Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Tips & Warnings:
- Keep practice sessions short and fun.
- Some dogs take a little longer to learn this part of the test. If your dog is very excitable, make sure your give her some exercise before you practice.
- Any dog that eliminates during testing must be marked failed. The only exception to this rule is that elimination is allowable in test Item 10, but only when test Item 10 is held outdoors.
- Any dog that growls, snaps, bites, attacks or attempts to attack a person or another dog is not a good citizen and must be dismissed from the test.
Step1
Part Eight of the Canine Good Citizen test is one of the more difficult parts of the test. Your dog is required to approach another dog and the dog's handler. When the other handler is next to you, you have to have your dog sit at your side, shake hands with the other person, and then continue on your way.
Step2
Your dog is not allowed to jump on the other handler or dog. Your dog also has to be controlled and can't pull towards the other dog. Your dog also cannot show any signs of aggression towards the other person or dog.
Step3
Have a friend help you practice with this one. Start by having your friend approach you and your dog from about 20 feet away.
Step4
As your friend gets closer, keep your dog under control and then have your dog sit at your side while the other person is next to you.
Step5
Sometimes you need to practice just walking past the other person before you can do the sit command. If your dog gets real excited when she sees the other dog, practice just walking past each other.
Step6
As you get better control over your dog's behavior you can start to have him sit next to you.
