Location: Riverbend School Commons

Dates/Times: February 4th, Saturday. CGC test/evaluations will be scheduled every 15 minutes from 10:30am up to and including 2 pm. Sign up for test times will be available before the test.

Coordinator: George Utermohle

CGC Evaluator:  Marty Messick

Cost: $10.00 per test per dog

Details: This is a test/evaluation to determine whether a dog successfully completes the 10 elements of the CGC evaluation as established by the American Kennel Club. A dog that successfully completes all elements of the evaluation will be certified as a Canine Good Citizen. The evaluation will take less than 15 minutes. Registration will be open as long as test slots are available.  It is best to reserve your time slot as soon as possible.

Please mail registration form and payment to: George Utermohle, P.O. Box 20887, Juneau, AK 99802

Following completion of the CGC Evaluations, handler and dog teams may choose to pursue registration as therapy dogs through Therapy Dogs, Inc.  Therapy Dogs, Inc** is based in Wyoming. 

As a prospective member of Therapy Dogs Inc, you should view this presentation: click here

*  Therapy dogs are not service dogs and thus are not entitled to the privileges accorded to service dogs under the federal Americans With Disabilities Act. Service dogs are dogs who are specially trained to perform specific tasks to help a person who has a disability.  An example of a service dog is a dog who guides an owner who is blind, or a dog who assists someone who has a physical disability. Service dogs stay with their person and have special access privileges in public places such as on planes, restaurants, etc.  Therapy dogs do not have the same special access as service dogs.

**  Therapy Dogs, Inc is separate and distinct from Therapy Dogs International.  Formerly, therapy dogs in Juneau have been certified by Therapy Dogs International.  However, Therapy Dogs International does not certify dogs that have not been evaluated by a certified Therapy Dogs International evaluator or a licensed AKC obedience judge.  Neither of those options are available in Juneau, so any therapy dogs in Junea would have to be certified through Therapy Dogs, Inc.

Pet Partners (formerly known as Delta Society) also registers therapy dogs.

AKC Therapy Dog title

The AKC Therapy Dog program awards an official AKC title to dogs who have worked to improve the lives of the people they have visited.  The AKC Therapy Dog title (THD) can be earned by dogs who have been certified by AKC recognized therapy dog organizations and have performed 50 or more community visits. 

AKC does not certify therapy dogs; the certification and training is done by qualified therapy dog organizations.  The certification organizations are the experts in this area and their efforts should be acknowledged and appreciated.