From AKC site
The
American Kennel Club has many events in which titles are offered. Dogs
who achieve these titles are entitled to have them listed on their pedigrees
and certificates, and in event catalogs. These titles become an official
part of a dog’s record with the AKC. Listed below are the various official
AKC titles with their abbreviations:
As a prefix:
- Conformation
- Ch. - Champion
- Obedience
- NOC - National Obedience Champion
- OTCH - Obedience Trial Champion
- Tracking
- CT - Champion Tracker (TD,TDX and VST)
- Agility
- MACH - Master Agility Champion
- Field Trials
- FC - Field Champion
- AFC - Amateur Field Champion
- NFC - National Field Champion
- NAFC - National Amateur Field Champion
- NOGDC - National Open Gun Dog Champion
- AKC GDSC - AKC Gun Dog Stake Champion
- AKC RGDSC - AKC Retrieving Gun Dog Stake Champion
- Herding
- HC - Herding Champion
- Dual
- DC - Dual Champion (Ch. and FC)
- Triple
- TC - Triple Champion ( Ch., FC and OTCH)
- Coonhounds
- NCH - Nite Champion
- GNCH - Grand Nite Champion
- SHNCH - Senior Grand Nite Champion
- GCH - Senior Champion
- SGCH - Senior Grand Champion
- GFC - Grand Field Champion
- SGFC - Senior Grand Field Champion
- WCH - Water Race Champion
- GWCH - Water Race Grand Champion
- SGWCH - Senior Grand Water Race Champion
As a suffix:
- Obedience
- CD - Companion Dog
- CDX - Companion Dog Excellent
- UD - Utility Dog
- UDX - Utility Dog Excellent
- VCD1 - Versatile Companion Dog 1
- VCD2 - Versatile Companion Dog 2
- VCD3 - Versatile Companion Dog 3
- VCD4 - Versatile Companion Dog 4
- VCCH - Versatile Companion Champion
- Lure Coursing
- JC - Junior Courser
- SC - Senior Courser
- MC - Master Courser
- Tracking
- TD - Tracking Dog
- TDX - Tracking Dog Excellent
- VST - Variable Surface Tracker
- Agility
- NA - Novice Agility
- OA - Open Agility
- AX - Agility Excellent
- MX - Master Agility Excellent
- NAJ - Novice Jumpers with Weaves
- OAJ - Open Jumpers with Weaves
- AXJ - Excellent Jumpers with Weaves
- MXJ - Master Excellent Jumpers with Weaves
- Hunting Test
- JH - Junior Hunter
- SH - Senior Hunter
- MH - Master Hunter
- Herding Test
- HT - Herding Tested
- PT - Pre-Trial Tested
- HS - Herding Started
- HI - Herding Intermediate
- HX - Herding Excellent
- Lure Coursing
- JC - Junior Courser
- SC - Senior Courser
- MC - Master Courser
- Earthdog
- JE - Junior Earthdog
- SE - Senior Earthdog
- ME - Master Earthdog
