Conformation
titles
These are awarded by
national clubs to dogs that
are judged to be good representatives of the club's breed standard
(like a beauty contest title). Although White German Shepherds are not
eligible to compete in CKC or AKC conformation shows any more (since
1998 and 1968 respectively), the following clubs host shows for White
Shepherds: UKC CH ...... United Kennel Club conformation
champion
UKC GR CH ... UKC Grand Champion (requires 5 wins against champions)
AWSA CH .. American White Shepherd Association conformation champion
WSCC CH .. White Shepherd Club of Canada conformation champion
FORB CH ... Federation of Rare Breeds conformation champion
WGSDCI CH .. White German Shepherd Dog Club International
Champion
RBCSWO CH....Rare Breed Club of SW Ontario conformation champion
ARBA CH ..American Rare Breed Association Champion
Health clearances
One of the major health
problems affecting the
German Shepherd Dog today is Hip Dysplasia. Breeding animals can be
screened for this progressive degenerative joint disease by a simple
x-ray procedure. If the x-rays are sent to a specialist, and are found
to be free of dysplasia, the owner will be issued a certificate to this
effect. Elbows are also subject to Dysplasia and breeders should have
the elbows checked at the same time as the hips. Various Certifications
can be issued by:
CERF ........Canine Eye Registry Foundation
OFA THY ...OFA Thyroid Certified
OFA CA ....OFA Cardiac Certified
% vWF .......von Willebrand's Factor (60%-130% is normal)
OFA ........ Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, Inc. (must be 2 years
old)
................. (USA) Passing hips will be graded as Fair, Good or
Excellent.
OVC ....... Ontario Veterinary College (Canada) (dog must be 18 months
old)
................. Hips will be graded as Pass or Fail.
PennHIP ... Developed at University of Pennsylvania
................. (USA) The procedure measures hip joint laxity, a
predictor of HD;
................. Scored from 0-100% compared to other dogs of the same
breed. Performance titles
Here's a list of dog
related acronyms and what they
mean : Obedience Titles
CD
.......
Companion Dog (AKC, CKC- no prerequisite)
CDX .... Companion Dog Excellent (AKC, CKC - prerequisite: CD)
UD ....... Utility Dog (AKC, CKC- prerequisite: CDX)
UDX ......Utility Dog Excellent (AKC-prerequisite: UD)
OTCh.... Obedience Trial Champion (AKC, CKC - prerequisite:
UD)
U-CD .................... Companion Dog (prefix before dog's name)
(UKC)
U-CDX ................... Companion Dog Excellent (prefix)
(UKC)
U-UD .................... Utility Dog (prefix) (UKC)
Tracking Titles
TD ....................... Tracking Dog (AKC, CKC, no
prerequisite)
TDX ...................... Tracking Dog Excellent (AKC, CKC,
prerequisite: TD)
VST ...................... Variable Surface Tracking (AKC,
prerequisite: TD)
CT ............... .........Champion Tracker (a dog with an AKC TD, TDX
and VST) Combination Obedience & Tracking
Titles
UDT
..................... Utility Dog title with a Tracking Dog title
(AKC)
UDTX .................... Utility Dog title with a Tracking Dog
Excellent title (AKC)
UDVST ................... Utility Dog title with a Variable Surface
Tracking title (AKC)
NOTE 1: The AKC OTCh is much different and more difficult to achieve
than the Canadian (CKC) OTCh. The CKC OTCh is equivalent to getting a
Canadian UD. In other words the CKC UD = CKC OTCh.
NOTE 2: There are no
combined titles for dogs with
UDX and other tracking titles.
NOTE 3: The Champion Tracker title is not a competitively earned title
and does not figure into Dual or Triple Champion titles. (The OTCH can
be the third CH in a Triple, though.)
