Commonly Used Abbreviations
AFC OR AFCh
Amateur Field Champion (field title)
AX
Agility Excellent (4th level agility)
BIS
Best in Show (Conformation)
BISS
Best in Sweepstakes (Conformation)
BB or BOB
Best of Breed (Conformation)
CD
Companion Dog (1st level Obedience Titles)
CDX
Companion Dog Excellent (2nd level Obedience Titles)
CGC
Canine Good Citizen
Ch
Champion (AKC Conformation)
CERF
Canine Eye Registration Foundation
CT
Champion Tracker (AKC)
DC or Dch
Dual Champion (FC + Ch)
FC or Fch
Field Champion (field title)
FDHF
Field Dog Hall of Fame (GRCA Award)
HC
High Combined (obedience)
HIT
High in Trial (obedience)
JAM
Judges Award of Merit
JH
Junior Hunter (1st level hunt test title)
SH
Senior Hunter (2nd level hunt test title)
MH
Master Hunter (3rd level hunt test title)
MX
Masters Agility (3rd level agility)
NA
Novice Agility (1st level agility)
NAFC
National Amateur Field Champion (field title)
NFC or NFCh
National Field Trial Champion (field title)
OA
Open Agility (2nd level agility)
OD
Outstanding Dam (GRCA Award)
ODHF
Obedience Dog Hall of Fame (GRCA Award)
OFA
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
OS
Outstanding Sire (GRCA Award)
OTCh
Obedience Trial Champion (AKC Award)
SDHF
Show Dog Hall of Fame (GRCA Award)
TD
Tracking Dog
TDX
Tracking Dog Excellent
UD
Utility Dog (3rd level agility)
UDX
Utility Dog Excellent (4th level agility)
UDT
Utility Dog Tracker (UD + TD)
UDTX
Utility Dog Tracker Excellent (UD + TDX)
VC
Versatility Certificate (GRCA Title)
VCX
Versatility Excellent Certificate (GRCA Title)
VST
Variable Surface Tracking
WC
Working Certificate (GRCA field Title)
WCX
Working Certificate Excellent (GRCA field Title)
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