Glossary of Abbreviated Terms

 

AFC- Amateur Field Champion; awarded by AKC to dogs winning 10 points in Amateur Field Trial stakes; precedes a dog's name.

AKC- American Kennel Club

BB- Best of Breed; a dog show class for Champions only

B/O- Breeder/Owner

BOB- Best of Breed

BOS- Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed

BOW- Best of Winners; awarded to either the Winners Dog or the Winners Bitch.

BROM- Breed Register of Merit; a program recongnizing those sires and dams who produce fine offspring. Nothing the sire or dam does counts; only the accomplishments of the sons and daughters count.

CD- Companion Dog; an Obedience title awarded by the AKC after achieving three scores from the Novice Class; follows a dog's name.

CDX- Companion Dog Excellent; an Obedience title awarded by the AKC after achieving three qualifying scores from the Open Class; follows a dog's name.

CH- Champion (Bench/Show Champion); awarded by the AKC to a dog or bitch who has accumulated 15 points. Points at a dog show are only awarded to the Winners Dog and the Winners Bitch. Precedes a dog's name.

CT- Champion Tracker; awarded by the AKC to a dog who has earned all three tracking titles: TD, TDX and VST; precedes a dog's name.

DC- Dual Champion; awarded by the AKC to a dog who is both a Bench/Show Champion and a Field Champion; precedes a dog's name.

FC- Field Champion; awarded by AKC after winning 10 points in regular field trail stakes; precedes a dog's name.

JH- Junior Hunter; a hunt test title awarded by the AKC after achieving four qualifying scores in the Junior Hunting Test; follows a dog's name.

MX- Master Agility Excellent; an agility title awarded by the AKC; follows a dog's name.

MH- Master Hunter; a hunt test title awarded by the AKC after achieving four qualifying scores in the Master Hunting Test; follows a dog's name.

NA- Novice Agility; an agility title awarded by the AKC; follows a dog's name.

NAVHDA- North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (www.navhda.org); training and testing for hunting, retrieving and tracking. Local chapters across the US and Canada.

NFC- National Field Champion; AKC title awarded to the annual winner of the WCA National Field Championship; precedes a dog's name.

NRD- Novice Retrieving Dog; a WCA rating test title; follows a dog's name.

NSD- Novice Shooting Dog; a WCA rating test title; follows a dog's name.

OFA- Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (www.offa.org); a foundation which studies hip dysplasia and other orthopedic and genetic disorders. The OFA als receives and registers X-rays from owners of purebred dogs of all breeds for evaluation of the presence or absence of hip dysplasia, and assigns an OFA number to each dog certified with Normal hips. Promotes and funds research and health programs.

O/H- Owner/Handler

RA- Rally Advanced; a Rally title awarded by the AKC after achieving three qualifying scores from the Rally Advanced Class; follows a dog's name.

RN- Rally Novice; a Rally title awarded by the AKC after achieving three qualifying scores from the Rally Novice Class; follows a dog's name.

SD- Shooing Dog; a WCA rating test title; follows a dog's name.

TDX- Tracking Dog Excellent; awarded by AKC to a dog who has passed a Tracking Dog Excellent Test; follows a dog's name.

V- Versatile Rating awarded by the WCA upon accumulation of a designated number of points in at least three of the following five groups: Bench/Show, Obedience, Agility, Field, Retrieving, and Tracking; follows a dog's name.

WD- Winners Dog; chosen from among the winners of each of the dog classes; the Winners Dog receives the points awarded to dogs at that show.