Acronyms & Abbreviations
Key to Reading Dog Names
The dogs listed on this website use this format: Title / Registered Name / “Call Name”
For example: OTCH Denzel Bearcat UDX TDX, Can CD TD “Sweet” – This dog is registered as Denzel Bearcat, and his call name is Sweet. He is an Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH), with Utility Dog Excellent (UDX) and Tracking Dog Excellent (TDX) titles in the USA; and Companion Dog (CD) and Tracking Dog (TD) titles in Canada. And clicking on his name will take you to the page that will have his picture.
Acronyms Appearing Before a Dog’s Name
- Am – American
- Bah – Bahamian
- Ber – Bermudan
- Cam-Guat – Guatamalan
- Can – Canadian
- CH – Champion (assume American unless otherwise noted)
- CR – Costa Rican
- Eng – English
- GCH – Grand Champion
- GCHB – Grand Champion Bronze
- Int – International
- MACH – Master Agility Champion (with advanced levels indicated by numbers, such as MACH2)
- Mex – Mexican
- OTCH – Obedience Trial Champion
- U-CD – Companion Dog obedience title (United Kennel Club)
- U-CDX – Companion Dog Excellent obedience title (United Kennel Club)
- U-Ag1 – Agility title (United Kennel Club)
Acronyms/Abbreviations Appearing After a Dog’s Name
- AX – Agility Excellent
- AXJ – Excellent Agility Jumpers With Weaves
- AJP – Excellent Agility Jumpers With Weaves “A” Preferred
- B – Bitch (female)
- BIS – Best In Show winner
- BISS – Best In Specialty Show winner
- BN – Beginner Novice
- CD – Companion Dog (obedience title)
- CDX – Companion Dog Excellent (obedience title)
- CGC – Canine Good Citizen
- CGCA – AKC Community Canine
- D – Dog (male)
- DOD – Dam of Distinction (Papillon Club of America honor for producing 10 or more champions, utility dogs, or tracking dog excellent offspring)
- DOM – Dam of Merit (Papillon Club of America honor for producing 4-9 champions, utility dogs, or tracking dog excellent offspring)
- FDC – Farm Dog Certified
- MJB – Master Bronze Jumpers With Weaves
- MJS – Master Silver Jumpers With Weaves
- MX – Master Agility Excellent
- MXB – Master Bronze Agility
- MXJ – Master Agility Excellent Jumpers With Weaves
- MXS – Master Silver Agility
- NA – Novice Agility
- NAC – National Agility Champion
- NAJ – Novice Agility Jumpers With Weaves
- NAP – Novice Agility Preferred
- NJP – Novice Jumpers Preferred
- OA – Open Agility
- OAJ – Open Agility Jumpers With Weaves
- OAP – Open Agility Preferred
- OF – Open Fast
- OJP – Open Jumpers Preferred
- OM – Obedience Master
- PCD – Preferred Companion Dog
- PJD – Premier Jumpers Dog
- RA – AKC Rally® Advanced
- RATS – Senior Barn Hunt
- RE – AKC Rally® Excellent
- RN – AKC Rally® Novice
- SCNE – Scent Work Container Novice Elite
- SHDN – Scent Work Handler Discrimination Novice
- SOD – Sire of Distinction (Papillon Club of America honor for producing 13 or more champions, utility dogs, or tracking dog excellent offspring)
- SOM – Sire of Merit (Papillon Club of America honor for producing 5-12 champions, utility dogs, or tracking dog excellent offspring)
- SWN – Scent Work Novice
- TD – Tracking Dog
- TDI – Therapy Dog International (indicates passed therapy dog testing with TDI)
- TDX – Tracking Dog Excellent
- TKN – Novice Trick Dog
- TKP – Trick Dog Performer
- UD – Utility Dog (obedience title)
- UDX – Utility Dog Excellent (obedience title)
- VCD – Versatile Companion Dog (obedience title)
- VST – Variable Surface Tracker
- XF – Excellent FAST