Flyball titles
awarded by NAFA
(North American Flyball Association):
FD ....................... Flyball Dog (20 points)
FDX ...................... Flyball Dog Excellent (100 points)
FDCh ..................... Flyball Dog Champion (500 points)
FM ....................... Flyball Master (5,000 points)
FMX ...................... Flyball Master Excellent (10,000
points)
FMCh ..................... Flyball Master Champion (15,000
points)
................................Onyx Award (20,000
points)
FGDCh .................... Flyball Grand Champion (30,000 points)
Agility Titles
AX ...................... Agility Excellent (AKC)
MX ...................... Master Agility Excellent (AKC)
NA ...................... Novice Agility (AKC)
OA ...................... Open Agility (AKC)
NAJ ..................... Novice Jumper With Weaves (AKC)
OAJ ..................... Open Jumper With Weaves (AKC)
AXJ ..................... Excellent Jumper With Weaves (AKC)
MXJ ..................... Master Jumper With Weaves (AKC)
U-AGI ................... Agility I (UKC)
U-AGII .................. Agility II (UKC)
U-ACH ................... Agility Champion (UKC)
U-ACHX .................. Agility Champion Excellent (UKC)
AD ...................... Agility Dog (USDAA)
VAD ..................... Veteran Agility Dog (USDAA)
VAAD .................... Veteran Advanced Agility Dog (USDAA)
VMAD .................... Veteran Master Agility Dog (USDAA)
VS ...................... Veterans Snooker
VJ ...................... Veterans Jumper
VG ...................... Veterans Gambler
VPD ..................... Veteran Performance Dog
AAD ..................... Advanced Agility Dog (USDAA)
MAD ..................... Master Agility Dog (USDAA)
SM ...................... Snooker Master (USDAA)
GM ...................... Gambler Master (USDAA)
PM ...................... Pairs Master (USDAA)
JM ...................... Jumpers Master (USDAA)
ADCH .................... Agility Dog Champion (USDAA)
ADC ..................... Agility Dog of Canada (AAC)
AADC .................... Advanced Agility Dog of Canada (AAC)
MADC .................... Master Agility Dog of Canada (AAC)
O-, S- .................. Outstanding, Superior Peformance, prefixed to
any NADAC title
NAC, NAC-V, NAC-JH ...... Novice Standard, Veterans, Junior Handler
(NADAC)
OAC, OAC-V, OAC-JH ...... Open Standard, Veterans, Junior Handler
(NADAC)
EAC, EAC-V, EAC-JH ...... Elite Standard, Veterans, Junior Handler
(NADAC)
NGC, NGC-V, NCG-JH ...... Novice Gamblers, Veterans, Junior Handler
(NADAC)
OGC, OGC-V, OCG-JH ...... Open Gamblers, Veterans, Junior Handler
(NADAC)
EGC, EGC-V, ECG-JH ...... Elite Gamblers, Veterans, Junior Handler
(NADAC)
NJC, NJC-V, NJC-JH ...... Novice Jumpers, Veterans, Junior Handler
(NADAC)
OJC, OJC-V, OJC-JH ...... Open Jumpers, Veterans, Junior Handler
(NADAC)
EJC, EJC-V, EJC-JH ...... Elite Jumpers, Veterans, Junior Handler
(NADAC)
......................... NATCh Agility Trial Champion (NADAC)
Schutzhund
Titles
AD ...12 1/2 mile endurance run
B ......German equiv. of a CD and CGC test
SchH I....beginning level, comprising three phases -tracking, obedience
and
......... protection. Dog must pass all three phases on the same day to
earn title
SchH II ......intermediate level
SchH III .....advanced level
FH ............advanced tracking title (comparable to TDX)
WH ...........watchdog title
KKL ..........Koer'd, certified eligible for breeding under the German
breed survey system
Herding
Titles, AKC
HT ...........................Herding Tested
PT ........................... Pre-trial Tested
HS .......................... Herding Started
HI ........................... Herding Intermediate
HX ........................... Herding Excellent
HCH ....................... Herding Champion (prefix)
Herding titles -
AHBA (American Herding Breeds Association)
HCT
.......................... Herding Capable Tested
* HTD1 ....................... Herding Trial Dog, first level
* HTD2 ....................... Herding Trial Dog, second level
* HTD3 ....................... Herding Trial Dog, third level
JHD .......................... Junior Herd Dog
* The official AHBA HTD title can have up to 4 suffixes: -d for ducks;
-s for sheep; -g for goats; or -c for cattle. The title will always
have at least one of these suffixes.
