What do all those letters mean
What do all those letters mean?
When you see a dog’s registered name, often there will be a confusing array of letters before and after it. Each registry offers its own titles, most of them in several different venues. Here’s help with deciphering what all those letters mean.
CKC (Canadian Kennel Club)
| Conformation | ||
| Ch. | Champion | |
| Obedience | ||
| CD | Companion Dog | |
| CDX | Companion Dog Excellent | |
| UD | Utility Dog | |
| O.T.Ch. | Obedience Trial Champion | |
| O.T.Ch.X. | Obedience Trial Champion Excellent | |
| M.O.T.Ch. | Master Obedience Trial Champion | |
| G.M.O.T.Ch. | Grand Master Obedience Trial Champion | |
| Herding | ||
| HT | Herding Tested | |
| HS | Herding Started | |
| HI | Herding Intermediate | |
| HA | Herding Advanced | |
| HX | Herding Excellent | |
| S.D.S | Stock Dog Started | |
| S.D.I. | Stock Dog Intermediate | |
| S.D.A. | Stock Dog Advanced | |
| H.T.T. | Herding Tending Tested | |
| H.S.T. | Herding Tending Started | |
| H.I.T. | Herding Tending Intermediate | |
| H.A.T. | Herding Tending Advanced | |
| HC | Herding Champion | |
| DC | Dual Champion (Herding Champion + Champion in another CKC event) | |
| Agility | ||
| AG.N. | Agility Dog Novice | |
| AG.I. | Agility Dog Intermediate | |
| Ag.X. | Agility Dog Excellent | |
| AG.M.X. | Agility Dog Masters | |
| AG.N.J. | Agility Novice Jumper | |
| AG.I.J. | Agility Intermediate Jumper | |
| AG.X.J. | Agility Excellent Jumper | |
| AG.M.X.J. | Agility Master Excellent Jumper | |
| AG.M.CH. | Agility Master Champion | |
| Rally Obedience | ||
| RN | Rally Novice | |
| RI | Rally Intermediate | |
| RA | Rally Advanced | |
| Tracking | ||
| TD | Tracking Dog | |
| TDX | Tracking Dog Excellent | |
| UTD | Urban Tracking Dog | |
| UTDX | Urban Tracking Dog Excellent | |
| TC | Tracking Champion | |
ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America)
| Conformation: | |||
| CH | Champion | ||
| A-CH | Altered Champion | ||
| Tracking: | |||
| TD | Tracking Dog | ||
| TDX | Tracking Dog Excellent | ||
| Obedience: | |||
| CD | Companion Dog | ||
| CDX | Companion Dog Excellent | ||
| UD | Utility Dog | ||
| UDX | Utility Dog Excellent | ||
| OTCH | Obedience Trial Champion | ||
| Stockdog: | |||
| STDd | Started Trial Dog – Ducks | ||
| STDs | Started Trial Dog – Sheep | ||
| STDc | Started Trial Dog – Cattle | ||
| OTDd | Open Trial Dog – Ducks | ||
| OTDs | Open Trial Dog – Sheep | ||
| OTDc | Open Trial Dog – Cattle | ||
| ATDd | Advanced Trial Dog – Ducks | ||
| ATDs | Advanced Trial Dog – Sheep | ||
| ATDc | Advanced Trial Dog – Cattle | ||
| WTCH | Working Trial Champion (Earned by achieving all three ATD Titles) | ||
| PATDs | Post Advanced Trial Dog – Sheep | ||
| PATDc | Post Advanced Trial Dog – Cattle | ||
| RD | Ranch Dog | ||
| RTDs | Ranch Trial Dog – Sheep | ||
| RTDc | Ranch Trial Dog – Cattle | ||
| Agility: | |||
| RS-N | Regular Standard Novice | ||
| RS-O | Regular Standard Open | ||
| RS-E | Regular Standard Elite | ||
| RV-N | Regular Veteran Novice | ||
| RV-O | Regular Veteran Open | ||
| RV-E | Regular Veteran Elite | ||
