Canine Good Citizenship

[Staranais]

Like the idea of Ob Gr Ch though! What does TCQ stand for?

(sorry to hijack thread, CWEW!!)

Test C qualified - as in, you've qualified to compete at Test C level, the highest level.

[W Sibs]

hijack all the way

I was curious myself what all that meant also!

[CaseyKay]

We live in NZ. My 2 older BC girls have CGC. Maddie has Gold level, she was a competitive obedience dog when she did it, so not too hard for her. KC has Bronze level. Silver we attempted once but it has an out of sight stay and she wasn't having a bar of that no matter how much we practiced, she follwoed me as soon as I went out of sight. KC is a therapy dog and visits a rest home one afternoon every 3 weeks. She is perfect at it, a very sweet and gentle natured girl who loves people and pats. She is rock steady with shaky hands and they all adore her and I really get a lot out of it too. Their previous therapy dog was a lab and he was not interested in the guys, just in hoovering the carpet and they had to give the guys treats to get his attention (yes he was certified). KC would probably live there if I let her. Warm, quiet and someone to pat you all day long! Also lots of the guys used to be farmers and they tell me stories about their own collies.

My youngest BC girl Gael is only just 12 months so I can put her through it from now. I doubt she would pass on being walked around on lead by a friendly stranger as she is very obsessed with me and rarely behaves for anyone else!

[Cuchulain]

CGC in South Africa has 3 levels. Max passed his Bronze about 6 weeks ago and we will try for Silver in February. The club is only offering the tests 3 times a year at the moment so we have to wait. I don't think Silver will be a problem but I don't know what's involved in the Gold level test.