kennel club puppy and Good citizen scheme
kennel club puppy foundation
Kennel club Puppy Foundation scheme
"The Kennel Club's Puppy Foundation Assessment is designed to foster socialization and set the groundwork for your puppy's education and training. By completing this course, puppies will learn to respond effectively to their handlers, who in turn will gain insight into the joys and responsibilities of dog ownership.
- How to behave around other puppies, people and distractions
- Hands are good things and not for biting
- Coming back when called
- Walking on a loose lead
- Sit down, stand and stay obedience
- How to enjoy grooming and handling
- How to greet an adult dog from our tutor team
- Waiting and walking through doorways behind the leader
- Fetching and leaving toys
- Food manners with feeding bowls and taking treats gently
Bronze
The Bronze Award is a fun and exciting next step after our Puppy Courses, or for your furry friends who are over 20 weeks old. In this course, we follow the engaging curriculum of the Kennel Club Good Citizens Scheme. This means we have a bunch of structured activities and exercises that your dog will love learning and mastering. Plus, we've thrown in some extra goodies .
Some of the elements in the Bronze Good Citizens Dog Scheme:
- Walking your dog to heel on lead
- Walking your dog around distractions
- Recalling your dog
- A one minute stay
- Walking through a doorway under control
- Examining and grooming your dog
- Being able to remove and fit your dogs walking equipment
- Questions on being a responsible dog owner
Silver and gold
Silver Award
This is the second level of training, which is designed to follow on from the Bronze Course.
The elements involved in the Silver Good Citizens Dog scheme:
- Walking to heel outside
- Recall your dog from 10 strides away
- Calling your dog away from distractions
- Play with your dog
- Stay for two minutes
- Safely getting your dog in and out of the car
- A stranger examining your dog (as the vet or groomer would)
- Food manners whilst you are eating
- Questions on being a responsible owner
Gold Award
The elements involved in the Gold Good Citizens Dog Scheme:
- Walking to heel outside with changes in pace and direction
- Walking at heel off lead
- A recall
- Sending the dog to a mat or bed
- Stopping your dog for an emergency situation
- Leaving food and only taking it when asked
- Examination of your dog by a stranger (as the vet or groomer would)
- A 2 minute stay with the handler out of sight for 30 seconds.
- Your dog must be relaxed when left in isolation in a room on its own
- Questions on being a responsible dog owner