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If you've ever watched a dog show and wondered at the letters and initials attached to the dogs' names, this guide will help you understand their meaning.
Dog shows are a great way of sharing a dog’s beauty and talents with other dog lovers. The thrill of friendly competition is covered in many different types of events such as conformation, obedience, agility, field trials, ground trials, lure coursing, flyball, herding, tracking, and schutzhund. Titled dogs have accomplished certain skills to earn those initials next to their name. Working dogs as well as competitive dogs hold titles. Dogs do not have to be purebred or registered with organizations such as AKC or breed registries to earn titles. Many competitions and titles are granted to mixed breed dogs as well, through organizations such as Mixed Breed Dog Clubs of America (MBDCA) or North American Mixed Breed Registry (NAMBR). If you’ve ever watched a dog show or read a show program and wondered at all those letters and acronyms attached to the dogs’ names, this guide will help you understand. The guide below is not complete but a part of commonly seen titles a dog can earn through various organizations. ConformationBOB – Best of Breed BIS – Best in Show Ch - Champion ObedienceCGC – Canine Good Citizen CD – Companion Dog CDX – Companion Dog Excellent OTCh – Obedience Trial Champion HerdingPT – Pre-trial Tested HT – Herding Tested HS – Herding Started HI – Herding Intermediate HX – Herding Excellent HCH – Herding Champion AgilityAD – Agility Dog VAD – Veteran Agility Dog VAAD – Veteran Advanced Agility Dog VMAD – Veteran Master Agility Dog AAD – Advance Agility Dog MAD – Master Agility Dog ADCH – Agility Dog Champion SM – Snooker Master GM – Gambler Master PM – Pairs Master JM – Jumpers Master NA - Novice Agility OA – Open Agility AX – Agility Excellent MX – Master Agility Excellent Field TrialsAFC – Amateur Field Champion FC – Field Champion CAFC – Canadian Amateur Field Champion CFC – Canadian Field Champion FD – Field Dog FDJ – Field Dog Junior FDX – Field Dog Excellent NFC – National Field Champion Ground TrialsJE – Junior Earthdog ME – Master Earthdog SE – Senior Earthdog CoursingJC – Junior Courser SC – Senior Courser FCH – Field Champion CC – Coursing Champion CM – Courser of Merit NACM – National Courser of Merit LCM – Lure Courser of Merit LCM2 – Lure Courser of Merit Twice HuntingJH – Junior Hunter SH – Senior Hunter RD – Retrieving Dog GSDC – Gun Dog Stake Champion NGDC – National Gun Dog Champion FlyballFD – Flyball Dog FDX – Flyball Dog Excellent FDCH – Flyball Champion FDM – Flyball Dog Master FMX – Flyball Master Excellent FMCH – Flyball Master Champion FDGCH – Flyball Grand Champion ONYX – Points based award named after first recipient SchutzhundBH – German Companion Dog SchHI, II, and III – German levels for 3-part title obedience, tracking and protection Working TitlesBIH – Blindenhund, Guide Dog GRH – Grenzenhund, Border Patrol Dog DH – Diensthund, Service Dog DD – Draft Dog TDD – Team Draft Dog WC – Working Certificate WCI – Working Certificate Intermediate WCX – Working Dog Excellent WRD – Water Rescue Dog TD – Therapy Dog TDI – Therapy Dog International TT – Temperament Tested Titles are a testament to the bond between that dog and owner who loved each other enough to train and persevere together in a job, sport, or activity. Titles honor the dog who earned them and remain in his record forever.
The copyright of the article Deciphering Show Dog Acronyms in Dog Shows is owned by Joy Butler. Permission to republish Deciphering Show Dog Acronyms in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
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