What do these titles mean?
Ch. = AKC (American Kennel Club) Conformation Championship
GCh. = AKC (American Kennel Club) Conformation Grand Championship
UCh. = UKC (United Kennel Club) Conformation Championship
BN = AKC (American Kennel Club) Beginner Novice, a pre-novice (beginner) obedience title
CD = AKC (American Kennel Club) Companion Dog, a novice (beginner) obedience title
CDX = AKC (American Kennel Club) Companion Dog Excellent, an open (intermediate) obedience title
PCDX = AKC (American Kennel Club) Preferred Companion Dog Excellent, an open (intermediate) obedience title with lower jump heights and no group stays
RN = AKC (American Kennel Club) Rally Novice, a novice (beginner) rally obedience title. Rally obedience differs from traditional obedience in that multiple commands, praise, and unlimited communication are allowed while the dog and handler are in the ring.
RA = AKC (American Kennel Club) Rally Advanced, an advanced (intermediate) rally obedience title
RE = AKC (American Kennel Club) Rally Excellent, an excellent (highest level) rally obedience title
RAE = AKC (American Kennel Club) Rally Advanced Excellent, a rally obedience title obtained by earning qualifying scores in both the Advanced and Excellent classes on the same day at ten separate trials
UCD = UKC (United Kennel Club) Companion Dog, a novice (beginner) obedience title, similar to the AKC CD
UCDX = UKC (United Kennel Club) Companion Dog Excellent, an open (intermediate) obedience title, similar to the AKC CDX
ASCA-CD = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Companion Dog, a novice (beginner) obedience title, similar to the AKC CD
CGC = Canine Good Citizen Certificate, a test of good manners, from the AKC (American Kennel Club)
CGCA = Canine Good Citizen Advanced, also known as the AKC Community Canine title, a more difficult test of canine good manners
NA = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice Agility, a novice (beginner) standard agility title
OA = AKC (American Kennel Club) Open Agility, an open (intermediate) standard agility title
AX = AKC (American Kennel Club) Agility Excellent, an excellent (highest level) standard agility title
MX = AKC (American Kennel Club) Master Agility Excellent, an excellent standard agility title that requires ten legs (qualifying scores) from the Excellent B (highest level) class
NAJ = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice Agility Jumpers With Weaves, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses with only jumps, weave poles, and tunnels
OAJ = AKC (American Kennel Club) Open Agility Jumpers With Weaves, an open (intermediate) agility title from courses with only jumps, weave poles, and tunnels
AXJ = AKC (American Kennel Club) Agility Excellent Jumpers With Weaves, an excellent (highest level) agility title from courses with only jumps, weave poles, and tunnels
MXJ = AKC (American Kennel Club) Master Agility Excellent Jumpers With Weaves, an agility title from courses with only jumps, weave poles, and tunnels that requires ten legs (qualifying scores) from the Excellent B (highest level) class
MACH = AKC (American Kennel Club) Master Agility Championship, a championship agility title that requires twenty double Qs (qualifying scores in both Excellent B classes on the same day) and 750 MACH points (1 point is awarded for each second under standard course time). Subsequent MACHs (MACH2, MACH3, etc.) can be earned by accumulating twenty more double Qs and 750 more MACH points.
