Feel like you're reading alphabet soup? Here's an alphabetical list of initials that appear on this and other dog sites to help you sort it out. Some indicate titles earned, and some indicate registries or organizations. For each title, I give you the initials, the title, the sport or activity for which the title is awarded, and the registry that awards the title. For each organization, I provide the name. If you find that a title on this web site is not included here, please check at Agility Titles or e-mail me and let me know! |
What Do All Those Initials Mean? |
Perennial Aussies Versatile Aussies for Companionship & Competition |
Feel like you're reading alphabet soup? Here's an alphabetical list of initials that appear on this and other dog sites to help you sort it out. Some indicate titles earned, and some indicate registries or organizations. For each title, I give you the initials, the title, the sport or activity for which the title is awarded, and the registry that awards the title. For each organization, I provide the name. If you find that a title on this web site is not included here, please check at Agility Titles or e-mail me and let me know! |
This page was last updated on: 7/13/04
AKC & ASCA CH Brookridge Dustin U, AKC & ASCA CD ~ Dustin shows off his first place and qualifying ribbons after completing his ASCA CD. |
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ADTscd ~ ASCA Advanced Trial Dog, sheep, cattle, ducks AX ~ AKC Agility Excellent AXJ ~ AKC Excellent Agility Jumper CD ~ AKC, ASCA, UKC Companion Dog (obedience) CDX ~ Companion Dog Excellent (obedience) CH ~ AKC, ASCA Champion (Conformation) CT ~ AKC Tracking Champion DC ~ AKC Dual Champion (for Aussies requires CH and HC) HC ~ AKC Herding Champion HI ~ Herding Intermediate HIAdsc ~ AKC Herding Intermediate Course A (ducks, sheep, cattle) HIBdsc ~ AKC Herding Intermediate Course B (ducks, sheep, cattle) HICs ~ AKC HICs Herding Intermediate Course C (sheep) HS ~ AKC Herding Started HSAdsc ~ AKC Herding Started Course A (ducks, sheep, cattle) HSBdsc ~ AKC Herding Started Course B (ducks, sheep, cattle) HSCs ~ AKC HSCs Herding Started Course C (sheep) HT ~ AKC HT Herding Tested HX ~ AKC HX Herding Excellent HXAdsc ~ AKC Herding Advanced Course A (ducks, sheep, cattle) HXBdsc ~ AKC Herding Advanced Course B (ducks, sheep, cattle) HCs ~ AKC Herding Advanced Course C (sheep) MACH ~ AKC Master Agility Champion NA ~ AKC Novice Agility NAJ ~ AKC Novice Agility Jumper NOC ~ AKC National Obedience Champion: Winner of annual National Obedience Invitational OA ~ AKC Open Agility OAJ ~ AKC Open Agility Jumper OTCH ~ AKC, ASCA, UKC: Obedience Trial Champion. OTDscd ~ ASCA Open Trial Dog, sheep, cattle, ducks PT ~ AKC Pre-trial Tested (herding) RD ~ ASCA Ranch Dog, sheep, cattle RTDsc ~ Ranch Trial Dog, shee, cattle STDscd ~ ASCA Started Trial Dog, sheep, cattle, ducks TC ~ AKC Triple Champion: dog awarded title of DC and OTCH or CT or MACH TD ~ AKC, ASCA Tracking Dog TDX ~ AKC, ASCA Tracking Dog Excellent U-CD, U-CDX, U-UD indicate United Kennel Club titles equivalent to the CD, CDX, and UD U-ACH ~ UKC Agility Champion U-ACHX ~ UKC Agility Champion Excellent U-AgI ~ UKC Agility level 1 U-AgII ~ UKC Agility level 2 UD ~ AKC, ASCA, UKC Utility Dog (obedience) UDVST ~ AKC Utility Dog Variable Surface Tracking (obedience + tracking) UDX ~ AKC, ASCA Utility Dog Excellent (obedience) VCCX ~ AKC Versatile Companion Champion VCD1 ~ AKC Versatile Companion Dog 1 VCD2 ~ AKC Versatile Companion Dog 2 VCD3 ~ AKC Versatile Companion Dog 3 VCD4 ~ AKC Versatile Companion Dog 4 VST ~ AKC Variable Surface Tracking WTCH ~ ASCA Working Trial Champion |
