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Common Rottweiler Titles and Abbreviations
AAD
Advanced Agility Dog
AADC
Advanced Agility Dog of Canada
ABST Advanced Breed
Suitability Test (USRC)
AD 12.5 mile endurance
run
AD Agility Dog
ADC Agility
Dog of Canada
ADCH Agility Dog Champion
ADRK
Allgemeiner Deutscher Rottweiler Klub, Germany
AFC
Amateur Field Champion
AHBA
American Herding Breeds Association
AIRK Alliance of
Independent Rottweiler Klubs
AJP Excellent Jumper
with Weaves, Preferred
AKC American Kennel
Club
AOM Award of Merit
ARV
American Rottweiler Verein
ATD Advanced Trial
Dog
AX Agility Excellent
AXJ
Excellent Jumper With Weaves
AXP Agility Excellent,
Preferred
B Begleithunde, Advanced Obedience
Title, Same as BH
BAD Beginners JFF
BAER
Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response
BAH
Signifies a Bahamian Title from the BKC
BBT
Basic Breed Test, no bite work (ARV)
BH
Begleithunde, Advanced Obedience Title
BJ
Broad Jump or Bar Jump
BHP 1
Beginning Schutzhund Equivalent
BHP 2 Intermediate
Schutzhund Equivalent
BHP 3 Advanced Schutzhund
Equivalent
BIH Blindenfuhrhund, Blind Leader
Dog
BISA Awarded Best in Show at an AKC licensed
All-Breed conformation show
BIS Best In Show
BISS
Best In Specialty Show
BKC
Bahamas Kennel Club
BLH Blindenfuhrhund, Blind
Leader Dog
B/OB Breed and Obedience offered at a
show or match
BOB Best Of Breed
BOS
Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed
BOSS
Best of Opposite Sex, Specialty Show
BOW
Best of Winners, the Best between the winners dog and
winners bitch
BpDH1 Railway Police Dog
BpDH2
Railway Police Dog Advanced
BPIS
Best puppy in show
BS'(yr) ADRK Bundesieger Show
Winner
BJS'(yr) ADRK Youth Bundesieger Show
Winner
BST Breed Suitability Test (USRC)
CAB
1 Beginning Schutzhund Equivalent Yugoslavia
CAB 2
Intermediate Schutzhund Equivalent Yugoslavia
CAB 3
Advanced Schutzhund Equivalent Yugoslavia
CAFC
Canadian Amateur Field Champion
CAN
Signifies a Canadian Title
CAT
Coursing Ability Test
CC Coursing Champion
CD
Companion Dog, Advanced Obedience
CDX
Companion Dog Excellent
Cereco 1
Belgium Title
CERF Canine Eye Registry
Foundation
CFC Canadian Field Champion
CG
Certificate of Gameness
CGC
Canine Good Citizen
CH Conformation Champion
CHD
Canine Hip Dysplasia
CKC Canadian
Kennel Club
CKC Continental Kennel Club (Not a
recognized registry)
CM Courser of Merit
CT
Champion Tracker
DD Draft dog
(NCA) Working certificates
DH Service Dog
DPH
Service Police Dog
DJ Directed
Jumping
DM FH(yr) Deutsch Meistershaft FH
Champion
DM SchH(yr) Deutsch Meistershaft Schutzhund
Champion
DPO1 Diensthunde Prufungsordnung, Service
Dog Beginning
DPO2 Diensthunde Prufungsordnung,
Service Dog Advanced
EAC Elite Standard Agility
Title
EAC-V Elite Standard Veterans Agility
Title
EAC-JH Elite Standard Junior Handler Agility
Title
EGC Elite Gamblers Agility Title
EGC-V
Elite Gamblers Veterans Agility Title
EGC-JH
Elite Gamblers Junior Handler Agility Title
EJC
Elite Jumpers
EJC-V Elite Jumpers
Veterans
EJC-JH Elite Jumpers Junior
Handler
ES(year) Europa Sieger
EJS(year)
Europa Youth Sieger
FC Field
champion
F.Ch. Field Champion
FCI
Federation Cynologique Internationale
Organization
FD Flyball Dog
FD
Field Dog
FDJ Field Dog Junior
FDX
Field Dog Excellent
FDX Flyball
Dog Excellent
FDCh Flyball Dog Champion
FGDCh
Flyball Grand Champion
FH
Fahrtenhund, Advanced tracking title
FHA 1, 2 & 3
Austrian title
FH1 Advanced
tracking title
FH I Advanced tracking title
FH II
Most Advanced Tracking Title
FH2
Most Advanced Tracking Title
FM Flyball
Master
FMX Flyball Master Excellent
FMCh
Flyball Master Champion
G
Conformation show Rating of Good
Games I, II, III
JFF Agility Titles
GDC9999E99N GDC Elbow
Certification Number
GDC9999H99N GDC Hip
Certification Number
Gekort bis (date) Korung,
Advanced Breed Test
Gekort bis EzA Korung, Lifetime
Breed Test
GM Gambler Master Agility Title
GMHR
Grand Master Hunting Retriever
Gr. 1 through 4
Conformation Group Placement
GR.Ch.
