Canine Good Citizen
This course builds on fundamental obedience training, with emphasis on developing those skills necessary to pass the Canine Good Citizen (CGC), Community Canine (CGCA). Basic behaviors including sit, down, stay, and come on command will be addressed, as well social behaviors such as accepting strangers, handling and grooming by strangers, walking through a crowd, and controlled reaction to other dogs. Upon completion of the course, dogs and handlers will be prepared to take the AKC CGC exam administer by BCKC.
Trick Dog
Typically once a month, the BCKC will offer a class that is dedicated to learning new tricks. This class often falls on a Saturday and is will have a group of tricks that can be used to pass AKC’s Trick Dog tests. Many of our the class instructors are CGC evaluators and can test your dog for all levels of AKC’s Trick Dog. Please make prior arrangements to this class if you would like for your dog to be tested for one of the Trick Dog levels.
Scent Work
Scent Work is one of the fastest-growing AKC sports. Beyond the ribbons and titles, Scent Work is a unique journey that profoundly deepens the relationship between you and your canine companion. Because you cannot smell the target odor yourself, you must learn to fully trust your dog, while your dog learns to rely on your support to guide them through the search. This mutual vulnerability and cooperation build an unbreakable level of communication and teamwork that carries over into everyday life, turning you into a truly connected, intuitive partnership.
In our Advanced AKC Scent Work class, you’ll increase your confidence together through fun, reward-based exercises that tap into your dog’s most powerful natural instincts. Dogs and handlers will tackle complex searches, higher container counts, increased distractions, elevated and inaccessible hides, and new target odors to prepare for trial success and peak teamwork. Dogs must already be searching for and alerting on AKC target odors.
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