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Kennel Club Puppy Foundation Scheme |
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The Puppy Foundation Award involves:
- Responsibility and Care
- Cleanliness and Identification
- Attentive Response to Name
- Play With The Puppy
- Socialisation
- Handling and Inspection to Maintain Health
- Puppy Recall
- Basic Puppy Positions
- Walking in a Controlled Manner
- Stay for Approximately Ten Seconds
- Take Article Away from the Puppy
- Food Manners
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The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Puppy Foundation Assessment
What you get?
Puppy Foundation Diary
Puppy Foundation Description
Puppy Foundation Information Sheet
Responsibility and Care leaflet
How old does a Puppy have to be?
The minimum puppy age limit is at the discretion of the training course provider (club) taking into account the premises and training environment being used. Some training clubs may enrol puppies for their course from as young as 10 weeks, other clubs may ask that puppies have completed their second vaccination, whilst other training clubs may like puppies to be older still. The maximum age for a puppy to enrol will again depend on the individual training club, but will not exceed 12 months old on the date of week four of the assessment.
Where: St Nicolas Church Hall, Earley (Show map)
When: Monday evenings at 6.30pm.
Availability: Course starting on Monday 27th February at 6.30pm - Places available
How to Book: Click here for booking form
Aim
The Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme Puppy Foundation Assessment aims to provide a means of socialising puppies and to lay down a foundation for education and training. On successful completion of the course puppies will respond to their handlers and the handlers will have an awareness of the responsibilities of dog ownership.
The inclusion of play exercises adds an extra dimension to a dog’s life and can be used to make training fun. Constructive play and suitable incentives are encouraged within this puppy training programme.
Eligibility
Age definition – up to a maximum of 12 months old. At their discretion the course organiser can set a minimum age for enrolment.
A puppy must attend for a minimum of four weekly sessions. The course should be focused around the progress of the puppy and its owner over a period of time and not on the first or one particular meeting.
The enrolment of puppies onto the Puppy Foundation Assessment should be carefully monitored, especially to ensure that puppies complete the course before they reach the maximum age for this Scheme.
Assessments
No part of the Kennel Club Good Citizen Dog Scheme is competitive and assessments should be carried out in a relaxed and informal manner. Remember that the course should be focused around the progress of a puppy and its owner over a period of time and not on the first or one particular meeting.
A Good Citizen Dog Scheme Puppy Foundation Certificate will be awarded when the required standard in all parts of the assessment have been achieved.
The Assessor will enter the comment “Passed” or “Not Ready” alongside each exercise. The puppy must receive the comment “Passed” for each exercise in one course in order to receive a Certificate. In any exercise aggressive behaviour from the puppy or undue fear will classify the puppy as “Not Ready”.
Puppies that pass and puppies, which reach the maximum age before they are ready to take the assessment, should be encouraged to enrol at classes offering the Bronze Good Citizen Dog Scheme Award.
The class Instructor may act as the Assessor. The organisers of the course must ensure that the Instructor they appoint is competent and able to fulfil the requirements of the course proficiently. A dog may take a Good Citizen Dog Scheme Bronze Award test without having been awarded a Good Citizen Puppy Foundation Assessment Certificate. Unless otherwise stated practical assessments will be carried out on a lead.
Handouts
Literature to give out at the beginning of each training course
For more information on what the course entails please view our Puppy Foundation Class Information.
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