Grand Champion (CKC, UKC)
HC
Herding Champion
HCH Herding Champion prefix
HCT
Herding Capable Tested
HD Hip
Dysplasia
HD-, HD+/-, HD+, HD++ European Hip
Ratings
HI Herding Intermediate
HIC
Herding Instinct Certified
HIT
High In Trial
HITs Herding Instinct Tested in
Sheep
HITd Herding Instinct Tested in Ducks
HITg
Herding Instinct Tested in Goats
HS
Herding Started
HT Herding
Tested
HTD1 Herding Trial Dog, First Level
HTD2
Herding Trial Dog, Second Level
HTD3
Herding Trial Dog, Third Level
HX
Herding Excellent
IABCA International All Breed
Canine Association Organization
IAD Intermediate JFF
Agility Title
IFR Sgr'(yr) IFR International Show
Sieger
ILP Indefinite Listing Privilege
Int. Ch.
International Champion
Intl. CH.
International Champion
IPO I Beginning Level,
International Schutzhund Trial Rules
IPO II
Intermediate Level, International Schutzhund Trial Rules
IPO III
Advanced Competition Level of IPO
IWR 1, 2 & 3
IPO Equivalent for Belgium
IWT 1, 2 & 3
IPO Equivalent for Africa
JC
Junior Courser
JE Junior Earthdog
JFF
Just For Fun Agility
JH Junior
Hunter
JHD Junior Herd Dog
JM
Jumpers Master
JWD Junior Working Dog
JWW
Jumpers With Weaves
KKL I
(Korklasse I) Recommended for breeding
KKL II
(Korklasse II) Suitable for breeding
KJS'(yr) ADRK
Klub Sieger Show Youth Winner
Koerung Preferred
breeding status for 2 years
Korung Preferred
breeding status for 2 years
KS'(yr) ADRK Klub Sieger
Show Winner
LawH Lawinenhung, Avalanche
Dog
LBST Lifetime Breed Suitability Test
(USRC)
LCM Lure Courser of Merit
LCM2
Lure Courser of Merit 2
Leg A
qualifying score in obedience
LP Listing
Privilege
LS Leistungszucht, Parents and
Grandparents have SchH degrees
LwH Lawinenhung,
Avalanche Dog
MACH Master Agility
Champion
MAD Master Agility Dog
MADC
Master Agility Dog of Canada
MBAD
Mulligan Beginners JFF Agility Title
ME Master
Earthdog
MH Master Hunter
MHR
Master Hunting Retriever
MIAD Mulligan Intermediate
JFF Agility Title
MilDh Militar Diensthund, Military
Service Dog
MJP Master Jumper with Weaves,
Preferred
MOTCh CKC Masters Obedience Trial
Champion
MSAD Mulligan Superior JFF Agility
Title
MWD Master Working Dog
MX
Master Agility Excellent
MXJ
Master Jumper With Weaves
MXP Master Agility
Excellent, Preferred
NA Novice Agility
NAC
Novice Standard Agility
NACA
North American Coursing Association
NACC Coursing
Champion NACA
NAC-JH Novice Standard Junior Handler
Agility
NACM Courser of Merit
NAC-V
Novice Standard Veterans Agility
NADAC
North American Dog Agility Council
NAFC
National Amateur Field Champion
NAJ
Novice Jumper With Weaves
NAP
Novice Agility, Preferred
NAOFA North American Open
Field Association
NASA North American Schutzhund
Association
NATCh Agility Trial Champion
NCG-JH
Novice Gamblers Junior Handler Agility
NFC
National Field Champion Hunting
NGC
Novice Gamblers Agility
NGC-V
Novice Gamblers Veterans
NJC Novice Jumpers
NJC-JH
Novice Jumpers Junior Handler
NJC-V
Novice Jumpers Veterans
NJP
Novice Jumper with Weaves, Preferred
