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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
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- 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 |
