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AKC
Titles (titles given by American Kennel Club)
Bench Shows & Lure Coursing |
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Ch. |
Champion :
Dogs must acquire 15
points, including 2 majors won under different judges and at
least one point under a third different judge. This title is
earned in the show ring |
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FC |
Field Champion :
Obtained by winning Best
In Field at the National Lure Coursing Championship or acquiring
15 points, with at least 2 firsts with at least 3 points under 2
different judges or panels and 1 point with at least 1 of the
same breed in competition |
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DC |
Dual Champion :
Any dog that has been awarded the title of
Champion of Record (Ch.) may be designated as a "Dual Champion,"
after it has also been awarded the title of Field Champion (FC)
or Herding Champion (HC) |
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JC |
Junior
Courser : A hound running alone
shall receive certification from a Judge on one date, and a
second certification from a different Judge at a later date,
stating that the hound completed a 600-yard course with a
minimum of four (4) turns. The hound must complete the course
with enthusiasm and without interruption. The two runs can be on
the same date at or in conjunction with a National Breed
Specialty |
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SC |
Senior Courser :
1) Must be eligible to enter the open stake. That requires the
dog to have obtained at least one of the following: AKC Junior
Courser title or American Kennel Club Field Champion title. 2)
The hound must run with at least one other hound. 3) Must
receive qualifying scores at four (4) AKC-licensed or member
trials, under two different Judges or judging panels |
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MC |
Master Courser :
The
Master Courser title will be awarded to hounds that have
acquired the Senior Courser title and that have earned an
additional twenty-five (25) qualifying scores (with competition)
in either the Open, Open Veteran or Specials stake at AKC
licensed or member club lure coursing trials |
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LCX |
Lure Courser Excellent :
Any dog that has been awarded the title of Field Champion and
has earned 45 additional championship points will be awarded the
suffix title of Lure Courser Excellent (LCX). The title of Lure
Courser Excellent is a cumulative title, each time the dog
accrues an additional 45 championship points it would be
eligible to receive the next title level. (LCX 2, LCX 3, LCX 4,
etc.) |
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Agility
(In alphabetical order) |
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AJP |
Excellent Agility Jumper With
Weaves "A" Preferred :
Dog must earn 3 qualifying
scores in Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves Preferred class under
at least 2 different judges |
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AX |
Agility Excellent :
Dog must earn 3 qualifying
scores in Excellent Agility class under at least 2 different
judges |
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AXJ |
Excellent Agility
Jumper
:
Dog must earn 3 qualifying
scores in Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves class under at least 2
different judges |
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AXP |
Agility Excellent
"A" Preferred :
Dog must earn 3 qualifying
scores in Agility Excellent "A" Preferred class under at least 2
different judges |
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FTC |
FAST Century :
Requires
the MXF title plus 100 Excellent B FAST agility class qualifying
scores or 60 points or greater. The FTC title initials will be
followed by a number indicating the quantity of times the dog
has met these requirements (e.g. FTC2, FTC3, etc.) |
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FTCP |
FAST Century
Preferred
:
Requires
the MFP title plus 100 Excellent B FAST agility class qualifying
scores or 60 points or greater. The FTC title initials will be
followed by a number indicating the quantity of times the dog
has met these requirements (e.g. FTC2, FTC3, etc.) |
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MFP |
Master Excellent FAST Preferred
: Dog must earn 10
qualifying scores in Excellent B FAST Preferred agility class
under at least 2 different judges. Trial in which XFP was
earned does not count toward the 10 |
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MJP |
Master Excellent Jumpers With
Weaves "B" Preferred :
Dog must
earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves
Preferred agility class under at least 2 different judges.
