AKC Announces New Virtual Home Manners Titles

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Written By Lauren Tsao
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The American Kennel Club announced their newest virtual title program called Virtual Home Manners today. This new title program fills a gap in their programs for dogs unable to attend in-person classes, either due to Covid-19 protocols, age, or health complications. According to AKC.org (2020), “The evaluation of a dog’s ability to perform ten home manners skills will be done by a video recording. Two levels of Home Manners will be offered – Virtual Home Manners Puppy (VHMP) and Virtual Home Manners Adult (VHMA). Dogs that pass the tests will be awarded these titles.” These new title assessments will be assessed by CGC Evaluators online and look at ten different manners skills, including doorbell manners, sit, down, lack of begging for food, and more.

To check out the full requirements for these titles, check out the AKC website here.

If you are looking for a CGC evaluator to view your video submission for the Virtual Home Manners titles, please contact us at our contact form and we will be happy to help you through the steps to earn this new exciting titles.

References:

The American Kennel Club, Inc. 2020. Sourced from here.

Lauren Tsao

Our trainer, Lauren Tsao (formerly Parks) founded Faithfully Yours Dog Training, LLC in March 2014 to help dog owners live stress-free lives with their faithful companions.

Lauren is one of Mississippi’s only professional dog trainers certified by the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, the nation’s largest certification board for dog trainers and an Associate Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (ACDBC) certified by the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. She recertified in October 2017 for three more awesome years as a CPDT-KA with almost double the needed CEUs.

Lauren is also a Certified Trick Dog Instructor and former Certified Stunt Dog Judge through Do More With Your Dog! Lauren has an Associate of Arts with a concentration in Psychology and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Lauren is currently enrolled in a Masters degree in Agricultural and Life Sciences program with a concentration in Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare at Virginia Tech.

She and her training advice has been featured by Honest Kitchen, 4Knines (1, 2, and 3), SuperTalk MS radio show, and WLBT/FOX40.

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