Public Education
The Northwestern Connecticut Dog Club Inc. works with the community to promote responsible
dog ownership and educate the public about AKC events and services for the general
public.
We are available to assist you in many ways from distributing flyers and brochures,
putting on demonstrations, and presenting programs to schools and youth groups,
to simply answering questions you may have about acquiring a new dog or improving
your relationship with a dog who is already a member of your family.
Although most AKC events involve purebred dogs, our public education program extends
to all breeds, including All American mixed breeds.
Click on the links below to learn more.
Community Events
Does your community have a fair or an
extravaganza scheduled in the near future?
NCDC is available to host a table or booth with information about selecting
and buying the right dog, training your dog, dog health, and the many activities
that you can participate in with your dog.
All of our volunteer dogs have been trained to work with the public and have passed
their Canine Good Citizenship evaluation.
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Live Dog Demonstrations
Within our club we have many years experience in a variety of dog sports and activities,
including obedience, tracking, RallyO, agility, carting, sledding, and weight-pulling. We would love to demonstrate these sports
to your organization. Dogs in action
are always a crowd pleaser!
Agility Demonstration at
the Bridgewater Fair
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Presentations for Your Class or Group
Invite a Canine Ambassador to make a presentation to your class or group today!
Canine Ambassadors are AKC-affiliated club members who make classroom presentations
to children about responsible dog ownership, canine safety and a wealth of other
topics. The Canine Ambassador usually makes presentations with an AKC-registered
purebred dog.
Ambassadors work with a teacher or youth group leader to tailor presentations to
best meet the needs of the children. Presentations are made in classrooms, auditoriums
or gymnasiums. Depending on weather conditions, Ambassadors may also hold outside
presentations.
Common topics include:
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Safety around dogs: How to approach
and greet a dog
·
The different AKC breeds and what
jobs they were bred to accomplish
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Basic care tips
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The importance of service, therapy
and police dogs in the community
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The importance of basic obedience
training
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Demonstrations of agility and/
or a conformation show
Presentations
by Ambassadors often include a hands-on period that allows the children to properly
meet and pet a dog. Our presentations are based on two programs,
Best Friends and Safety Around
Dogs, created by AKC specifically for children in grades K-6:
Best Friends
This program builds on a child’s natural love
of dogs and explores the concept of responsibility by discussing the realities involved
in owning a dog—from feeding and grooming to training and veterinary care.
It includes a video and activity sheets.
Safety Around Dogs
Children love
dogs,
but not
every
child
knows how
to
be safe
around
a dog,
even
when that
dog
is their
own
family pet.
This program ties in nicely with Stranger Danger programs.
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Our Canine Ambassadors would love to visit your youth group. All of our dogs have current vaccinations
and have passed the Canine Good Citizenship evaluation.
Many of our dogs are also registered Therapy Dogs and have experience working
with children with disabilities.
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Canine Good Citizenship
CGC is a certification program that is designed to reward
dogs who have good manners at home and in the community.
The Canine Good Citizen Program is a two-part program that
stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs. It
is open to all breeds, including All American mixed breeds.
Dogs who pass the 10-step CGC test may receive a certificate from the American
Kennel Club.
NCDC has several members who are certified to administer the
CGC evaluation. Check our Calendar
of Events to find a test date, or contact us to schedule an evaluation at your event.
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Contact Us
To learn more about our Public Education programs or schedule an event, contact
one of our PE coordinators:
Jane Stephenson
PublicEd@ncdcdog.org
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