The Canine Good Citizen Award rewards dog owners who've
encouraged good behavior and basic obedience skills in their pets. Most of the
pit bulls taking these tests are rescued dogs from local animal shelters. During
these trying times when pit bull hysteria is at an all time high, this title
helps your dog earn respect as a valuable member of the community.
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Coach Linda
We're so grateful to
Linda Chwistek (pictured with her boy Aldo) for her generosity and gifted CGC coaching skills. Linda gives up every Saturday
to prep the handler/dog teams and she keeps the bar high, so they really have
to work hard to earn an honest award.
Right: Linda's pit bull Ruby has become a Star in record time. She started doing agility when she was five. At seven years old, Ruby has already
earned these titles: CGC, NAP, NJP, CL1, CL2-R,H and in the 2006 CPE Nationals High in Standard, Level 2, 20." That's some accomplishment. Congrats to both!
The Dog Stars & Their People...
Lady (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen Awarded 7/28/07
Corinne saved 'Lady' from the streets and worked hard to turn this dog reactive orphan into a lovely, well mannered lady befitting of her name. Huge congrats to you both!
Lola - AKC Canine Good Citizen Awarded 7/28/07
Donyale Hoye and the ever-impressive Lola are celebrating their CGC accomplishment today.
Lulu (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen Awarded 7/28/07
Miss Lulu and her person Letti make obedience work look easy. High fives to Girl Power.
Sadie - AKC Canine Good Citizen Awarded 7/28/07
Sweet Sadie and her person Ingrid sailed through the CGC exam. We're so impressed!
Sydney (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen Awarded 7/28/07
Sydney is one of our Hurricane Katrina refuges and look at her now! Katie has every reason to be proud of her most wonderful friend.
Bingo - AKC Canine Good Citizen Awarded 7/28/07
Bingo has come so far since he first started taking Pit Ed classes with his devoted person Elena. Many congrats!
Millie - AKC Canine Good Citizen Awarded 7/28/07
A big surprise! Three months ago, Millie was living as a guard dog in a neglectful owner's yard and, after several damaging dog fights, landed in the Martinez Shelter. Now she's living as a BR foster dog in a multi-dog home, and - who would've guessed - passed the CGC exam after a minimal amount of training prep. WOW! Congrats to Millie and her foster mom, Leslie.
Many Thanks to Animal Farm Foundation for supporting Positive Image Programs like BAD RAP's CGC program.
Zena (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Kim helped Zena earn her CGC, then decided to help Berkeley Shelter dogs learn good manners in the weekly Pit Ed classes. Thank you Kim!
Spencer - AKC Canine Good Citizen
BAD RAP's officer Bambi loves her boy Spencer. Congrats to both!
Jackson (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Roxanne is mighty proud of her boy Jackson - As she should be!
Blue - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Chris and Blue worked hard to get their CGC. Congrats to both.
The SanFran Crew!
AKC Canine Good Citizen
These four SF gals came across the bay every week to prep for their CGC test.
Many congrats to: (top left to right) Nicole & Cherry, Tara & Mathilda, Melinda & Abner and Lucia & Primo.
Five TD / AKC CGC Stars!
Each of these dogs earned their title as
Certified Therapy Dogs (TD) and AKC Canine Good Citizens (CGC).
The dogs are now qualified to visit hospitals and nursing homes to offer comfort and friendship.
Many Congrats to: (Left to right) Paco and his owner Ana, Honky Tonk handled by Eli, Phoenix owned by Megan, Monte owned by Karen, and Ross owned by Kim.
We extend our thanks and gratitude to Casey, Rachel and Nann of the EBSPCA for making this possible!
Right: Honky Tonk and Eli visit a dog lover on St. Patrick's Day.
ATTS Stars!
Each of these rescued BAD RAP pit bulls passed the American Temperament Test (ATTS) in August, 2006.
Congrats to Brody, Sally, Honky and Georgia.
Chance (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Shannon's Chance is deaf. He's also one of the most nicely behaved dogs around. We salute you both for a job well done!
Posey - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Lucy raised this rescued pup up to be a great ambassador.
Congrats to both on a job well done.
Isabelle (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Christine Allen
has every right to be proud of her pretty girl. Good job Team Izzy!
Gunther - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Gunther is so
friendly that he failed his first test for jumping up to give the judge a kiss.
DOH! He came back for a second try and aced the test. Now he joins sister Pandora
as a CGC Star.
Buddy (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen and ATTS
Who says you can't teach an
old dog new tricks? Buddy aced his CGC even testing in the rain. Buddy later went on to earn his American Temperament Test title. Many Congrats to Debbie for
a job well done.
Olive - AKC Canine Good Citizen
We're all proud of
Olive and La Tricia. Girl Power times ten.
Carmen (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Lisa should be very proud of what she's already accomplished with her little Super Star.
Carmen is even more prepared for her therapy dog training after breezing through the CGC evaluation.
Emily - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Little Emily started out
in Pit Ed Class and climbed the ladder up to CGC Fame. Nice job David and Emily!
DoeKoo (Left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen
DoeKoo was used for
fighting until Shavon brought him into her life. He's an incredible ambassador
now and just passed his CGC! Now, who said a sassy street fighter can't learn new
tricks? Hardy Congrats to this Dynamic Duo.
Ena - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Mari and her staffy
bull Ena caught the training bug after passing their CGC and started advanced
obedience classes at a local dog training club. Way to go Mari!
Muggy (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Donyale has a right
to be very proud of her girl. They worked hard for this, and it paid off. Donyale
is now sharing her handling skills with homeless pit bulls in the Berkeley Animal
Shelter.
Niko - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Trudy Balston has
come so far with her boy. Congrats to both for a job well done!
Alice (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Niki
Stalder-Skarmoutsos took one of the wiggliest pit mixes we've met to date and
turned her into a focused, CGC Super Star. Way to go Niki & Alice!
Monkey Man! - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Joe Otto and Monkey Man could do the CGC in their sleep. Congrats, boys!
Sienna (left) -
AKC CGC
Sherin
Halfon and Sienna worked so hard and ACED their test. Bless you, girls!
Abby - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Sweet Abby and her
proud person, Heather Capps. Congrats!
Pandora (left) -
AKC CGC Star
Leslie Nuccio's Pandora is a CGC SuperStar. Congrats to both!
Rosie - AKC CGC Star
Rebecca Steward's beautifully
trained pit bull girl, Rosie was a shoo-in for the CGC. Big congrats!
The Sherman-ator (left) - AKC CGC Star
Margaret has every reason to
be proud; Her boy just aced the CGC Test. Bravo!
Lovely Lexi - AKC Canine Good Citizen
Jaime and Ran love their Super Star, Lexi. Congrats to you all!
Wasabi Sally (left) - AKC CGC
Congrats to
Tim and Sally on passing the CGC!
Congrats to Samson! - ATT Super Star
Owner Chantelle Valdez has
every reason to be proud of her boy. Handsome Samson passed the American
Temperament Test with flying colors. Way to go!
Proud of Paco! (left) - AKC Canine Good Citizen
This handsome pup
just aced his CGC test. Congrats to Ana Poe for doing such a great job making
your boy-toy a Breed Ambassador.
Ruby - AKC Canine Good Citizen
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