Trial in which AJP was earned does not count toward the 10 |
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MX |
Master
Agility Excellent :
Dog must earn 10
qualifying scores in Excellent B agility class under at least 2
different judges. Trial in which AX was earned does not count
toward the 10 |
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MXF |
Master Excellent FAST :
Dog
must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B FAST agility class
under at least 2 different judges. Trial in which XF was earned
does not count toward the 10 |
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MXJ |
Master Excellent Jumpers With
Weaves : Dog
must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B Jumpers With
Weaves agility class under at least 2 different judges. Trial
in which AXJ was earned does not count toward the 10 |
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MXP |
Master Agility Excellent "B"
Preferred :
Dog must
earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent Agility Preferred "B"
agility class under at least 2 different judges. Trial in which
AXP was earned does not count toward the 10 |
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NA |
Novice Agility
: Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores
in Novice A and/or B agility class under at least 2 different
judges |
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NAJ |
Novice Agility
Jumper
:
Dog
must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B Jumpers With
Weaves agility class under at least 2 different judges |
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NAP |
Novice Agility
Preferred : Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores
in Novice Agility Preferred agility class under at least 2
different judges |
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NF |
Novice FAST
:
Dog
must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B FAST agility
class under at least 2 different judges |
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NFP |
Novice FAST
Preferred
: Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores
in Novice A and/or B FAST Preferred agility class under at least
2 different judges |
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NJP |
Novice Jumpers With
Weaves Preferred
:
Dog
must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice Jumpers With Weaves
Preferred agility class under at least 2 different judges |
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OA |
Open
Agility : Dog must earn 3
qualifying scores in Open Agility class under at least 2
different judges |
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OAJ |
Open Agility Jumper
:
Dog
must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Jumpers With Weaves
agility class under at least 2 different judges |
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OAP |
Open Agility
Preferred
: Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores
in Open Agility Preferred agility class under at least 2
different judges |
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OF |
Open FAST
:
Dog
must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open FAST agility class under
at least 2 different judges |
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OFP |
Open FAST Preferred
: Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores
in Open FAST Preferred agility class under at least 2 different
judges |
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OJP |
Open Jumpers With
Weaves Preferred
:
Dog
must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Jumpers With Weaves
Preferred agility class under at least 2 different judges |
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PAX |
Preferred Agility Excellent
:
Dog
must achieve 20 double qualifying scores obtained from the
Preferred Excellent B Standard agility class and the Preferred
Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves class. Qualifying in both
classes on the same day equals one double qualifying score |
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XF |
Excellent FAST : Dog must earn 3
qualifying scores in Excellent A FAST agility class under at
least 2 different judges |
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XFP |
Excellent FAST
Preferred
:
Dog
must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A FAST Preferred
agility class under at least 2 different judges |
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Obedience
(In alphabetical order) |
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CD |
Companion Dog :
Must be certified by 3
different judges to have received qualifying scores in Novice
classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials |
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CDX |
Companion Dog Excellent :
Must be certified
by 3 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Open
classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials |
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UD |
Utility Dog :
Must be
certified by 3 different judges to have received qualifying
scores in Utility classes at 3 licensed or member obedience
trials |
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UDX |
Utility
Dog Excellent : Dog must receive
qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B at 10 separate
licensed or member obedience trials. UDX will be followed by a
number indicating the number of times a dog has met the
requirements (e.g. UDX2 for 20 qualifying scores, UDX3 for 30,
UDX4 for 40, etc.) |
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Rally
(In alphabetical order) |
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RN |
AKC Rally® Novice :
Must be certified
by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in
Novice classes at 3 licensed or member rally trials |
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RA |
AKC Rally® Advanced :
Must be certified
by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in
Advanced classes at 3 licensed or member rally trials |
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RE |
AKC Rally® Excellent :
Must be certified