Herding
titles -
ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America)
* ATD ........................ Advanced Trial Dog
* OTD ........................ Open Trial Dog
RD ........................... Ranch Dog (dog has been evaluated by a
judge while doing its .............................. routine farm tasks
& certified to be a useful working dog)
* STD ........................ Started Trial Dog
WTCH ......................... Working Trial Champion (prefix)
............(dog has earned ATD on all 3 types of stock)
* Always with suffix -s, -d, -c to indicate title earned on sheep,
ducks or cattle. Titles earned separately on each type of
stock. Field trials - AKC, CKC
AFC
.........
Amateur Field Champion, (prefix) (must be owner handled)
CFC ..........Canadian Field Champion, (prefix)
CAFC ........ Canadian Amateur Field Champion, (prefix)
FC .............Field champion, (prefix) (can be professional handler,
open class)
FD .............Field Dog (pointing, CKC)
FDJ ...........Field Dog Junior (pointing, CKC)
FDX ...........Field Dog Excellent (pointing, CKC)
NFC ...........National Field Champion, (prefix)
Go To Ground/Terrier
Trials/Tests
JE .......................... Junior Earthdog (AKC)
ME .......................... Master Earthdog (AKC)
SE .......................... Senior Earthdog (AKC)
NOTE 1: AWTA Titles and other Terrier titles missing.
Coursing titles -
ASFA (American Sighthound Field Association)
F.Ch. ....................... Field Champion
LCM ......................... Lure Courser of Merit
LCM2 ........................ Lure Courser of Merit 2
(has met the requirements for LCM twice over. LCM3, LCM4, etc. are also
available)
Coursing titles -
AKC
JC .......................... Junior Courser (suffix)
SC .......................... Senior Courser (suffix)
F.Ch. ....................... Field Champion (prefix)
Coursing titles -
NAOFA (North American Open Field Association)
CC .......................... Coursing Champion
CM .......................... Courser of Merit
Coursing titles -
NACA (North American Coursing Association)
NACC ........................ NACA Coursing Champion
NACM ........................ NACA Courser of Merit
Hunt Test Titles
GMHR ..................... Grand Master Hunting Retriever
(NAHRA)
JH .......................... Junior Hunter (AKC)
SH .......................... Senior Hunter (AKC)
SR .......................... Started Retriever (NAHRA)
MH .......................... Master Hunter (AKC)
MHR ......................... Master Hunting Retriever (NAHRA)
WR .......................... Working Retriever (NAHRA)
NAHRA titles incomplete, need UKC/HRC titles too.
