Glossary of Performance Titles
The following is a partial list of Performance Titles:
| Title | Description | Breeds | Requirements | * |
| AADC | Advanced Agility Dog Canada | All Breeds | AAC | |
| AD | Schutzhund Endurance Test | All Breeds | BH required | |
| ADC | Agility Dog Canada | All Breeds | AAC | |
| ADD | Advanced Disc Dog | All Breeds, including Mixed-Breeds | CDDA IDDHA |
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| ADDCh | Advanced Disc Dog Champion | All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds (Team Competitions) | CDDA | |
| AFC | Amateur Field Trial Champion | Pointers, Retrievers, and Spaniels | AKC | |
| AFTCh. | Amateur Field Trial Champion | Retrieving | Sporting Dogs with a Novice Handler | CKC |
| AgI | Agility Intermediate | All Breeds | AgN required | CKC |
| AgN | Agility Novice | All Breeds | CKC | |
| AgX | Agility Excellent | All Breeds | AgI required | CKC |
| AMDD | Advanced Mini Disc Dog | Dogs under 14 in., including Mixed Breeds | CDDA | |
| ARCH | Rally Championship Title | All breeds including mixed. | APDT | |
| ARCHX | Rally Championship Title | All breeds including mixed. | APDT | |
| ATChC | Agility Trial Champion of Canada | All Breeds | AAC | |
| ATD | Herding Advanced | All Breeds | ASCA | |
| BDD | Basic Disc Dog | All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds | CDDA IDDHA |
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| BDF | Basic Disc Freestyle | All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds | CDDA | |
| BH | Schutzhund Companion/Temperament Test | Select Breeds | ||
| BIF | Best in Field, Coursing Hound Trial | CKC | ||
| BIS | Best in Show, Conformation | All Breeds | CKC | |
| BISS | Best in Specialty Show | All Breeds | CKC | |
| BMDD | Basic Mini Disc Dog | Dogs under 14 in., including Mixed-Breeds | CDDA | |
| BMDF | Basic Disc Freestyle Mini Division | Dogs under 14 in., including Mixed-Breeds | CDDA | |
| BPIS | Best Puppy in Show, Conformation | All Breeds | CKC | |
| Brevet | Ring Sport Certification Test | Select Breeds | NARA | |
| CD | Companion Dog, Obedience (First Obedience Title) |
All Breeds | CKC | |
| CDX | Companion Dog Excellent, Obedience (Second Obedience Title) |
All Breeds | CD required | CKC |
| CG | Certificate of Gameness, Den Trial | All Terriers small enough to fit into a nine-inch tunnel and Dachshunds | AWTA | |
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CGC CCGCT |
AKC Canine Good Citizen Test HABAC’s Canadian Canine Good Citizen Test |
All Breeds | AKC | |
| CGN | Canine Good Neighbour | All Breeds | CKC | |
| Ch. | Champion, Conformation | All Breeds except Miscellaneous Class | CKC | |
| Ch. (Alt.) | Champion (Altered), Conformation | All Breeds except Miscellaneous Class | CKC | |
| CSF | Combined Skills Freestyle | All Breeds, including Mixed-Breeds | IDDHA | |
| C.T. | Champion Tracker | All Breeds | TD, TDX and VST required | AKC |
| DD | Disc Dog | All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds – (Team Competitions) | CDDA | |
| DD | Draft Dog, Hauling Test | All Breeds | CKC | |
| DDCh | Disc Dog Champion | All Breeds, including Mixed-Breeds – (Team Competitions) | CDDA | |
| DDX | Disc Dog Excellent | All Breeds, including Mixed Breeds (Team Competitions) | CDDA IDDHA |
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| DDX | Draft Dog Excellent, Hauling Test | All Breeds | DD required | CKC |
| EWC | Earth Working Certificate, Den Trial | Small Terriers and Dachshunds | ||
| FbD | Flyball Dog, Flyball | All Breeds | ||
| FbDCh. | Flyball Dog Champion, Flyball | All Breeds | FbD required | |
| FCh. | Field Champion, Lure Coursing | Sighthounds | CKC | |
| FChX | Field Champion Excellent, Lure Coursing | Sighthounds | FCh. required | CKC |
| FD | Field Dog, Pointing Trial | All Pointing Breeds | CKC | |
| FD | Flyball Dog | All Breeds | NAFA | |