by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in
Excellent classes at 3 licensed or member rally trials |
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RAE |
AKC Rally® Advanced Excellent
:
Must earn qualifying
scores in both Advanced B and Excellent B classes at 10 separate
licensed or member rally trials |
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Tracking
(In alphabetical order) |
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TD |
Tracking Dog :
Must be certified
by 2 different judges to have passed a licensed or member club
TD test |
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TDX |
Tracking Dog Excellent :
Must be certified
by 2 different judges to have passed a licensed or member club
TDX test |
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VST |
Variable Surface
Tracking
:
Must be certified by 2
different judges to have passed a licensed or member club VST
test |
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Versatility (Combination of Obedience/Agility/Tracking) |
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VCD1 |
Versatile Companion
Dog 1 :
Must
complete CD, NA, NAJ, TD titles or CD, NAP, NJP, TD titles |
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VCD2 |
Versatile Companion
Dog 2 :
Must
complete CDX, OA, OAJ, TD titles or CDX, OAP, OJP, TD tiles |
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VCD3 |
Versatile Companion
Dog 3 :
Must
complete UD, AX, AXJ, TDX titles or UP, AXP, AJP, TDX titles |
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VCD4 |
Versatile Companion
Dog 4 :
Must
complete UDX, MX, MXJ, VST titles or UPX, MXP, MJP, VST titles |
ASFA Titles
(titles given by American Sighthound Field Association)
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FCh |
Field Champion :
A dog has to attain 100
points in the Open Stake and within those 100 points, they also
have to receive either two 1st placements or one 1st placement
and two 2nd placements and those placements must be won by
defeating at least one other dog |
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LCM |
Lure Courser of Merit
: After receiving the title of FCh, a hound continues to compete
and receive four 1st placements with competition and 300
additional points in the Field Champion Stake, then they are
awarded the LCM title. When a hound completes the LCM title it
may continue to compete for addition titles. After an
additional four 1 placements with competition and an additional
300 points, the title of LCM-2 shall be awarded. This process
would be indefinitely repeated for LCM-3, LCM-4, and so on |
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V-FCh |
Veteran Field Champion
: A dog 7 years or older has to attain 75 points from the
Veteran Open Stake, they also have to receive either two 1st
placements or one 1st placement and two 2nd placements and those
placements must be won by defeating at least one other dog |
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V-LCM |
Veteran Lure Courser of Merit
: After receiving
the title of V-FCh, a hound continues to compete and receive
four 1st placements with competition and 200 additional points
in the Veteran Field Champion Stake, then they are awarded the
V-LCM title. When a hound completes the V-LCM title it may
continue to compete for addition titles. After an additional
four 1 placements with competition and an additional 200 points,
the title of V-LCM-2 shall be awarded. This process would be
indefinitely repeated for V-LCM-3, V-LCM-4, and so on |
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WRA Titles
(titles given by Whippet Racing Association) |
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CR |
Companion Racer
: A hound must obtain a total of 15 points, they
must complete the meet to receive these points. |
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CRX |
Companion Racer Excellent :
After attaining the CR title, a hound must obtain
a total of 60 points, they must complete the meet to obtain
these points. After the CRX title is achieved, it will take the
place of the CR title.
When a hound completes the
CRX title it may continue to compete for addition titles. After
an additional 60 points (meets must be completed), the title of
CRX-2 shall be awarded. This process would be indefinitely
repeated for CRX-3, CRX-4, and so on |
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WRCh |
Whippet Race Champion
: A dog must earn 15 race Championship points, points are
awarded to the top unfinished dogs |
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WRChX |
Whippet Race Champion Excellent
: A bitch must earn
30 National race Championship points, a dog must earn 50
National race Championship points. A number may be added to the
end of the title after achieving additional points (30 for
bitches, 50 for dogs - e.g. WRChX2, WRChX3, etc.) Points are
awarded to very top placing dogs in the meet, whether finished
or not |
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NOTRA Titles
(titles given by National Oval Track Racing Association) |
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OTR |
Oval Track Racer
: A dog must complete all heats of a meet and
points are accumulated by how many dogs an individual defeats
per meet. The maximum one can earn per meet is 10 points. A
dog must earn 25 points to earn their OTR |
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OTRM |
Oval Track Racer
Master : dog must complete all heats of a
meet and points are accumulated by how many dogs an individual
defeats per meet. The maximum one can earn per meet is 10
points. A dog must earn 100 points to earn their OTRM. Numbers
are then added to the end of the title (OTRM2, OTRM3, etc.) all
requiring 100 additional points |
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ORC |
Oval Race
Champion : A dog must earn 15 race
Championship points, points are awarded to the top unfinished
dogs |
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SORC |
Supreme Oval
Race Champion : A bitch must earn 30 National
race Championship points, a dog must earn 50 National race
Championship points. A number may be added to the end of the
