOT need to buy this again. The Kit includes the following special training tools to be shipped to you after you register:
2-clickers, 1-training lead, 1-harness, 1-limited slip collar; 1-stuffable food toy.
Cost includes sales tax, shipping and handling. You will recieve instructions on how to order this under "Course Materials" when you register. You will be expected to have the materials by the second session. If you are taking the Recorded Sessions, order now, click HERE for ordering information.
- Live—You will speak to the instructor in an online “classroom” with several other students.
- Recorded— Watch the presentation as an e-book, with no interaction with the instructor or other students. Click here to check for recorded courses.
Instructor: Susan Sharpe, A.P.D.T; C.C.P.D.T.; CA-1 is co-owner and head instructor for Canine Companion by Certified Trainers. She has over 20 years of experience in dog training. Her background includes obedience, article search, tracking, obstacle course, drug detection, personal preotection, and family pet manners. Susan offers group classes, private instruction, and behavior modification from minor issues, such as unwanted barking, through more severe behaviors including separation anxiety and aggression. 
She also instructs therapy dog courses and trains service dogs for individuals. Susan is an instructor for the American Red Cross (#12642), including being an instructor for emergency pet first aid. She is a graduate of the Purdue University DOGS! course, a certified Tellington Touch CA-1 practitioner and is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer with the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Susan is an evaluator for Therapy Dog Inc. as well as a Canine Good Citizen evaluator for the American Kennel Club (#8968). She is the developer of the famous anxiety wrap. She and her dog Skye Ladd hold duel registries with Delta Society and Therapy Dog Inc. Susan spent 17 years in the corporate world before leaving it to work with animals as a full time career.
Student Information
We do not recommend taking a course if you have access to the internet
ONLY through a dial-up modem. The speed is just too slow and you will
not have a good experience. HOWEVER, you can go to the local library
or public areas with free wireless “areas” such as hotel lobbies
or coffee houses and take your course. You will need to bring your
cell phone. Though the call is toll-free to teleconference, depending
on your wireless cell phone service plan, you may be charged for the
minutes.
Check out the availability to have wireless through Direct TV or Satellite
installed at your home. The costs are getting more reasonable every
day.
For registration, login or other technical problems:
- Self-Service Technical Support
- Email: support@webex.com
- Live technical support
- Phone: Call 1-866-229-3239 (U.S. and Canada toll-free), +1-408-435-7088 (International toll), or an International toll-free phone number, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (For current customers only.)
Necessary Downloads Prior to taking a course:
- You will need to allow ActiveX to be installed on your computer (you will be prompted before logging in to a class if you need it).
- You will also need a media player for audio and video. Download the free Microsoft Media Player or Quicktime Player .
- MAC Users: Click here to get to Webex. On the page that comes up, in the left panel, choose "Training Manager" under "Set Up." Then, click on "verify your rich media players." Check that you have the latest uploads of Flash and Windows Media Player to be able to view and hear videos for this course.
You must also read and agree to the E-Training for Dogs, Inc. Standard Terms and Conditions prior to taking a course: Click here to read these. You will be asked when you register if you have read them and will not be allowed to take the course if you do not agree to the terms.
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