| FDCh | Flyball Dog Champion | All Breeds | NAFA | |
| FDGCh | Flyball Dog Grand Champion | All Breeds | NAFA | |
| FDJ | Field Dog Junior, Pointing Trial | All Pointing Breeds | CKC | |
| FDX | Field Dog Excellent, Pointing Trial | All Pointing Breeds | FD required | CKC |
| FDX | Flyball Dog Excellent | All Breeds | NAFA | |
| FH | Schutzhund Tracking Test | All Breeds | BH required | |
| FM | Flyball Master | All Breeds | NAFA | |
| FMX | Flyball Master Excellent | All Breeds | NAFA | |
| FMCh | Flyball Master Champion | All Breeds | NAFA | |
| FTCh. | Field Trial Champion, Hunting by Scent | Beagles | CKC | |
| FTCh. | Field Trial Champion, Retrieving | All Sporting Dog Breeds | CKC | |
| GMH | Grand Master Hunter, Field Test | Retrieving Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Standard Poodle Breed | CKC | |
| GMOTCh. | Grand Master Obedience Trial Champion, Obedience | All Breeds | MOTCh. required | CKC |
| HA | Herding Advanced | All Breeds | HI required | CKC |
| HC | Herding Certificate, Herding | All Herding Breeds and Some Working Breeds | ||
| HCh. | Herding Champion | All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers | HX required | AKC |
| HCT | Herding Capability Test | All Breeds | AHBA | |
| HI | Herding Intermediate | CKC: All Breeds AKC: All AKC Herding Group Breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers |
HT required | CKC / AKC |
| HIC | Herding Instinct Certificate, Herding | All Herding Breeds and Some Working Breeds | ||
| HIT | High in Trial, Obedience Trial | All Breeds | CKC | |
| HRD | Herding Ranch Dog (3 Levels) | All Breeds | AHBA | |
| HS | Herding Started | CKC: All breeds AKC: All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers |
HT required | CKC / AKC |
| HT | Herding Tested | CKC: All Breeds AKC: All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers |
CKC / AKC | |
| HTCh. | Herding Trial Championship | All Breeds | HTD III or HRD III Required | AHBA |
| HTD | Herding Trial Dog (3 levels) | All Breeds | AHBA | |
| HX | Herding Excellent | All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers | AKC | |
| IPO | International Schutzhund (Levels I, II, & III) |
All Breeds | BH required | |
| JE | Junior Earthdog | Dachshunds and Terriers bred as Earthdogs | CKC | |
| JH | Junior Hunter, Field Test | Retrieving Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Standard Poodle Breed | CKC | |
| JHD | Junior Herding Dog Test | All Breeds | AHBA | |
| MADC | Master Agility Dog Canada | All Breeds | AAC | |
| MDD | Master Disc Dog | All Breeds,including Mixed Breeds | IDDHA | |
| MDDCh | Master Disc Dog Champion | All Breeds, including Mixed-Breeds (Team Competitions) | CDDA | |
| ME | Master Earthdog | Dachshunds and Terriers bred as Earthdogs | SE required | CKC |
| MH | Master Hunter, Field Test | Retrieving Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Standard Poodle Breed | CKC | |
| MOTCh. | Master Obedience Trial Champion, Obedience | All Breeds | OTChX required | CKC |
| NAFTCh. | National Amateur Field Trial Champion, Retriever Test | All Retrieving Breeds | CKC | |
| NFTCh. | National Field Trial Champion, Retriever Test | All Retrieving Breeds | CKC | |
| ONYX | Flyball Onyx Award | All Breeds | NAFA | |
| ORC | Oval Racing Champion | All Sighthounds | NOTRA | |
| OSC | Open Stockdog Certificate, Herding | All Herding Breeds and some Working Breeds | SSC required | CKC |
| OTCh. | Obedience Trial Champion, Obedience | All Breeds | UD required | CKC |
| OTChX | Obedience Trial Champion Excellent, Obedience | All Breeds | OTCh. required | CKC |
| OTD | Herding Open | All breeds | ASCA | |
| OTR | Oval Track Racer | All Sighthounds | NOTRA | |
| OTRM | Oval Track Racer of Merit | All Sighthounds | NOTRA | |
| PATD | Herding Post Advanced | All breeds | ASCA | |
| PT | Herding Pre-Trial Tested | All AKC Herding Group breeds plus Samoyeds and Rottweilers | AKC | |
