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- Dog Fanciers' Acronym List
-
- Originally inspired by a list compiled by Kathleen O'Donnell on OBED-L
- (now OBED-COMP) that had substantial corrections and clarifications
- suggested by Stacy Pober.
-
- Overall organization, webification and additional/updated material by
- Cindy Tittle Moore. Copyright 1996 by CTM.
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Table of Contents
-
- * Comments
- * Organizations
- * Flyball Titles
- * Agility Titles
- * Obedience Titles
- * Schutzhund
- * AKC herding titles
- * Herding titles - AHBA (American Herding Breeds Association)
- * Herding titles - ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America)
- * Field trials - AKC, CKC
- * Go To Ground/Terrier Trials/Tests
- * Coursing titles - ASFA (American Sighthound Field Association)
- * Coursing titles - AKC
- * Coursing titles - NAOFA (North American Open Field Association)
- * Coursing titles - NACA (North American Coursing Association)
- * Hunt Test Titles
- * Working certificates (breed clubs)
- * Miscellaneous titles
- * Breed acronyms
- * Other Dog-Related Acronyms
- * Conversational acronyms
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Comments
-
- This list primarily deals with acronyms and references for dog
- fanciers. There are many other lists available for other general
- acronyms and emoticons, which you should consult. These include:
- * http://www.stevegrossman.com/jargon.htm
-
- Also...
- 1. All titles are suffixes to a dog's registered name if not
- otherwise noted.
- 2. Acronyms listed alphabetically, except herding titles, which are
- in order of difficulty.
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Organizations
-
- AAC
- Agility Association of Canada
-
- AKC
- American Kennel Club
-
- CKC
- Canadian Kennel Club
-
- NADAC
- North American Dog Agility Council
-
- UKC
- United Kennel Club (USA)
-
- USDAA
- United States Dog Agility Association
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Flyball Titles
-
- FD
- Flyball Dog
-
- FDX
- Flyball Dog Excellent
-
- FDCh
- Flyball Dog Champion
-
- FM
- Flyball Master
-
- FMX
- Flyball Master Excellent
-
- FMCh
- Flyball Master Champion
-
- ONYX
- Award (named after first recipient) based on points
- earned
-
- FGDCh
- Flyball Grand Champion
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Agility Titles
-
- AX
- Agility Excellent (AKC)
-
- MX
- Master Agility Excellent (AKC)
-
- NA
- Novice Agility (AKC)
-
- OA
- Open Agility (AKC)
-
- NAJ
- Novice Jumper With Weaves (AKC)
-
- OAJ
- Open Jumper With Weaves (AKC)
-
- AXJ
- Excellent Jumper With Weaves (AKC)
-
- MXJ
- Master Jumper With Weaves (AKC)
-
- U-AGI
- Agility I (UKC)
-
- U-AGII
- Agility II (UKC)
-
- U-ACH
- Agility Champion (UKC)
-
- U-ACHX
- Agility Champion Excellent (UKC)
-
- AD
- Agility Dog (USDAA)
-
- VAD
- Veteran Agility Dog (USDAA)
-
- VAAD
- Veteran Advanced Agility Dog (USDAA)
-
- VMAD
- Veteran Master Agility Dog (USDAA)
-
- VS
- Veterans Snooker
-
- VJ
- Veterans Jumper
-
- VG
- Veterans Gambler
-
- VPD
- Veteran Performance Dog
-
- AAD
- Advanced Agility Dog (USDAA)
-
- MAD
- Master Agility Dog (USDAA)
-
- SM
- Snooker Master (USDAA)
-
- GM
- Gambler Master (USDAA)
-
- PM
- Pairs Master (USDAA)
-
- JM
- Jumpers Master (USDAA)
-
- ADCH
- Agility Dog Champion (USDAA)
-
- ADC
- Agility Dog of Canada (AAC)
-
- AADC
- Advanced Agility Dog of Canada (AAC)
-
- MADC
- Master Agility Dog of Canada (AAC)
-
- O-, S-
- Outstanding, Superior Peformance, prefixed to any NADAC
- title
-
- NAC, NAC-V, NAC-JH
- Novice Standard, Veterans, Junior Handler (NADAC)
-
- OAC, OAC-V, OAC-JH
- Open Standard, Veterans, Junior Handler (NADAC)
-
- EAC, EAC-V, EAC-JH
- Elite Standard, Veterans, Junior Handler (NADAC)
-
- NGC, NGC-V, NCG-JH
- Novice Gamblers, Veterans, Junior Handler (NADAC)
-
- OGC, OGC-V, OCG-JH
- Open Gamblers, Veterans, Junior Handler (NADAC)
-
- EGC, EGC-V, ECG-JH
- Elite Gamblers, Veterans, Junior Handler (NADAC)
-
- NJC, NJC-V, NJC-JH
