Intermediate training helps a dog pass the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test, a standard created by the American Kennel Club (AKC). This is high school for dogs, and the CGC is the high school diploma.

At MyPack, a second set of group classes and field trips should help a dog pass the AKC’s CGC test (harder to do in a board and train). The 10 items on the test are:

• Accepting a friendly stranger

• Sitting politely for petting from stranger

• Welcoming grooming

• Loose-leash walking, owner in control

• Walking politely through a crowd

• Obeying “sit” and “down” and “stay”

• Coming when called by owner

• Behaving politely around other dogs

• Remining confident when faced with common distractions

• Maintaining training and manners when left with another person