CGN Testing

What is it?

The Canine Good Neigh­bour Pro­gram is a 12-step test, that when com­pleted suc­cess­fully, will ensure that one of our most favoured com­pan­ions, the dog, is accepted as a val­ued mem­ber of our com­mu­ni­ties right across the coun­try. Canine Good Neigh­bours can be counted on to present good man­ners at home, in pub­lic places and in the pres­ence of other dogs.

The test is non-com­pet­i­tive and allows dog and han­dler to demon­strate con­fi­dence and con­trol in 12 steps. It assesses the han­dler and dog’s rela­tion­ship, together with the handler’s abil­ity to con­trol the dog. Dogs are eval­u­ated on their abil­ity to per­form basic exer­cises as well as their abil­ity to demon­strate good man­ners in every­day situations.

The train­ing pro­gram embraces both pure­bred and mixed-breed dogs and is fun, reward­ing, and use­ful. It encour­ages own­ers to have a bet­ter and richer rela­tion­ship with their dogs. The pro­gram also enhances com­mu­nity aware­ness of respon­sible dog own­er­ship and the numer­ous ben­e­fits asso­ci­ated with dog ownership.

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Interested in taking the test?

If you would like to take the CGN test or a prep course for the CGN test, please let us know and we will try to make arrange­ments for a group.

Please con­tact: JoAnne Pringle | (905) 880‑1770
pringle.joanne@gmail.com