NOC National
Obedience Champion
NS'(yr) Sieger/Siegerin, Winner
of title at National Sieger Show
NSchHCh'(and yr)
USRC National Schutzhund Champion
NYS'(year) Youth
Sieger/Siegerin, Winner of title at National Sieger Show
O
Outstanding, prefixed to Agility Titles
OA
Open Agility
OAC Open Standard
Agility Title
OAC-JH Open Standard Junior Handler
Agility Title
OAC-V Open Standard Veterans Agility
Title
OAJ Open Jumper With Weaves
OAP
Open Agility, Preferred
OB
Obedience
OBS'(year) Austrian Bundesieger
OCG-JH
Open Gamblers Junior Handler Agility Title
OFA
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
OGC
Open Gamblers Agility Title
OGC-V
Open Gamblers Veterans
OJBS'(year) Austrian Youth
Bundesieger
OJC Open Jumpers
OJC-JH
Open Jumpers Junior Handler
OJC-V
Open Jumpers Veterans
OJP Open Jumper with Weaves,
Preferred
OKS'(year) Austrian Klub Sieger
ONYX
Flyball Award
OS'(year) Austrian
Sieger
OTCh Obedience Trial Champion
OTChX
CKC Obedience Trial Champion Excellent
OTD
Open Trial Dog Herding
OVC The
Ontario Veterinary College, Canadian Hip Certification
Registration
PAX Preferred Agility
Champion
PCD Pre Companion Dog
PD
Title from England
PFP 1 & 2
Police Tracking Dog
PH Police Dog
Pink Papered
Parents & Grand Parents with SchH titles or both
parents with a Korung
PM Pairs Master Agility
Title
PSP 1, 2 and 3 Polizeischutzhund, Police
Protection Dog, Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced
PT
Pre-trial Tested Herding
RA Rally
Advanced
RAE Rally Advanced Excellent
RD
Ranch Dog ASCA Herding titles
RD
Road Dog (DCA) Working certificates
RDX Road Dog
Excellent (DCA) Working certificates
RE Rally
Excellent
RH Rettungschund, Rescue Dog
RN
Rally Novice
RO-9999/99-99 CERF
Certification Number
RO-99999E99F-T OFA Hip
Certification Number
RO-CA999/99F/P-T OFA Cardiac
Certification Number
RO-EL9999-T OFA Elbow
Certification Number
RO-PA99/99/F-T OFA Patellar
Certification Number
RO-TH9/99F-T OFA Thyroid
Certification Number
ROF Retrieve on the Flat
ROH
Retrieve over the High Jump
ROM
Register of Merit
RS'(yr) Sieger/Siegerin, Winner of
Title at Regional Sieger Show
RTD Registered Therapy
Dog
RtH Rettungschund, Rescue Dog
RYS'(yr)
Youth Sieger/Siegerin, Winner of title at Regional
Sieger Show
RWD Reserve Winner's Dog
RWB
Reserve Winner's Bitch
S
Superior Performance, prefixed to NADAC Agility Titles
SA
Select Adult Winner
SAD Superior
JFF Agility Title
SC Senior Courser
SchHA
Obedience and Protection portion of Schutzhund, No
tracking
SchH I Elementary level Schutzhund
title
SchH1 Elementary level Schutzhund title
SchH
II Intermediate level Schutzhund title
SchH2
Intermediate level Schutzhund title
SchH III
Advanced level Schutzhund title
SchH3
Advanced level Schutzhund title
Select
Judges Award of Merit National Specialty Only
SG
Sehr Gut - A German rating of Very Good
SH
Senior Hunter
SK 1 IPO 1
Equivalent from Finland
SM Snooker Master (USDAA)
Agility Titles
SPH FH Equivalent from Holland
SR
