Re: Canine Good Citizen

["Bill & Patti Oftedal" <boftedal@alaska.net>]

Good morning Linda and  Gina!
That sounds like a great idea, too bad I'm too faraway from you, I hope we
will be able to join you in a near future to have fun on the sun and have a
Golden party!

Love you all.

Patti from Valdez.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gina Heitz" <brier@oregonsbest.com>
To: <brierpups@fast.cs.utah.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 6:12 AM
Subject: Re: Canine Good Citizen


>
> >
> >The CGC test evaluates your dog's good manners.  It is not
> >formal obedience.  Dogs may heel on either side of you within
> >the length of their leash.  They are not expected to do precision
> >sits or fronts.
> >
> >Basically, your dog must not jump on, bite, or bark while in the test.
> >Otherwise, it's a fairly lenient test.
> >
> >
> >For more information, see:
> >
> >http://www.akc.org/love/cgc/index.cfm
> Thank You Linda,
>
> I would like to add that I totally agree that every dog should be able to
> obtain a CGC.  Several on this list are old enough to obtain this now and
> by July even the One litter will be old enough.
>
> So here is a challenge:  How about we all set goals to do this and get
> together in say July one weekend and in September one weekend and hold a
> test!  I will get the materials from AKC  and find a few volunteers to
help
> as well as we can utilize other Brier family members as volunteers.
>
> For those of you who have offered to help with rescue, here is your
> chance:  We will charge a nominal fee to test and the proceeds will go to
> rescue.
>
> We could hold this test say over at the coast have a pot luck and spend
the
> day just enjoying the sun and golden fun.
>
> Gina :-)
>