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Good Companion Awards

The APDT Good Companion Awards have been carefully designed to help dog guardians attain an award for being good companions to their dogs and their dogs to them.

Your assessor will be a current full member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers in the UK, and as such, they will abide by the code of practice by which the association is bound.

These exercises can be assessed at any time during the training course and can be attempted as many times as is deemed appropriate within a six-week limit. The assessor will ask questions throughout; details of the areas of knowledge that will be drawn upon can be found in the ‘Guardian Information Pack’.

GCA Award Levels

GCA Rosettes Puppy

Puppy

The Puppy award is suitable for all puppies under the age of seven months at completion.

GCA Rosettes Foundation

Foundation

The Foundation award is suitable for all dogs over the age of six months at the start.

GCA Rosettes Improver

Improver

Improver award is available for all dogs who have successfully completed the Puppy or Foundation award.

GCA Rosettes Intermediate

Intermediate

The Intermediate award is suitable for all dogs who have successfully completed the Improver award.

GCA Rosettes Advanced

Advanced

The Advanced award is suitable for all dogs who have successfully completed the Intermediate award.

GCA Exercise Examples