title after achieving additional points (30 for bitches, 50 for
dogs - e.g. SORC2, SORC3, etc.) Points are awarded to the very
top placing dogs in the meet, whether finished or not |
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NAWRA Titles
(titles given by North American Whippets Racing Association) |
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SR |
Senior
Racer : Equivalent to NOTRA OTR title |
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SRM |
Senior
Racer
Master : Equivalent to NOTRA OTRM title |
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RCh |
Race Champion
: A dog must earn 15 race Championship points,
points are awarded to the top unfinished dogs |
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SRCh |
Supreme Race
Champion : A bitch must earn 30 National race
Championship points, a dog must earn 50 National race
Championship points. A number may be added to the end of the
title after achieving additional points (30 for bitches, 50 for
dogs - e.g. SRCh2, SRCh3, etc.) Points are awarded to the very
top placing dogs in the meet, whether finished or not |
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NOFCA Titles
(titles given by National Open Field Coursing Association) |
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CC |
Coursing
Champion : A dog must core 100 points in
competition, 10 of these points must be earned in breed
competition. Also the dog must obtain one 1st placement or two
2nd placements and either two assisted kills or one unassisted
kill |
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CM |
Award of
Coursing Merit : In addition to the
requirements for obtaining their CC - a dog must also score 100
points in breed competition |
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NACA Titles
(titles given by North American Coursing Association) |
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NACC |
Coursing
Champion : Equivalent
to NOFCA CC title |
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NACM |
Award of
Coursing Merit : Equivalent to
NOFCA CM
title |
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NAFA Flyball
Titltes (titles given by the North American Flyball
Association)
Each time a team
races in a NAFA sanctioned Flyball tournament, their dogs earn
points based on the following,
- under 24 seconds : each dog racing in that heat receives 25
points towards a Flyball title
- under 28 seconds : each dog receives 5 points
- under 32 seconds : each dog receives 1 point
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FD |
Flyball Dog
: Earned 20 points |
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FDX |
Flyball
Dog Excellent : Earned
100 points |
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FDCh |
Flyball
Dog Champion :
Earned 500 points |
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FDCh-S |
Flyball
Dog Champion-Silver
: Earned 1000 points |
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FDCh-G |
Flyball
Dog Champion-Gold
: Earned 2500 points |
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FM |
Flyball
Master : Earned
5000 points |
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FMX |
Flyball
Master Excellent :
Earned 10000 points |
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FMCh |
Flyball
Master Champion
: Earned 15000 points |
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ONYX |
Earned 20000 points |
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FGDCh-30 |
Flyball
Grand Champion
: Earned 30000 points |
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Miscellaneous
Titles |
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M/BIF |
Best In Field :
You will see BIF in front of the name of a dog that has won a
Best In Field win at either an AKC and/or ASFA lure coursing
trial . M will be added to the front of BIF (to be MBIF) when
a dog has won more then one Best In Field win |
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M/BIS |
Best In Show :
You will see BIS in front of the name of a dog that has won a
Best In Show win at an all-breed AKC show. M will be added to
the front of BIS (to be MBIS) when a dog has won more then one
Best In Show win |
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M/SBIS |
Specialty Best In Show :
You will see SBIS
in front of the name of a dog that has won a Specialty Best In
Show (or Specialty Best of Breed). M will be added to the front
of SBIS (to be MSBIS) when a dog has won more then one
Specialty Best In Show (Best of Breed) win |
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M/NSBIS |
National Specialty Best In Show
: You will see
NSBIS in front of the name of a dog that has won a National
Specialty Best In Show (or National Specialty Best of Breed). M
will be added to the front of NSBIS (to be MNSBIS) when a dog
has won more then one National Specialty Best In Show (Best of
Breed) win |
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ROM |
Register of
Merit : An award given by the American
Whippet club when a bitch produces 7 Champions & dogs that
produce 15 Champions. Champions include AKC bench Champions,
AKC Field Champions, ASFA LCM titles, CWA ARX titles, WRA WRCh
titles, NOTRA ORC titles and a few others |
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ROMX |
Register of Merit
Excellent
: The same as the ROM title, but it is awarded to
bitches who have produced at least 10 Champions and dogs that
produce at least 25 Champions. |
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CGC |
Canine Good
Citizen :
A test
taken to using basic obedience commands. Dog must heal on loose
lead on a heal pattern, meet another dog and not be overly
interested. Must do a recall, either on a long leash or off
leash. Must be able to be held by a stranger with you out of
sight for 3 minutes. Dog can show some agitation but cannot bark
or pull or act overly nervous. They also have to react well to
being startled with loud noises and things such as opening
umbrellas |
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TDI |
Therapy Dog
International
:
Earned much like the CGC title, but there is also a food
component involved |
