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Glossary of Performance Titles

The following list of Performance Titles is sorted in alphabetical order and is being added to on an on-going basis:


Title Description Breeds Requirements  
AADC Advanced Agility Dog Canada All Breeds   AAC
AD Schutzhund Endurance Test All Breeds BH required  
ADC Agility Dog Canada All Breeds   AAC
ADD Advanced Disc Dog All Breeds, including Mixed-Breeds   CDDA
IDDHA
ADDCh Advanced Disc Dog Champion All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds (Team Competitions)   CDDA
AFC Amateur Field Trial Champion Pointers, Retrievers, and Spaniels AKC
AFTCh. Amateur Field Trial Champion Retrieving Sporting Dogs with a Novice Handler CKC
AgI Agility Intermediate All Breeds AgN required CKC
AgN Agility Novice All Breeds   CKC
AgX Agility Excellent All Breeds AgI required CKC
AMDD Advanced Mini Disc Dog Dogs under 14 in., including Mixed Breeds   CDDA
ARCH Rally Championship Title All breeds including mixed.   APDT
ARCHX Rally Championship Title All breeds including mixed.   APDT
ATChC Agility Trial Champion of Canada All Breeds   AAC
ATD Herding Advanced All Breeds   ASCA
BDD Basic Disc Dog All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds   CDDA
IDDHA
BDF Basic Disc Freestyle All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds   CDDA
BH Schutzhund Companion/Temperament Test Select Breeds    
BIF Best in Field, Coursing Hound Trial     CKC
BIS Best in Show, Conformation All Breeds   CKC
BISS Best in Specialty Show All Breeds   CKC
BMDD Basic Mini Disc Dog Dogs under 14 in., including Mixed-Breeds   CDDA
BMDF Basic Disc Freestyle Mini Division Dogs under 14 in., including Mixed-Breeds   CDDA
BPIS Best Puppy in Show, Conformation All Breeds   CKC
Brevet Ring Sport Certification Test Select Breeds   NARA
CD Companion Dog, Obedience
(First Obedience Title)
All Breeds   CKC
CDX Companion Dog Excellent, Obedience
(Second Obedience Title)
All Breeds CD required CKC
CG Certificate of Gameness, Den Trial All Terriers small enough to fit into a nine-inch tunnel and Dachshunds   AWTA
CGC
CCGCT
AKC Canine Good Citizen Test
HABAC's Canadian Canine Good Citizen Test
All Breeds   AKC
CGN Canine Good Neighbour All Breeds   CKC
Ch. Champion, Conformation All Breeds except Miscellaneous Class   CKC
Ch. (Alt.) Champion (Altered), Conformation All Breeds except Miscellaneous Class   CKC
CSF Combined Skills Freestyle All Breeds, including Mixed-Breeds   IDDHA
C.T. Champion Tracker All Breeds TD, TDX and VST required AKC
DD Disc Dog All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds - (Team Competitions)   CDDA
DD Draft Dog, Hauling Test All Breeds   CKC
DDCh Disc Dog Champion All Breeds, including Mixed-Breeds - (Team Competitions)   CDDA
DDX Disc Dog Excellent All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds (Team Competitions)   CDDA
IDDHA
DDX Draft Dog Excellent, Hauling Test All Breeds DD required CKC
EWC Earth Working Certificate, Den Trial Small Terriers and Dachshunds    
FbD Flyball Dog, Flyball All Breeds    
FbDCh. Flyball Dog Champion, Flyball All Breeds FbD required  
FCh. Field Champion, Lure Coursing Sighthounds   CKC
FChX Field Champion Excellent, Lure Coursing Sighthounds FCh. required CKC
FD Field Dog, Pointing Trial All Pointing Breeds   CKC
FD Flyball Dog All Breeds   NAFA
FDCh Flyball Dog Champion All Breeds   NAFA
FDGCh Flyball Dog Grand Champion All Breeds   NAFA
FDJ Field Dog Junior, Pointing Trial All Pointing Breeds   CKC
FDX Field Dog Excellent, Pointing Trial All Pointing Breeds FD required CKC
FDX Flyball Dog Excellent All Breeds   NAFA
FH Schutzhund Tracking Test All Breeds BH required  
FM Flyball Master All Breeds   NAFA
FMX Flyball Master Excellent All Breeds   NAFA
FMCh Flyball Master Champion All Breeds   NAFA
FTCh. Field Trial Champion, Hunting by Scent Beagles   CKC
FTCh. Field Trial Champion, Retrieving All Sporting Dog Breeds   CKC
GMH Grand Master Hunter, Field Test Retrieving Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Standard Poodle Breed   CKC
GMOTCh. Grand Master Obedience Trial Champion, Obedience All Breeds MOTCh. required CKC
HA Herding Advanced All Breeds HI required CKC
HC Herding Certificate, Herding All Herding Breeds and Some Working Breeds    
HCh. Herding Champion All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers HX required AKC
HCT Herding Capability Test All Breeds   AHBA
HI Herding Intermediate CKC: All Breeds
AKC: All AKC Herding Group Breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers
HT required CKC / AKC
HIC Herding Instinct Certificate, Herding All Herding Breeds and Some Working Breeds    
HIT High in Trial, Obedience Trial All Breeds   CKC
HRD Herding Ranch Dog (3 Levels) All Breeds   AHBA
HS Herding Started CKC: All breeds
AKC: All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers
HT required CKC / AKC
HT Herding Tested CKC: All Breeds
AKC: All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers
  CKC / AKC
HTCh. Herding Trial Championship All Breeds HTD III or HRD III Required AHBA
HTD Herding Trial Dog (3 levels) All Breeds   AHBA