| RJ-N | Regular Junior Novice | ||
| RJ-O | Regular Junior Open | ||
| RJ-E | Regular Junior Elite | ||
| JS-N | Jumpers Standard Novice | ||
| JS-O | Jumpers Standard Open | ||
| JS-E | Jumpers Standard Elite | ||
| JV-N | Jumpers Veteran Novice | ||
| JV-O | Jumpers Veteran Open | ||
| JV-E | Jumpers Veteran Elite | ||
| JJ-N | Jumpers Junior Novice | ||
| JJ-O | Jumpers Junior Open | ||
| JJ-E | Jumpers Junior Elite | ||
| GS-N | Gamblers Standard Novice | ||
| GS-O | Gamblers Standard Open | ||
| GS-E | Gamblers Standard Elite | ||
| GV-N | Gamblers Veteran Novice | ||
| GV-O | Gamblers Veteran Open | ||
| GV-E | Gamblers Veteran Elite | ||
| GJ-N | Gamblers Junior Novice | ||
| GJ-O | Gamblers Junior Open | ||
| GJ-E | Gamblers Junior Elite | ||
| Any of the above with an OP on the end (like GS-E-OP) means that title plus outstanding performance. Any of the above with an SP on the end (like GS-E-SP) means that title plus superior performance. |
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| Special Awards: | |||
| HOF | Hall of Fame Kennel | ||
| HOF Sire | Hall of Fame Sire | ||
| HOF Dam | Hall of Fame Dam | ||
| VCH | Versatility Champion | ||
| SVCH | Supreme Versatility Champion | ||
| PCH | Performance Champion | ||
| SPCH | Supreme Performance Champion | ||
| DNA: | |||
| DNA – CP | DNA Certified Profiled | ||
| DNA – VP | DNA Verified Parentage | ||
| DNA Certified Kennel | |||
AKC (American Kennel Club)
| Conformation: | ||
| Ch. | Champion | |
| CCH | Bench Show Champion | |
| CGC | Grand Champion | |
| CSC | Supreme Grand Champion | |
| DC | Dual Champion (HC + Ch.) | |
| TC | Dual Champion + OTCH or CT or MACH | |
| Obedience: | ||
| CD | Companion Dog | |
| CDX | Companion Dog Excellent | |
| UD | Utility Dog | |
| UDX | Utility Dog Excellent | |
| OTCH | Obedience Trial Champion | |
| NOC | National Obedience Champion | |
| Herding: | ||
| PT | Pre-trial tested | |
| HT | Herding Tested | |
| HS | Herding Started | |
| HSAdsc
|
Herding Started Course A (ducks, sheep, cattle) | |
| HSBdsc | Herding Started Course B (ducks, sheep, cattle) | |
| HSCs | Herding Started Course C (sheep) | |
| HI | Herding Intermediate | |
| HIAdsc | Herding Intermediate Course A (ducks, sheep, cattle) | |
| HIBdsc | Herding Intermediate Course B (ducks, sheep, cattle) | |
| HICs | Herding Intermediate Course C (sheep) | |
| HX | Herding Excellent | |
| HXAdsc | Herding Advanced Course A (ducks, sheep, cattle) | |
| HXBdsc | Herding Advanced Course B (ducks, sheep, cattle) | |
| HXCs | Herding Advanced Course C ( sheep) | |
| HC | Herding Champion | |
| Agility: | ||
| NA | Novice Agility | |
| NAJ | Novice Agility Jumper | |
| NAP | Novice Agility Preferred | |
| NF | Novice FAST | |
| NFP | Novice FAST Preferred | |
| NJP | Novice Jumpers With Weaves Preferred | |
| OA | Open Agility | |
| OAJ | Open Agility Jumper | |
| OAP | Open Agility Preferred | |
| OF | Open FAST | |
| OFP | Open FAST Preferred | |
| OJP | Open Jumpers With Weaves Preferred | |
| AX | Agility Excellent | |
| AXJ
|
Excellent Agility Jumper | |