| RA | Rally Advanced | All breeds | CARO / AKC* (*effective 01/01/05) | |
| RAE | Rally Advanced Excellent | All breeds | AKC* (*effective 01/01/05) | |
| RCh | Race Champion | Whippets | NAWRA | |
| RD | Ranch Dog | All breeds | ASCA | |
| RE | Rally Excellent | All breeds | AKC* (*effective 01/01/05) | |
| Ring (I, II, III) | Ring Sport Obedience and Protection Tests |
Select Breeds | NARA | |
| RL1 | Rally Level 1 | All breeds including mixed. | APDT | |
| RL2 | Rally Level 2 | All breeds including mixed. | APDT | |
| RL3 | Rally Level 3 | All breeds including mixed. | APDT | |
| Award of Excellence | Rally Obedience | All breeds including mixed. | APDT | |
| RN | Rally Novice | All breeds | CARO / AKC* (*effective 01/01/05) | |
| RTD | Ranch Trial Dog | All breeds | ASCA | |
| RV | Rally Versatility | All breeds | CARO | |
| RX | Rally Excellent | All breeds | CARO | |
| SchH | Schutzhund (Levels I, II, III) Obedience, Tracking and Protection Tests |
All Breeds | ||
| SD | Sled Dog, Sledding | All Breeds | CKC | |
| SDX | Sled Dog Excellent, Sledding | All Breeds | SD required | CKC |
| SDU | Sled Dog Unlimited, Sledding | All Breeds | SD and SDX required | CKC |
| SE | Senior Earthdog | Dachshunds and Terriers bred as Earth dogs | CKC | |
| SH | Senior Hunter, Field Test | Retrieving Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Standard Poodle Breed | CKC | |
| SHCh. | Scent Hurdle Dog Champion, Scent Discrimination/Hurdle Race | All Breeds | SHDX required | |
| SHD | Scent Hurdle Dog, Scent Discrimination/Hurdle Race | All Breeds | ||
| SHDX | Scent Hurdle Dog Excellent, Scent Discrimination/Hurdle Race | All Breeds | SHD required | |
| SORC | Supreme Oval Racing Champion | All Sighthounds | NOTRA | |
| SRCh | SupremeRace Champion | Whippets | NAWRA | |
| SSC | Started Stockdog Certificate, Herding | All Herding Breeds and Some Working Breeds | CKC | |
| STD | Herding Started | All breeds | ASCA | |
| TD | Tracking Dog, Tracking Test | All Breeds | CKC AKC ASCA | |
| TDX | Tracking Dog Excellent, Tracking Test | All Breeds | TD required | CKC AKC ASCA |
| TT | Temperament Tested | All Breeds | ||
| UD | Utility Dog, Obedience (Third and highest Obedience Title) |
All Breeds | CDX required | CKC |
| UDT | Utility Dog Tracker | All Breeds | UD and TD required | AKC |
| UDTX | Utility Dog Tracker Excellent | All Breeds | UD and TDX required | AKC |
| VST | Variable Surface Tracking | All Breeds | TD or TDX required | AKC |
| WC | Working Certificate, Retrieving Test | Retriever Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Poodle Breeds | CKC | |
| WCI | Working Certificate Intermediate, Retrieving Test | Retriever Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Poodle Breeds | CKC | |
| WCX | Working Certificate Excellent, Retrieving Test | Retriever Breeds, Irish Water Spaniel Breed, Poodle Breeds | CKC | |
| WH | Schutzhund Watch Dog Test | All Breeds | BH required | |
| WRD | Water Rescue Dog, Water Rescue | Newfoundland Breed | ||
| WRDX | Water Rescue Dog Excellent, Water Rescue | Newfoundland Breed | ||
| WTCH | Working Trial Champion | All breeds | Must have earned ATD in all classes | ASCA |
| – AAC: Agility Association of Canada – AHBA: American Herding Breed Association – APDT: Association Pet Dog Trainers – AKC: American Kennel Club – ASCA: Australian Shepherd Club of America – AWTA: American Working Terrier Association – CARO: Canadian Association of Rally Obedience – CDDA: Canadian Disc Dog Association – CKC: Official Canadian Kennel Club Event – IDDHA: International Disc Dog Handlers’ Association – NAFA: North American Flyball Association – NARA: North American Ring Association – NAWRA: North American Whippet Racing Association – NOTRA: — National Oval Track Racing Association |
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