Title Acronyms 1, 2, 3 – avoid the confusion
My dogs are collecting titles in various areas and I wanted to provide a list of the acronyms so the average person can decipher them! (And then my web guy will come in and rearrange things so this post works better for my site, lol). I will add to the list as we explore other sports, such as our upcoming weight-pull activities!! I do not personally participate in non-AKC, non-UKC recognized activities but some of my co-owners do, and so you will see a few non-kennel club titles in the list.
I believe in titling my breeding dogs in:
- Conformation – to demonstrate or prove that they conform to the breed standard established by the parent breed club [they must be evaluated by at least 3 different independent, trained judges].
- Performance sports – to demonstrate or prove they perform well in performance sports and are very physically and mentally versatile.
- Companion activities – to demonstrate or prove they have the desired temperament to do all these things and be a loving family member.
Currently, our SPFL breeding dogs have earned an average of over 13 titles and awards per dog. This number is fluid however, because our dogs are reaching age and retiring from breeding regularly.
You can see the titles earned on each individual dog’s page. Note that some are progressive, so as they work up through increasing difficulty levels, the higher titles replace the earlier ones. For example, the novice precision coursing title is RACEN. The next level is advanced, and the title is RACEA. Both titles are not maintained on the dog’s registered name – only the most recent – so RACEN is replaced by RACEA.
CONFORMATION TITLES
Am CH AKC Conformation Champion
Am GCH AKC Conformation Grand Champion
U CH UKC Conformation Champion
U GRCH UKC Conformation Grand Champion
U EGCH UKC Conformation Emerald Grand Champion
U RGCH UKC Conformation Ruby Grand Champion
U SGCH UKC Conformation Sapphire Grand Champion
U DGCH UKC Conformation Diamond Grand Champion
NBOB UKC National Best of Breed
BIS UKC Best in Show
MBIS UKC Multiple Best in Show awards
RBIS UKC Reserve Best in Show
MRBIS UKC Multiple Reserve Best in Show awards
BISS UKC Best in Specialty Show
RBISS UKC Reserve Best in Specialty Show
BPIS UKC Best Puppy in Show
BPISS UKC Best Puppy in Specialty Show
RBPIS UKC Reserve Best Puppy in Show
RBPISS UKC Reserve Best Puppy in Specialty Show
PERFORMANCE TITLES
COURSING
RACEN UKC Novice Precision Coursing
RACEA UKC Advanced Precision Coursing
BCAT AKC FastCAT Novice
DASH UKC Dash (straight run) Novice
CA AKC Coursing Ability
DOCK DIVING – NADD Titles recognized by AKC and CKC
DN AKC Novice
DJ AKC Junior
DS AKC Senior
DM AKC Master
DE AKC Elite
BARNHUNT
RATN AKC Novice Barn Hunt
RATI AKC Intermediate Barn Hunt
RATO AKC Open Barn Hunt
SCENT
VSWB AKC Virtual Scent Work Beginner
COMPANION TITLES
RALLY
RN AKC Rally Novice
RI AKC Rally Intermediate
AGILITY
ACT AKC Agility Coursing Test
NA AKC Novice Agility
OA AKC Open Agility
NAJ AKC Novice Agility Jumper
OAJ AKC Open Agility Jumper
AXJ AKC Excellent Agility jumper
NF AKC Novice Fast
MACH AKC Master Agility Champion
PACH AKC Preferred Agility Champion
AGCH AKC Agility Grand Champion
OTHER COMPANION / TEMPERAMENT TITLES
CGC AKC Canine Good Citizen
CGCA AKC Advanced Canine Good Citizen / Community Canine
CGCU AKC Urban Canine Good Citizen
TKN AKC Trick Dog Novice
TKI AKC Trick Dog Intermediate
TKA AKC Trick Dog Advanced
TKP AKC Trick Dog Performer
TKE AKC Trick Dog Elite Performer
NTD Do More With Your Dog! Novice Trick Dog Title
BTC24 A+ Do More With Your Dogs! Beat the Clock 12 Tricks in 24 seconds
SPOT UKC Socialized Pet Obedience title
SPOT-ON UKC Outstanding Socialized Pet Obedience title
VHMP AKC Virtual Home Manners Puppy
VHMA AKC Virtual Home Manners Adult
MISCELLANEOUS TITLES
TD UKC Total Dog
ATD Alliance of Therapy Dogs Certified
VCX Versatility in Poodles (VIP) Versatility Excellence title
VCM Versatility in Poodles Versatility Master title