- Novice Jumpers, Veterans, Junior Handler (NADAC)
-
- OJC, OJC-V, OJC-JH
- Open Jumpers, Veterans, Junior Handler (NADAC)
-
- EJC, EJC-V, EJC-JH
- Elite Jumpers, Veterans, Junior Handler (NADAC)
-
- NATCh
- Agility Trial Champion (NADAC)
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Obedience Titles
-
- CD
- Companion Dog (AKC, CKC)
-
- CDX
- Companion Dog Excellent (AKC, CKC)
-
- CT
- Champion Tracker (a dog with a TD, TDX and VST) (AKC)
-
- OTCh
- Obedience Trial Champion (prefix) (AKC, CKC)
-
- TD
- Tracking Dog (AKC, CKC)
-
- TDX
- Tracking Dog Excellent (AKC, CKC)
-
- U-CD
- Companion Dog (prefix) (UKC)
-
- U-CDX
- Companion Dog Excellent (prefix) (UKC)
-
- U-UD
- Utility Dog (prefix) (UKC)
-
- UD
- Utility Dog (AKC, CKC)
-
- UDT
- Utility Dog title with a Tracking Dog title (AKC)
-
- UDTX
- Utility Dog title with a Tracking Dog Excellent title
- (AKC)
-
- UDX
- Utility Dog Excellent (AKC)
-
- UDVST
- Utility Dog title with a Variable Surface Tracking title
- (AKC)
-
- VST
- Variable Surface Tracking (AKC)
-
- NOTE 1: The AKC OTCh is much different and more difficult to
- achieve than the Canadian (CKC) OTCh. The CKC OTCh is
- equivalent to getting a Canadian UD. In other words the CKC UD
- = CKC OTCh.
-
- NOTE 2: There are no combined titles for dogs with UDX and
- other tracking titles.
-
- NOTE 3: The Champion Tracker title is not a competitively
- earned title and does not figure into Dual or Triple Champion
- titles. (The OTCH can be the third CH in a Triple, though.)
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Schutzhund
-
- AD
- 12 1/2 mile endurance run (can move from the other
- category)
-
- B
- German equiv. of a CD and CGC test in one
-
- SchH I, SchH II, SchH III
- comprising three phases -tracking,obedience and
- protection. dog must pass all three phases to earn title
-
- FH
- advanced tracking title (comparable to TDX)
-
- WH
- watchdog title
-
- KKL
- Koer'd means the dog is certified as eligible for
- breeding under the German breed survey system
- __________________________________________________________
-
- AKC herding titles
-
- HCH
- Herding Champion (prefix)
-
- HI
- Herding Intermediate
-
- HS
- Herding Started
-
- HT
- Herding Tested
-
- HX
- Herding Excellent
-
- PT
- Pre-trial Tested
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Herding titles - AHBA (American Herding Breeds Association)
-
- HCT
- Herding Capable Tested
-
- * HTD1
- Herding Trial Dog, first level
-
- * HTD2
- Herding Trial Dog, second level
-
- * HTD3
- Herding Trial Dog, third level
-
- JHD
- Junior Herd Dog
-
- * The official AHBA HTD title can have up to 4 suffixes: -d for
- ducks; -s for sheep; -g for goats; or -c for cattle. The title
- will always have at least one of these suffixes.
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Herding titles - ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America)
-
- * ATD
- Advanced Trial Dog
-
- * OTD
- Open Trial Dog
-
- RD
- Ranch Dog (dog has been evaluated by a judge while doing
- its routine farm tasks & certified to be a useful working
- dog)
-
- * STD
- Started Trial Dog
-
- WTCH
- Working Trial Champion (prefix)
- (dog has earned ATD on all 3 types of stock)
-
- * Always with suffix -s, -d, -c to indicate title earned on
- sheep, ducks or cattle. Titles earned separately on each type
- of stock.
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Field trials - AKC, CKC
-
- AFC
- Amateur Field Champion, (prefix)
- (must be owner handled)
-
- CFC
- Canadian Field Champion, (prefix)
-
- CAFC
- Canadian Amateur Field Champion, (prefix)
-
- FC
- Field champion, (prefix)
- (can be professional handler, open class)
-
- FD
- Field Dog (pointing, CKC)
-
- FDJ
- Field Dog Junior (pointing, CKC)
-
- FDX
- Field Dog Excellent (pointing, CKC)
-
- NFC
- National Field Champion, (prefix)
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Go To Ground/Terrier Trials/Tests
-
- JE
- Junior Earthdog (AKC)
-
- ME
- Master Earthdog (AKC)
-
- SE
- Senior Earthdog (AKC)
-
- NOTE 1: AWTA Titles and other Terrier titles missing.
