The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme

The objective of the scheme is to promote socially acceptable dogs by way of creating responsible dog owners.  It looks to create a national standard for domestic dog ownership in every day situations.

Puppy Foundation Assessment

The assessment aims to provide a means of socialising puppies and to lay down a foundation for education and training. On successful completion of the course puppies will respond to thier handlers and the hanlders will have an awareness of the responsibilities of dog ownership.

The Bronze Award 

The bronze award looks to produce a dog that will walk and behave in a controlled manner on the lead, will stay in one position on command, will allow its owner to ckean, groom and inspect it. The dog must also be able to be positioned by it's handler for inspection i.e. stand, sit or lie down on either side or on it's back, all on lead.  The dog must come when called.

The Silver Award

This award aims to build upon the skills learned in the Bronze Award whilst increasing the level of difficulty.  The Silver Award is a natural progression of practical dog training skills and introduces new concepts such as the Controlled Greeting, Road Walk and Vehicle Control exercises which are important in everyday life situations.

The Gold Award

The Gold Award is the highest level of Good Citizenship and builds upon the skills learned in the Silver Award..  This award is a further progression of skills to include the Relaxed Isolation, Stop the Dog and Send the Dog to Bed exercises.