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Introduction                                      1 <p>What You Can Do In A Day  1</p> <p>Conventions Used in This Book  2</p> <p>Foolish Assumptions  2</p> <p>Icons Used in This Book  3</p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Introducing Canine Good Citizenship       5</b></p> <p>Looking at the AKC Certification Programs  5</p> <p>Starting on the Right Paw with the STAR Puppy Program 6</p> <p>Accepting the Responsible Dog Owner’s Pledge  7</p> <p>Attending training and earning your pup’s STAR medal  8</p> <p>Building on Your Dog’s Skills with the Canine Good Citizen Program  9</p> <p>What Exactly Does Training Mean?  10</p> <p>Identifying a Well-Trained Dog  11</p> <p>Defining a well-trained dog  11</p> <p>Defining an untrained dog  12</p> <p>An Exercise to Get You and Your Pooch Started  13</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Looking at the Specifics of the Canine Good Citizen Test 15</b></p> <p>What to Expect during the Test  15</p> <p>Interacting with Strangers  17</p> <p>Test 1: Accepting a friendly stranger  17</p> <p>Test 2: Sitting politely for petting  17</p> <p>Test 3: Having a clean appearance and behaving during grooming 18</p> <p>Walking and Waiting  19</p> <p>Test 4: Walking on a loose leash  19</p> <p>Test 5: Walking through a crowd  19</p> <p>Test 6: Staying in place  20</p> <p>Test 7: Coming when called  20</p> <p>Handling Other Dogs, Distractions, and Separation Like a Pro  21</p> <p>Test 8: Reacting appropriately to another dog  21</p> <p>Test 9: Reacting appropriately to distractions  22</p> <p>Test 10: Succeeding at supervised separation  23</p> <p>Knowing the Do’s and Don’ts of Taking the Test  23</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Mastering the Basics: Sit, Down, and Stay    25</b></p> <p>Sit! Good Boy  26</p> <p>Getting Buddy into a sitting position  26</p> <p>Sitting on command 28</p> <p>Introducing Down Commands  29</p> <p>Warming up with the Long Down exercise  29</p> <p>Teaching the Down on command  32</p> <p>Staying in Place  33</p> <p>Teaching the Sit-Stay command  33</p> <p>Administering the Sit-Stay test  36</p> <p>Holding the Down-Stay  38</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Canine Cruise Control: Walking On-Leash and Coming When Called              39</b></p> <p>Walking Your Dog  39</p> <p>Born to pull: Teaching Buddy to respect the leash 40</p> <p>Making it real: Adding distractions  43</p> <p>Winning the Game of Coming When Called  45</p> <p>Teaching the Come command  46</p> <p>Adding distractions  49</p> <p>Advancing to off-leash distractions  49</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Refining Your Training for the Canine Good Citizen Test                    51</b></p> <p>Training for Interactions with Friendly Strangers  52</p> <p>Teaching your dog to stand patiently  52</p> <p>Introducing the Stand command  52</p> <p>Teaching Buddy to stand still  54</p> <p>Showing Buddy how to stand still without holding him in position  54</p> <p>Working on the Stand-Stay command  54</p> <p>Leaving Buddy in a Stand-Stay  55</p> <p>Teaching Buddy to accept petting from a stranger 56</p> <p>Training for Appearance and Grooming  57</p> <p>Teaching the Shake trick  58</p> <p>Adding the High Five trick  60</p> <p>Training for Reacting Properly to Another Dog  61</p> <p>Training for Reacting Appropriately to Distractions  61</p> <p>Training for Supervised Separation  62</p> <p>A Final Piece of Advice: Reinforcing Training  62</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Where to Go from Here                  65</b></p> <p>Taking Your First Steps  65</p> <p>Visiting dummiescom  66</p>

<strong>Jack and Wendy Volhard</strong> (Brandy Station, Virginia) are consummate dog people, internationally recognized for their contributions to training, health, and nutrition. For the past 30 years, the Volhards have taught dog owners how to communicate effectively with their pets. At the heart of their teaching is the "Motivational Method," a unique approach to training that is aimed at people who value dogs first and foremost as pets and companions.

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