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AKC TITLES & DEFINITIONS

CONFORMATION - A performance event where dogs are compared to the Breed standard. The dogs that most closely fit the judge's interpretation of the Standard are given awards according to how closely each dog compares to the judge's mental image of the "perfect" dog for that Standard.

CH - Champion

GCH - Grand Champion

OBEDIENCE - AKC Obedience Trials demonstrate the usefulness of the purebred dog as a companion to man. Obedience trials showcase dogs that have been trained and conditioned to behave well in the home, in public places, and in the presence of other dogs.

CGC - Canine Good Citizen

CD - Champion Dog
CDX - Champion Dog Excellent
UD - Utility Dog
UDX - Utility Dog Excellent
OTCh - Obedience Trial Champion

RALLY - Rally is a successful stepping stone from the
AKC Canine Good Citizen® program to the world of
obedience or agility. Rally was designed with the traditional
pet owner in mind, but it can still be very challenging for
those who enjoy higher levels of competition.

RN - Rally Novice

RA - Rally Advanced

RE - Rally Excellent

HERDINGT - The purpose of noncompetitive herding tests is to offer herding breed owners a standardized gauge by which a dog's basic instinct and trainability are measured.
The purpose of the competitive herding trial program is to preserve and develop the herding skills inherent in the herding breeds and to demonstrate that they can perform the useful functions for which they were originally bred.

HIC - BCCA Herding Certified

HT - Herding Tested

PT - Pretrail Tested

HS - Herding Started

HI - Herding Intermediate

HX - Herding Excellent

HCh - Herding Champion

AGILITY - In agility, a dog demonstrates its agile nature and versatility by following cues from the handler through a timed obstacle course of jumps, tunnels, weave poles and other objects.

Regular Classes

Preferred Classes

Fast Classes

NA or NAJ - Novice Agility - Novice Agility or Novice Jumpers With Weaves

NAP/NJP - Novice Agility Preferred or Novice Jumpers With Weaves Preferred

NF/NFP - Novice FAST or NovicePreferred FAST

OA or OAJ - Open Agility or Open Jumpers With Weaves

OAP or OJP - Open Agility Preferred or Open Jumpers With Weaves Preferred

OF/OFP - Open FAST or Open Preferred FAST

AX or AXJ - Excellent A Agility or Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves

AXP or AJP - Excellent A Agility Preferred or Excellent Jumpers With Weaves Preferred

XF/XFP - Excellent FAST or ExcellentPreferred FAST

MX or MXJ - Excellent B Agility or Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves

MXP or MJP - Excellent B Agility Preferred or Excellent Jumpers With Weaves Preferred

MXF/MFP - Master Excellent FAST or MasterExcellent Preferred FAST

MACH - Excellent B would also produce the title Master Agility Champion

PAX - Preferred Agility Excellent

FTC1/FTCP1 - FAST Century 1 or FAST Century 1Preferred

TRACKING - Tracking events are the competition form of canine search and rescue. These Tracking events provide training for dogs and their handlers to meet some human needs for tracking and finding lost humans or other animals, as well as, demonstrating the extremely high level of scent capability that dogs possess.

TD - Tracking Dog
TDX - Tracking Dog Excellent
VST - Variable Surface Tracking
CT - Champion Tracker

OBEDIENCE/TRACKING

UDT - Utility Dog Tracking Dog
UDTX - Utility Dog Tracking Dog Excellent
UDXTDX - Utility Dog Excellent Tracking Dog Excellent
UDVST - Utility Dog Variable Surface Tracking
UDXVST - Utility Dog Excellent Variable Surface Tracking

PRODUCING TITLED PROGENY

ROM - Register of Merit
ROMX - Register of Merit Excellent
ROMO - Register of Merit Obedience
ROMOX - Register of Merit Obedience Excellent
ROMA - Register of Merit Agility
ROMAX - Register of Merit Agility Excellent
ROMI - Register of Merit Instinct
ROMIX - Register of Merit Instinct Excellent

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