Does my dog have to have a Canine Good Citizen title before enrolling in the Therapy Dog class?
Yes. To be sure that all of the dogs in the class have the same basic skills, your dog must have a CGC title to take the Therapy Dog Class. The class goals will assume you and your dog are able to perform all of these objectives and then will build upon them to teach you more advanced skills needed for the Therapy environment. Note that: AT TEAMWORKS DOG TRAINING, YOUR DOG MAY TAKE THE CANINE GOOD CITIZEN TEST ON A GENTLE LEADER AND MEET THE CGC CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT. WHILE YOUR DOG CANNOT RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL CANINE GOOD CITIZEN CERTIFICATE WITH THE GENTLE LEADER ON, TEAMWORKS WILL ACCEPT A PASSING SCORE WITH THE GENTLE LEADER ON FOR OUR REQUIREMENTS, SINCE THE GENTLE LEADER IS ALLOWED IN THE Carolina Canines for Therapy EVALUATION. DOGS WHO PASS THE CANINE GOOD CITIZEN EVALUATION WITH THEGENTLE LEADER ON SHOULD WEAR THE GENTLE LEADER TO THE NEXT CLASS.