HX Herding Excellent All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers   AKC
IPO International Schutzhund
(Levels I, II, & III)
All Breeds BH required  
JE Junior Earthdog Dachshunds and Terriers bred as Earthdogs   CKC
JH Junior Hunter, Field Test Retrieving Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Standard Poodle Breed   CKC
JHD Junior Herding Dog Test All Breeds   AHBA
MADC Master Agility Dog Canada All Breeds   AAC
MDD Master Disc Dog All Breeds,including Mixed Breeds   IDDHA
MDDCh Master Disc Dog Champion All Breeds, including Mixed-Breeds (Team Competitions)   CDDA
ME Master Earthdog Dachshunds and Terriers bred as Earthdogs SE required CKC
MH Master Hunter, Field Test Retrieving Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Standard Poodle Breed   CKC
MOTCh. Master Obedience Trial Champion, Obedience All Breeds OTChX required CKC
NAFTCh. National Amateur Field Trial Champion, Retriever Test All Retrieving Breeds   CKC
NFTCh. National Field Trial Champion, Retriever Test All Retrieving Breeds   CKC
ONYX Flyball Onyx Award All Breeds   NAFA
ORC Oval Racing Champion All Sighthounds   NOTRA
OSC Open Stockdog Certificate, Herding All Herding Breeds and some Working Breeds SSC required CKC
OTCh. Obedience Trial Champion, Obedience All Breeds UD required CKC
OTChX Obedience Trial Champion Excellent, Obedience All Breeds OTCh. required CKC
OTD Herding Open All breeds   ASCA
OTR Oval Track Racer All Sighthounds   NOTRA
OTRM Oval Track Racer of Merit All Sighthounds   NOTRA
PATD Herding Post Advanced All breeds   ASCA
PT Herding Pre-Trial Tested All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers   AKC
RA Rally Advanced All breeds   CARO / AKC* (*effective 01/01/05)
RAE Rally Advanced Excellent All breeds   AKC* (*effective 01/01/05)
RCh Race Champion Whippets   NAWRA
RD Ranch Dog All breeds   ASCA
RE Rally Excellent All breeds   AKC* (*effective 01/01/05)
Ring (I, II, III) Ring Sport
Obedience and Protection Tests
Select Breeds   NARA
RL1 Rally Level 1 All breeds including mixed.   APDT
RL2 Rally Level 2 All breeds including mixed.   APDT
RL3 Rally Level 3 All breeds including mixed.   APDT
Award of Excellence Rally Obedience All breeds including mixed.   APDT
RN Rally Novice All breeds   CARO / AKC* (*effective 01/01/05)
RTD Ranch Trial Dog All breeds   ASCA
RV Rally Versatility All breeds   CARO
RX Rally Excellent All breeds   CARO
SchH Schutzhund (Levels I, II, III)
Obedience, Tracking and Protection Tests
All Breeds    
SD Sled Dog, Sledding All Breeds   CKC
SDX Sled Dog Excellent, Sledding All Breeds SD required CKC
SDU Sled Dog Unlimited, Sledding All Breeds SD and SDX required CKC
SE Senior Earthdog Dachshunds and Terriers bred as Earth dogs   CKC
SH Senior Hunter, Field Test Retrieving Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Standard Poodle Breed   CKC
SHCh. Scent Hurdle Dog Champion, Scent Discrimination/Hurdle Race All Breeds SHDX required  
SHD Scent Hurdle Dog, Scent Discrimination/Hurdle Race All Breeds    
SHDX Scent Hurdle Dog Excellent, Scent Discrimination/Hurdle Race All Breeds SHD required  
SORC Supreme Oval Racing Champion All Sighthounds   NOTRA
SRCh SupremeRace Champion Whippets   NAWRA
SSC Started Stockdog Certificate, Herding All Herding Breeds and Some Working Breeds   CKC
STD Herding Started All breeds   ASCA
TD Tracking Dog, Tracking Test All Breeds   CKC AKC ASCA
TDX Tracking Dog Excellent, Tracking Test All Breeds TD required CKC AKC ASCA
TT Temperament Tested All Breeds    
UD Utility Dog, Obedience
(Third and highest Obedience Title)
All Breeds CDX required CKC
UDT Utility Dog Tracker All Breeds UD and TD required AKC
UDTX Utility Dog Tracker Excellent All Breeds UD and TDX required AKC
VST Variable Surface Tracking All Breeds TD or TDX required AKC
WC Working Certificate, Retrieving Test Retriever Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Poodle Breeds   CKC
WCI Working Certificate Intermediate, Retrieving Test Retriever Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Poodle Breeds   CKC
WCX Working Certificate Excellent, Retrieving Test Retriever Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Poodle Breeds   CKC
WH Schutzhund Watch Dog Test All Breeds BH required  
WRD Water Rescue Dog, Water Rescue Newfoundland Breed    
WRDX Water Rescue Dog Excellent, Water Rescue Newfoundland Breed    
WTCH Working Trial Champion All breeds Must have earned ATD in all classes ASCA

  • AAC:   Agility Association of Canada

  • AHBA:  American Herding Breed Association

  • APDT:  Association Pet Dog Trainers

  • AKC:   American Kennel Club

  • ASCA:  Australian Shepherd Club of America

  • AWTA:  American Working Terrier Association

  • CARO:  Canadian Association of Rally Obedience

  • CDDA:  Canadian Disc Dog Association

  • CKC:   Official Canadian Kennel Club Event

  • IDDHA: International Disc Dog Handlers' Association

  • NAFA:  North American Flyball Association

  • NARA:  North American Ring Association

  • NAWRA:   North American Whippet Racing Association

  • NOTRA: — National Oval Track Racing Association


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