Okay, Jackson is 8 years old and I still hadn't gotten around to getting him his AKC Canine Good Citizen...
We went to the Dog Fest today in Maryland and also got to meet up with Taylor (Lovetodream88) and Callie, Joey and Penny! So glad to finally meet you
We decided to try for the CGC with BOTH Jackson and Lola (2 year old cockapoo). Jackson is a pretty well behaved dog in public and in my eyes he has always been a good citizen and representation of canines. He goes in public with me a lot and has always behaved himself in stores, parks, hotels, yada yada.
BUT with the test, I always feared that he would fail due to 2 main things: he doesn't like being separated from me (when the Evaluator holds his leash and I walk away out of sight) and he also doesn't really trust strangers so he sometimes shy's away or backs away when people try to pet him. Oh and he is slightly noise sensitive - he can get spooked by loud noises.
He aced them all. She even dropped a clipboard and it made a loud noise and he just looked at her like "WTF are you doing lady?" and barely flinched.
Then Lola, our 2 year old cockapoo. I haven't worked with her quite as much as Jackson but she's had the same amount of socialization etc. She also has major separation anxiety from me. She even passed with flying colors!
Proud of my little dorks.
Also photo attached of Jackson with Joey!