| Show / Conformation - |
CH
Champion |
Dogs that have won 15 points, including 2
"majors" (3, 4 or 5 points), under different judges
with at least one point under a third different judge. (AKC) |
WD
Winners Dog |
Winner of the class
of all the dogs that won first place in the regular classes;
entitled to championship points. (AKC) |
RWD
Reserve Winners Dog |
Winner of the class
of the remainder of the dogs that won first place in the regular
classes and the dog that placed second in the class to the
Winners Dog. (AKC) |
WB
Winners Bitch |
Winner of the class
of all the bitches that won first place in the regular
classes; entitled to championship points. (AKC) |
RWB
Reserve Winners Bitch |
Winner of the class
of the remainder of the bitches that won first place in the regular
classes and the bitch that placed second in the class to the
Winners Bitch. (AKC) |
BW
Best of Winners |
The dog judged as
the better of the Winners Dog and Winners Bitch. (AKC) |
BOB
Best of Breed |
The dog judged as
the best in its breed; entitled to compete against other Best
of Breed winners in its group classification. (AKC) |
BOS
Best of Opposite Sex |
The best dog that is
the opposite sex to the Best of Breed winner. (AKC) |
BIS
Best in Show |
The best dog in the
class consisting of the winners of the seven group
classifications. (AKC) |
BISS
Best in Specialty Show |
The dog judged as
the best in its breed at a show that is open to that one
breed. (AKC) |
| Obedience - |
CD
Companion Dog |
Certified by 3 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Novice classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials.
(AKC/CKC) |
CDX
Companion Dog Excellent |
Certified by 3 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Open classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials.
(AKC/CKC) |
UD
Utility Dog |
Certified by 3
different judges as having received qualifying Utility scores at
3 licensed or member obedience trials.
(AKC/CKC) |
UDX
Utility Dog Excellent |
Received qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B at 10 separate licensed or member obedience trials.
(AKC) |
UDT
Utility Dog Tracker |
Completed its UD and
TD titles. (AKC) |
OTCH
Obedience Trial Champion |
Dog must have won:
100 points;
at least one first place in Open B, one first place in Utility and a third first place in either class
•First places must be awarded by 3 different judges
•Must be at all-breed events (One of the required first places may have been won at a Specialty
Show).
•Open B must have 6 in competition
•Utility must have 3 in competition
(AKC) |
HIT
High in Trial |
Awarded to the dog
receiving the highest qualifying score in the regular classes
in an obedience trial. (AKC/CKC) |
NOC
National Obedience Champion |
The winner of the annual National Obedience Invitational shall be entitled to be designated National Obedience Champion of _____(year) Obedience.
(AKC) |
UCD
United Companion Dog |
Receive 3 qualifying
scores in Novice A or Novice B at 3 different obedience
trials, under at least 2 different judges. (UKC) |
UCDX
United Companion Dog Excellent |
Receive 3 qualifying
scores in Open A or Open B at 3 different obedience
trials, under at least 2 different judges. (UKC) |
UUD
United Utility Dog |
Receive 3 qualifying
scores in Utility A or Utility B at 3 different obedience
trials, under at least 2 different judges. (UKC) |
UOCH
United Obedience Champion Dog |
Dog must:
Have already earned a UUD;
At 5 different trials, earn a qualifying score in each of
the Open B and Utility B classes in the same trial, with a
combined score of 370 or above.
Accumulate 100 obedience championship points, at least 30 of
which must be earned in the Open B class and at least 20 of
which must be earned from the Utility B class. Obedience
championship points are earned in the Open B and Utility B
classes by obtaining a minimum qualifying score or better in
either or both. The number of points earned increases as the
qualifying score increases. (UKC) |
| Agility - |
NA
Novice Agility |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B Agility class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
NAJ
Novice Agility Jumper |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B Jumpers With Weaves class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
NAP
Novice Agility Preferred |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice Agility Preferred A and/or B Agility class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
NJP
Novice Jumpers With Weaves Preferred |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B Jumpers With Weaves Preferred class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
OA
Open Agility |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Agility class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
OAJ
Open Agility Jumper |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Jumpers With Weaves class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
OAP
Open Agility Preferred |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Agility Preferred class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
OJP
Open Jumpers With Weaves Preferred |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Jumpers With Weaves Preferred class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
AX
Agility Excellent |
Dog
must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A Agility class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
AXJ
Excellent Agility Jumper |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
AXP
Agility Excellent "A" Preferred |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Agility Excellent
A Preferred Class under at least 2 different judges. (AKC) |
AJP
Excellent Agility Jumpers With Weaves "A" Preferred |
Dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves Preferred class under at least 2 different judges.
(AKC) |
MX
Master Agility Excellent |
Dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B Agility class under at least 2 different judges. Trial at which AX was earned does not count toward the 10.
(AKC) |
| 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 at which AX was earned does not count toward the 10.
(AKC) |
MXP
Master Agility Excellent "B" Preferred |
Dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent Agility Preferred
B class under at least 2 different judges. Trial at which AXP was earned does not count toward the 10.
(AKC) |
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 at which AX was earned does not count toward the 10.
(AKC) |
MACH
Master Agility Champion |
Dog must earn a minimum of 750 championship points and 20 double qualifying scores obtained from the Excellent B Standard Agility class and the Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves class.
(AKC) |
UAGI
Agility I |
Receive 3 qualifying
scores in the Agility I class at 3 different Agility Trials. (UKC) |
UAGII
Agility II |
Receive 3 qualifying
scores in the Agility II class at 3 different Agility Trials.
(UKC) |
UACH
Agility Champion |
After completing the
UAGI and UAGII titles, accumulate 100 points for scores of 196
or more in the Agility I and Agility II Classes; with at least
40 of the 100 required points obtained from the Agility II
Class. (UKC) |
UACHX
Agility Champion Excellent |
After completing the
UACH, receive 5 qualifying scores in the Agility III class at
5 different Agility Trials. A qualifying score in Agility III
requires the successful completion of all obstacles and a
score of 196 or more. (UKC) |
| AD |
Agility Dog title
(US Dog Agility Assoc) |
| AAD |
Advanced Agility Dog
(US Dog Agility Assoc) |
| MAD |
Master Agility Dog
(US Dog Agility Assoc) |
| JM |
Jumpers Master Dog
(US Dog Agility Assoc) |
| GM |
Gamblers Master Dog
(US Dog Agility Assoc) |
| SM |
Snooker Master Dog
(US Dog Agility Assoc) |
| RM |
Relay Master Dog (US
Dog Agility Assoc) |
| VAD |
Veteran Agility Dog
(US Dog Agility Assoc) |
| ADCh |
Agility Dog Champion
(US Dog Agility Assoc) |
| Versatility - |
VCD1
Versatile Companion Dog 1 |
Dog that holds the
titles of CD, NA, NAJ, and TD. (AKC) |
VCD2
Versatile Companion Dog 2 |
Dog that holds the
titles of CDX, OA, OAJ, TD. (AKC) |
VCD3
Versatile Companion Dog 3 |
Dog that holds the
titles of UD, AX, AXJ, TDX. (AKC) |
VCD4
Versatile Companion Dog 4 |
Dog that holds the
titles of UDX, MX, MXJ, VST. (AKC) |
VCCH
Versatile Companion Champion |
Precedes the name of
a dog that completed OTCH, MACH and CT titles. (AKC) |
There are probably several other awards and titles that
Labs can win. Please send me a note at if you know of any additional awards or titles.