Working certificates
(breed clubs)
WAC ......................... Working Aptitude Certificate (Doberman
Pincher Club of America)
WC .......................... Working Certificate (various breed clubs,
differs)
WCI ......................... Working Certificate Intermediate (various
breed clubs, differs)
WCX ......................... Working Certificate Excellent (various
breed clubs, differs)
WD .......................... Working dog (American Chesapeake Club,
ACC)
WDX ......................... Working dog excellent (ACC)
WDQ ......................... working dog qualified (ACC)
WD .......................... Water dog (Newfoundland Club of America,
NCA)
WRD ......................... Water rescue dog (NCA)
DD .......................... Draft dog (NCA)
TDD ......................... Team draft dog (NCA)
VN .......................... Versatile Newfoundland (NCA)
.................American Water Spaniels
SD .......................... Started Dog (American Water Spaniel Club
-- AWSC)
WD .......................... Working Dog (AWSC)
WDX ......................... Working Dog Excellent (AWSC)
WDS ......................... Working Dog Superior
JWD ..................... Junior Working Dog (American Water Spaniel
Field Assoc. -- AWSFA)
SWD ......................... Senior Working Dog (AWSFA)
MWD ......................... Master Working Dog (AWSFA)
The following are "unofficial" titles,
that is, they are often awarded by a tester, not a licensed CKC/AKC/UKC
judge:
HC or
HIC............. Herding Certificate (usually ducks or sheep)
TT ............ Temperament Tested by American Temperament Test
Association
TC ............Temperament Certified by the GSDCA
CGC ...................... Canine Good Citizen
DSA ...................... Dog Scout of America
PDX ...................... Packdog Excellent (100 miles with a 10 mile
test)
WETT ..................... Water Education & Training Test
(Water Rescue)
WETX ..............Water Education & Training Test Excellent
(Water Rescue)
WTXX ...................Water Education Training Double
Excellent
SWET.................. Started Water Education Training 2002,
BACK PACK BPS .....Back Pack Started,
BPJ .........................Pack Pack Junior,
BPA .........................Back Pack Advanced,
BPM .........................Back Pack Master,
BPGM......................Back Pack Grand Master
SS ...........................Social Skills
TDI ...................... Therapy Dog International
P-DNA .................. DNA profiled with UKC
SJTD ................... Saint John's Ambulance Therapy Dog
AATD ..................... Animal Assisted Therapy Dog
The Clever
Canine Companion Versatile
Working Registry offers three titles:
VCC ...................... Versatile Canine Companion
VE ....................... Versatility Excellent
OV ....................... Outstanding Versatility
Working Pet Assisted Therapy Certificates.
Breed acronyms
APBT
........................ American Pit Bull Terrier
AST ......................... American Straffordshire Terrier
SBT ......................... Straffordshire Bull Terrier
BC .......................... Border Collie
CBR ......................... Chesapeake Bay Retriever
CCR ......................... Curly-coated Retriever
FCR ......................... Flat-coated Retriever
GD .......................... Great Dane
GR .......................... Golden Retriever
GSD ......................... German Shepherd Dog
WS .......................... White Shepherd (GSD)
GSP ......................... German Shorthaired Pointer
GWP ......................... German Wirehaired Pointer
LR .......................... Labrador Retriever
OES ......................... Old English Sheepdog
PBGV ........................ Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
PWC ......................... Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Other Dog-Related
Acronyms
ACVO ........................ American College of Veterinary
Ophthalmologists
BJ .......................... Broad Jump or Bar Jump (context)
DJ .......................... Directed Jumping
DOR ......................... Drop on Recall
F8 .......................... Figure Eight
HD .......................... Hip Displasia (sometimes CHD)
ILP ......................... AKC Indefinite Listing Privilege for
unpapered purebreds
LP .......................... UKC's Listing Privilege for unpapered
purebreds/mixed breeds
ROF ......................... Retrieve on the Flat
ROH ......................... Retrieve over the High Jump
ROM ......................... Register of Merit
Conversational
acronyms
BTW ......................... By The Way
FAQ ......................... Frequently Asked Questions
IMHO ........................ In My Honest Opinion
LOL ......................... Laughing out Loud
OTOH ........................ On The Other Hand
ROTF ........................ Rolling on the Floor (amusement)
Organizations
AAC ...................... Agility Association of Canada
AKC ...................... American Kennel Club
CKC ...................... Canadian Kennel Club
NADAC .................... North American Dog Agility Council
UKC ...................... United Kennel Club (USA)
USDAA .................... United States Dog Agility
Association
ASCA.....................Australian Shepherd Club of America
ARBA ..................American Rare Breeds Association
AWSA ......... .. American White Shepherd Association
WSCC............ White Shepherd Club of Canada
FORB.................. Federation of Rare Breeds
WGSDCI ........... White German Shepherd Dog Club
RBCSWO............ Rare Breed Club of SW Ontario
OFA.....................Orthopedic Foundation For Animals
CERF ........ Canine Eye Registry Foundation
OVC ....... Ontario Veterinary College
NAFA ...........North American Flyball Association
USDAA.........United States Dog Agility Association
AHBA ...........American Herding Breeds Association
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