Kennel Club Good Gold Award
Designed as a developing course from the Silver Good Citizen, this course focuses on advanced training for real life situations. Training includes walking under control in public, walking to heel without a leash, progressive stay training, stopping the dog in an emergency and send to bed.
The excercises which all Good Citizen puppies are required to pass are listed below.
For further information and a more detailed description of the Award please click on the link for the Kennel Club website
Exercise 1 - Road Walk The object of this exercise is to test the ability of the dog to walk on a lead under control on a public highway beside the handler and for the handler to determine the speed of the walk
Exercise 2 - Return to Handler’s Side The object of this exercise is to be able to bring the dog back under close control during a lead free walk. With the dog off lead and not less than 10 paces away, upon instruction, the dog will be called back to the walking handler’s side and both should continue together for approximately ten paces.
Exercise 3 - Walk Free Beside Handler The object of this exercise is for the dog to be kept close to the handler’s side as may be necessary on a walk in the park.
Exercise 4 - Stay Down in one Place The object of this exercise is that the dog will stay down on the spot while the handler moves away for two minutes both in and out of sight.
Exercise 5 - Send the Dog to Bed The object of this exercise is to demonstrate control such as might be required in the home.
Exercise 6 - Stop the Dog The object of this exercise is for the handler to stop the dog at a distance in an emergency situation.
Exercise 7 - Relaxed Isolation The object of this exercise is for the dog to be content when left in isolation.
Exercise 8 - Food Manners The object of this exercise is for the dog to be fed in an orderly manner.
Exercise 9 - Examination of the Dog The object of this exercise is to demonstrate that the dog will allow inspection of its body by a stranger as might be undertaken by a veterinary surgeon.
Exercise 10 - Responsibility and Care The object of this exercise is to test the knowledge of the handler on specific subjects relating to owning a dog.