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Coursing titles - ASFA (American Sighthound Field Association)
-
- F.Ch.
- Field Champion
-
- LCM
- Lure Courser of Merit
-
- LCM2
- Lure Courser of Merit 2
- (has met the requirements for LCM twice over. LCM3, LCM4,
- etc. are also available)
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Coursing titles - AKC
-
- JC
- Junior Courser (suffix)
-
- SC
- Senior Courser (suffix)
-
- F.Ch.
- Field Champion (prefix)
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Coursing titles - NAOFA (North American Open Field Association)
-
- CC
- Coursing Champion
-
- CM
- Courser of Merit
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Coursing titles - NACA (North American Coursing Association)
-
- NACC
- NACA Coursing Champion
-
- NACM
- NACA Courser of Merit
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Hunt Test Titles
-
- GMHR
- Grand Master Hunting Retriever (NAHRA)
-
- JH
- Junior Hunter (AKC)
-
- SH
- Senior Hunter (AKC)
-
- SR
- Started Retriever (NAHRA)
-
- MH
- Master Hunter (AKC)
-
- MHR
- Master Hunting Retriever (NAHRA)
-
- WR
- Working Retriever (NAHRA)
-
- NAHRA titles incomplete, need UKC/HRC titles too.
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Working certificates (breed clubs)
-
- WAC
- Working Aptitude Certificate (Doberman Pincher Club of
- America)
-
- WC
- Working Certificate (various breed clubs, differs)
-
- WCI
- Working Certificate Intermediate (various breed clubs,
- differs)
-
- WCX
- Working Certificate Excellent (various breed clubs,
- differs)
-
- WD
- Working dog (American Chesapeake Club, ACC)
-
- WDX
- Working dog excellent (ACC)
-
- WDQ
- working dog qualified (ACC)
-
- WD
- Water dog (Newfoundland Club of America, NCA)
-
- WRD
- Water rescue dog (NCA)
-
- DD
- Draft dog (NCA)
-
- TDD
- Team draft dog (NCA)
-
- VN
- Versatile Newfoundland (NCA)
-
- American Water Spaniels
-
- SD
- Started Dog (American Water Spaniel Club -- AWSC)
-
- WD
- Working Dog (AWSC)
-
- WDX
- Working Dog Excellent (AWSC)
-
- WDS
-
- Working Dog Superior
-
- JWD
- Junior Working Dog (American Water Spaniel Field Assoc.
- -- AWSFA)
-
- SWD
- Senior Working Dog (AWSFA)
-
- MWD
- Master Working Dog (AWSFA)
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Miscellaneous titles
-
- CG
- Certificate of Gameness (American Working Terrier Assn)
-
- CGC
- Canine Good Citizen Certificate
-
- CH
- Champion (prefix)
-
- HIC
- Herding Instinct Certified
-
- TD
- Therapy Dog
-
- TDI
- Therapy Dog International
-
- TT
- Temperment Tested by ATTS (or other official
- organizations)
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Breed acronyms
-
- BC
- Border Collie
-
- CBR
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever
-
- CCR
- Curly-coated Retriever
-
- FCR
- Flat-coated Retriever
-
- GD
- Great Dane
-
- GR
- Golden Retriever
-
- GSD
- German Shepherd Dog
-
- GSP
- German Shorthaired Pointer
-
- GWP
- German Wirehaired Pointer
-
- LR
- Labrador Retriever
-
- OES
- Old English Sheepdog
-
- PBGV
- Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
-
- PWC
- Pembroke Welsh Corgi
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Other Dog-Related Acronyms
-
- ACVO
- American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists
-
- BJ
- Broad Jump or Bar Jump (context)
-
- CERF
- Canine Eye Registry Foundation
-
- DJ
- Directed Jumping
-
- DOR
- Drop on Recall
-
- F8
- Figure Eight
-
- HD
- Hip Displasia (sometimes CHD)
-
- ILP
- AKC Indefinite Listing Privilege for unpapered purebreds
-
- LP
- UKC's Listing Privilege for unpapered purebreds/mixed
- breeds
-
- OFA
- Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
-
- ROF
- Retrieve on the Flat
-
- ROH
- Retrieve over the High Jump
-
- ROM
- Register of Merit
- __________________________________________________________
-
- Conversational acronyms
-
- BTW
- By The Way
-
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Questions
-
- IMHO
- In My Honest Opinion
-
- LOL
- Laughing out Loud
-
- OTOH
- On The Other Hand
-
- ROTF
- Rolling on the Floor (amusement)
- _________________________________________________________________
-
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