American Kennel

Club Titles

AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC)

Canine Good Citizen logo featuring a person and a dog outline with "AKC" and "American Kennel Club" text, in yellow and blue colors.
AKC Community Canine logo featuring a person walking a dog on a leash in front of a house and tree, surrounded by a yellow and blue border with "AKC Community Canine" text and the American Kennel Club emblem.
AKC Urban CGC logo featuring a human silhouette with a dog on a leash against a cityscape backdrop, encircled by the text "AKC Urban CGC." Below the figures is the American Kennel Club emblem with "Founded 1884."

Are you interested in taking one of the CGC evaluations for your dog? Or maybe you are looking for training prep for you and your dog, or you’re just looking for more information, whichever one you are please click the button below and fill out the form to express your interest. Once you submit the form, your name will be added to the list of interested people. The tests are conducted periodically based on the level of interest. Dog Pause will reach out to you when a date is scheduled for the evaluation.

Woman holding a blue "Canine Good Citizen" ribbon next to a dog with a plaid bandana indoors.

you can check out this link to learn about the test and how to prep for it:

https://www.akc.org/products-services/training-programs/canine-good-citizen/

Trick Dog Titles

American Kennel Club Trick Dog logo featuring a silhouette of a dog jumping through a hoop, with text and a yellow ribbon.

Are you searching for a fun and engaging activity to do with your dog? Trick Dog Titles might be just the thing for you! There are five titles to earn, including Novice (TKN), Intermediate (TKI), Advanced (TKA), Performer (TKP), and Elite Performer (TKP).

To submit your evaluations, upload a video online (YouTube works great for this) and share the link with Tower. After receiving your work, Tower will evaluate it and notify you of the results.

You can learn more and see the list of tricks here:

https://www.akc.org/sports/trick-dog/