Started Retriever (NAHRA) Hunt Test Titles
STD
Started Trial Dog ASCA Herding titles
SWD
Senior Working Dog (AWSFA) Working certificates
SY
Select Youth, Winner of title at Club Conformation
Show
SZL 1, 2 & 3 Schutzhund Equivalent from
Holland
TD Tracking Dog
TD
Therapy Dog
TDD Team draft dog
TDI
Therapy Dog International
TDX
Tracking Dog Excellent
TT Temperament
Tested
U-AGI Agility I
U-AGII
Agility II
U-ACH Agility
Champion
U-ACHX Agility Champion Excellent
U-CD
Companion Dog (UKC)
U-CDX
Companion Dog Excellent (UKC)
U-OTCh Obedience Trial
Champion
U-UD Utility Dog (UKC)
UCI
Union Cynologie International
UD
Utility Dog
UDT Utility Dog title with a Tracking
Dog title
UDTX Utility Dog title with a Tracking Dog
Excellent title
UDVST Utility Dog title/Variable
Surface Tracking title
UDX Utility Dog
Excellent
UKC United Kennel Club
USA
United Schutzhund Club of America Organization
USDAA
United States Dog Agility Association
USRC
United States Rottweiler Club
UTD
Urban Tracking Dog
UTDX Urban Tracking Dog
Excellent
-V Veterans suffix to any NADAC
Agility Title
V Vorzuglich, Excellent Rating at a
European style Rottweiler Show
V-Rated Vorzuglich,
Excellent Rating at a European style Rottweiler Show
V-1
Excellent Rating First Place Winner at Sieger
Show
V-2 Excellent Rating Second Place Winner at
Sieger Show
V-3 Excellent Rating Third Place Winner
at Sieger Show
V-4 Excellent Rating Fouth Place
Winner at Sieger Show
VAD Veteran Agility
Dog
VAAD Veteran Advanced Agility Dog
VDH
Verband fur das Deutsche Hundewesen
VG
Veterans Gambler Agility
VH 1, 2 & 3
Schutzhund Equivalent from Holland
Vice Sieger
Runner up (Second) to show Sieger Title
Vice
Siegerin Runner up (Second) to show Siegerin
Title
Vice Youth Sieger Runner up (Second) to show
Youth Sieger Title
Vice Youth Siegerin Runner up
(Second) to show Youth Siegerin Title
VJ Veterans
Jumper
VMAD Veteran Master Agility Dog
VPD
Veteran Performance Dog Agility
VPG I
Elementary level Schutzhund title
VPG1
Elementary level Schutzhund title
VPG II
Intermediate level Schutzhund title
VPG2
Intermediate level Schutzhund title
VPG III
Advanced level Schutzhund title
VPG3
Advanced level Schutzhund title
VS
Veterans Snooker Agility
VST
Variable Surface Tracking
WB Winner's Bitch
(takes the points)
WC Working Certificate
WCI
Working Certificate Intermediate
WCX
Working Certificate Excellent
WD
Winner's Dog (takes the points)
WD Working Dog
(AWSC) Working certificates
WD Water dog
WDA
Working Dog Association
WDQ
working dog qualified
WDS Working Dog
Superior
WDX Working Dog Excellent
WH
Watchdog
WR Working
Retriever
WRD Water rescue dog (NCA)
WS'(yr)
World Sieger
WJS'(yr) World Youth
Sieger
WTCH Working Trial Champion-prefix ASCA
Herding titles
ZFH Customs Tracking Dog
ZH
1, 2 & 3 Customs Dog
ZtP
Zuchttanglichkeitsprunfung, Breed Suitability Test
ZtPr
German breed suitability test, includes measuring
weighing & character testing
ZVV 1, 2, & 3
Schutzhund Equivalent from Hungary, Czech and
Poland