AKC Community Canine™ (CGCA) Class & Test

AKC Community Canine (CGCA) Class Overview:

AKC Community Canine is the advanced level of AKC’s Canine Good Citizen (CGC) program. While the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test simulates real-world skills (for example, the dog and handler walk through a “crowd” of evaluators in a ring), the AKC Community Canine (CGCA) test is designed to evaluate those same skills in a natural, real-life setting. Instead of working in a ring, the “walk through a crowd” item may be completed by walking through an actual crowd at a dog show, on a busy sidewalk, in a therapy dog environment, or at a training club.

NOTE: This is not a training class. Dogs should know basic obedience before taking this class.

Dates/Time: October 1, 8, 15, 2026; Test date October 22, 2026

Cost: $90 for class / $10 for test per dog/owner pair

Instructor: Suzanne Hefner

Evaluator: Suzanne Hefner

Registration Opens September 3, 2026