Bronze Good Citizen Award
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Once your dog has mastered the basics it's time to start building on those simple commands. After 9 weeks, you and your dog will be tested on activities such as recall; a 1 minute stay; passing through gates; and being examined by the handler. However its not all on your dog, you the handler will also have to answer some straight forward questions to show you are a responsible dog owner - don't worry we provide you with all the information at the start of the course.
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At the end of the 9 weeks you will undertake the following exercises as part of a final examination and each must be completed successfully in order to progress to the next level of training.
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Exercise 1 - Cleanliness & Identifcation
Exercise 2 - Collar & Lead
Exercise 3 - Walk on lead
Exercise 4 - Control at door/gate
Exercise 5 - Controlled walk amongst people and dogs (on the lead)
Exercise 6 - Stay/Wait (on lead) for 1 minute
Exercise 7 - Groom
Exercise 8 - Present for examination
Exercise 9 - Return to handler (recall - can be held in wait position)
Exercise 10 - Responsibility & Care (handler only)
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On successful completion of the Bronze level course, each dog and handler is awarded a rosette and certificate and their details are added to the KC register. There is then an opportunity to progress to the next level of training.
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