| AJP | Excellent Agility Jumpers With Weaves “A” Preferred | |
| AXP
|
Agility Excellent “A” Preferred | |
| PAX | Preferred Agility Excellent | |
| MX | Master Agility Excellent | |
| MXF | Master Excellent FAST | |
| MXJ | Master Excellent Jumpers With Weaves | |
| MXP | Master Agility Excellent “B” Preferred | |
| MFP | Master FAST Preferred | |
| MJP | Master Excellent Jumpers With Weaves “B” Preferred | |
| XF | Excellent FAST | |
| XFP | Excellent FAST Preferred | |
| FTC1 | FAST Century 1 | |
| FTCP1 | FAST Century 1 Preferred | |
| MACH | Master Agility Champion | |
| Rally Obedience: | ||
| RN | AKC Rally© Novice | |
| RA | AKC Rally© Advanced | |
| RE | AKC Rally© Excellent | |
| RAE | AKC Rally© Advanced Excellent | |
| Tracking: | ||
| TD | Tracking Dog | |
| TDX | Tracking Dog Excellent | |
| VST | Variable Surface Tracking | |
| CT | Champion Tracker | |
| Versatility: | ||
| VCD1 | Versatile Companion Dog 1 | |
| VCD2 | Versatile Companion Dog 2 | |
| VCD3 | Versatile Companion Dog 3 | |
| VCD4 | Versatile Companion Dog 4 | |
| VCCH | Versatile Companion Champion | |
UKC (United Kennel Club)
| Conformation: | ||
| Ch. | Champion | |
| GRCH | Grand Champion | |
| Obedience: | ||
| UCD | United Companion Dog | |
| UCDX | United Companion Dog Excellent | |
| UUD | United Utility Dog | |
| UOCH | United Obedience Champion Dog | |
AAC (Agility Association of Canada)
| Agility Only: | ||
| ADC | Agility Dog of Canada | |
| AADC | Advanced Agility Dog of Canada | |
| MADC | Masters Agility Dog of Canada | |
| MSDC | Masters Snooker Dog of Canada | |
| MGDC | Masters Gamblers Dog of Canada | |
| MTRDC | Masters Team Relay Dog of Canada | |
| MJDC | Masters Jumpers Dog of Canada | |
| ATChC | Agility Trial Champion of Canada | |
| V | Veteran (prefix added to any title) | |
| S | Special (prefix added to any title) | |
NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council)
| Agility Only: | ||
| NAC | Novice Agility | |
| OAC | Open Agility | |
| EAC | Elite Agility – Proficient | |
| EAS | Elite Agility – Skilled | |
| NJC | Novice Jumpers | |
| OJC | Open Jumpers | |
| EJC | Elite Jumpers – Proficient | |
| EJS | Elite Jumpers – Skilled | |
| NGC | Novice Gamblers | |
| OGC | Open Gamblers | |
| EGC | Elite Gamblers | |
| NCC | Novice Chances | |
| OCC | Open Chances | |
| ECC | Elite Chances – Proficient | |
| ECS | Elite Chances – Skilled | |
| TN-N | Novice Tunnelers | |
| TN-O | Open Tunnelers | |
| TN-E | Elite Tunnelers – Proficient | |
| TNS-E | Elite Tunnelers – Skilled | |
| WV-N | Novice Weavers | |
| WV-O | Open Weavers | |
| WV-E | Excellent Weavers – Proficient | |
| WVS-E | Excellent Weavers – Skilled | |
| TG-N | Novice TouchNGo | |
| TG-O | Open TouchNGo | |
| TG-E | Elite TouchNGo – Proficient | |
| TGS-E | Elite TouchNGo – Skilled | |
| S- | Superior (Prefix) | |
| O- | Outstanding (Prefix) | |
| NATCH | NADAC Agility Trial Champion | |
| Vers-NATCH | NADAC Versatility Champion | |
CARO (Canadian Association of Rally Obedience)
| Rally Obedience Only: | ||
| RN | Rally Novice | |
| RA | Rally Advanced | |
| RX | Rally Excellent | |
| RV | Rally Versatility | |