NAP = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice Agility Preferred, a novice (beginner) standard agility title from the Preferred (lower jump height) classes
NJP = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice Agility Jumpers Preferred, a novice (beginner) jumpers with weaves agility title from the Preferred (lower jump height) classes
NF = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice FAST, a novice (beginner) title in the FAST (Fifteen And Send Time) game class, which involves points accumulation for completing obstacles and a distance challenge or "send bonus" where the dog is required to work independently of the handler
OF = AKC (American Kennel Club) Open FAST, an open (intermediate) title in the FAST (Fifteen And Send Time) game class, which involves points accumulation for completing obstacles and a distance challenge or "send bonus" where the dog is required to work independently of the handler
XF = AKC (American Kennel Club) Excellent FAST, an excellent (highest level) title in the FAST (Fifteen And Send Time) game class, which involves points accumulation for completing obstacles and a distance challenge or "send bonus" where the dog is required to work independently of the handler
NFP = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice FAST Preferred, a novice (beginner) title in the FAST (Fifteen And Send Time) game class from the Preferred (lower jump height) classes
OFP = AKC (American Kennel Club) Open FAST Preferred, an open (intermediate) title in the FAST (Fifteen And Send Time) game class from the Preferred (lower jump height) classes
UAG1 = UKC (United Kennel Club) Agility 1, a novice (beginner) standard agility title
NAC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Agility Certificate, a novice (beginner) regular agility title
OAC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Open Agility Certificate, an open (intermediate) regular agility title
EAC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Elite Agility Certificate, an elite (highest level) regular agility title
EAS = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Elite Agility Skilled, an elite (highest level) regular agility title from the Skilled (lower jump height, like Preferred in AKC) classes
NJC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Jumpers Certificate, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses with only jumps and sometimes tunnels
OJC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Open Jumpers Certificate, an open (intermediate) jumpers agility title
EJC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Elite Jumpers Certificate, an elite (highest level) jumpers agility title
NGC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Gamblers Certificate, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses that require the dogs to work away at a distance from the handler
OGC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Open Gamblers Certificate, an open (intermediate) agility title from courses that require the dogs to work away at a distance from the handler
TN-N = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Tunnelers Certificate, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses with only tunnels
TN-O = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Open Tunnelers Certificate, a open (intermediate) agility title from courses with only tunnels
TN-E = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Elite Tunnelers Certificate, an elite (highest level) agility title from courses with only tunnels
TG-N = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Touch & Go Certificate, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses with only contact obstacles and tunnels
WV-N = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Weavers Certificate, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses with only weaves and tunnels
WV-O = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Open Weavers Certificate, a open (intermediate) agility title from courses with only weaves and tunnels
RS-N = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Novice Standard Regular Agility Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
RS-O = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Open Standard Regular Agility Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
RS-E = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Elite Standard Regular Agility Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
JS-N = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Novice Standard Jumpers Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
JS-O = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Open Standard Jumpers Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
JV-O = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Open Veteran Jumpers Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
JS-E = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Elite Standard Jumpers Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
GS-N = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Novice Standard Gamblers Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
GS-O = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Open Standard Gamblers Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
GV-O = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Open Veterans Gamblers Certificate, which follows a similar format as NADAC
W-FD/MF = WCFO (World Canine Freestyle Organization) Freesyle Dog/Musical Freestyle, a Beginner Musical Freestyle title that involves choosing music and creating a choreographed routine with your dog
W-SSFD/MF = WCFO (World Canine Freestyle Organization) Sassy Senior Freesyle Dog/Musical Freestyle, a Beginner Musical Freestyle title that follows the same format as above, but for dogs 9+ years old
TT = ATTS (American Temperament Test Society) Temperament Tested, an evaluation of the dog's stability of temperament
TDI = Therapy Dogs International Certification
HOF = Hall of Fame, an award given by the American Manchester Terrier Club to dogs earning 800 points from conformation, obedience, agility, earthdog, flyball, etc., with points from at least three categories
BFL168-1M699 = Bred for Longevity, a certificate given by the Doberman Pinscher Club of America to dogs whose parents both lived to be older than 10 years of age
LC-1964M99-10L = Longevity Certified, a certificate given by the Doberman Pinscher Club of America to dogs who live to be 10 years of age or older
HIT = High In Trial, an award given at every Obedience Trial to the dog earning the highest score from the regular classes. Speedy earned his at the Obedience Training Class of Harrisburg UKC All Breed Obedience Trial 1 on 3/4/07 with a score of 195 1/2 (out of 200) from the Novice B class. Sprint was High In Trial her very first time in Novice B to earn her first CD leg at the Delaware Valley Manchester Terrier Club Obedience Trial during the 2011 American Manchester Terrier Club National Specialty weekend!
FFX-AP = Front & Finish Excellence Award Agility Platinum recognizes a higher level of achievement that greatly surpasses the minumum requirements for a title. In Speedy's case, he earned his NAJ with three perfect scores his first three times in the ring. Carlee earned hers with her ASCA RS-N title, by earning three perfect scores of 10 points in her first three attempts.
