AKC Titles and Abbreviations
| Prefix Titles | Suffix Titles |
| Example | ||
| CH AFC | Janie's Younger And Faster |
UD NA |
| Prefix titles | Dog's Name |
Suffix titles |
Title |
Title Name |
AJP |
Excellent Agility Jumpers With Weaves "A" Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves Preferred class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
AX |
Agility Excellent: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A Agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
AXJ |
Excellent Agility Jumper: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
AXP |
Agility Excellent "A" Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Agility Excellent "A" Preferred Class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
BN |
Beginner Novice: The letters BN may be added after a dog's name when it has been certified by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Beginner Novice classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials. [ Obedience Trial ] |
CA |
Coursing Ability: Three qualifying scores in the Coursing Ability Test from 2 different judges at 3 different tests. A dog must complete the course with enthusiasm and without interruption within a stated maximum amount of time. [ Coursing Ability Test ] |
CAA |
Coursing Ability Advanced: Ten qualifying scores in the Coursing Ability Test. [ Coursing Ability Test ] |
CAX |
Coursing Ability Excellent: Twenty five qualifying scores in the Coursing Ability Test. [ Coursing Ability Test ] |
CAX2 |
Coursing Ability Excellent 2: Fifty qualifying scores in the Coursing Ability Test. [ Coursing Ability Test ] |
CD |
Companion Dog: The letters CD may be added after a dog's name when it has been certified by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Novice classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials. [ Obedience Trial ] |
CDX |
Companion Dog Excellent: The letters CDX may be added after the name of each dog that has been certified by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Open classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials. [ Obedience Trial ] |
FTC |
FAST Century: Requires the MXF title plus one hundred Excellent B FAST agility class qualifying scores of 60 points or greater. The FTC title initials will be followed by a numeric designation indicating the quantity of times the dog has met the requirements of the FTC title. (e.g. FTC2, FTC3, etc.) [ Agility Trial ] |
FTCP |
FAST Century Preferred: Requires the MFP title plus one hundred Excellent B FAST agility class qualifying scores of 60 points or greater. The FTCP title initials will be followed by a numeric designation indicating the quantity of times the dog has met the requirements of the FTCP title. (e.g. FTCP2, FTCP3, etc.) [ Agility Trial ] |
GN |
Graduate Novice: The letters GN may be added after a dog's name when it has been certified by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Graduate Novice classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials. [ Obedience Trial ] |
GO |
Graduate Open: The letters GO may be added after a dog's name when it has been certified by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Graduate Open classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials. [ Obedience Trial ] |
HIAdsc |
Herding Intermediate Course A (ducks, sheep, cattle): |
HIBdsc |
Herding Intermediate Course B (ducks, sheep, cattle): Three qualifying scores in the Intermediate Course B classes using Ducks (HIBd), Sheep (HIBs) or Cattle (HIBc) from 3 different judges at 3 different trials [ Herding Trial ] |
HICs |
Herding Intermediate Course C (sheep): Three qualifying scores in the Intermediate Course C classes using Sheep (HICs) from 3 different judges at 3 different trials [ Herding Trial ] |
HSAdsc |
Herding Started Course A (ducks, sheep, cattle): Three qualifying scores in the Started Course A classes using Ducks (HSAd), Sheep (HSAs) or Cattle (HSAc) from 3 different judges at 3 different trials [ Herding Trial ] |
HSBdsc |
Herding Started Course B (ducks, sheep, cattle): Three qualifying scores in the Started Course B classes using Ducks (HSBd), Sheep (HSBs) or Cattle (HSBc) from 3 different judges at 3 different trials [ Herding Trial ] |
HSCs |
Herding Started Course C (sheep): Three qualifying scores in the Started Course C classes using Sheep (HSCs) from 3 different judges at 3 different trials [ Herding Trial ] |
HT |
Herding Tested: For a title, a dog must qualify twice under 2 different judges. Dog may qualify twice in one day at the same event provided he/she is judged by different judges [ Herding Trial ] |
HXAdsc |
Herding Advanced Course A (ducks, sheep, cattle): Three qualifying scores in the Advanced Course A classes using Ducks (HXAd), Sheep (HXAs) or Cattle (HXAc) from 3 different judges at 3 different trials [ Herding Trial ] |
HXBdsc |
Herding Advanced Course B (ducks, sheep, cattle): Three qualifying scores in the Advanced Course B classes using Ducks (HXBd), Sheep (HXBs) or Cattle (HXBc) from 3 different judges at 3 different trials [ Herding Trial ] |
HXCs |
Herding Advanced Course C (sheep): Three qualifying scores in the Advanced Course C classes using Sheep (HIAs) from 3 different judges at 3 different trials [ Herding Trial ] |
PT |
Pre-Trial Tested: The American Kennel Club will issue a Pre-Trial Tested certificate to an eligible dog, and will permit the use of the letters PT after the name of a dog that has been certified by two different Judges to have qualified by passing two licensed or member club Pre-Trial tests. Dog may qualify twice in one day at the same event provided he/she is judged by different judges. [ Herding Trial ] |
MJP |
Master Excellent Jumpers With Weaves "B" Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves Preferred Agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
MX |
Master Agility Excellent: For a title, dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B Agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
MXF |
Master Excellent FAST: For a title, dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B FAST agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
MXJ |
Master Excellent Jumpers With Weaves: For a title, dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves Agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
MXP |
Master Agility Excellent "B" Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent Agility Preferred "B" class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
NA |
Novice Agility: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B Agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
NAJ |
Novice Agility Jumper: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B Jumpers With Weaves class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
NAP |
Novice Agility Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in the Novice Agility Preferred class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
NF |
Novice FAST: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B FAST agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
NFP |
Novice FAST Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B FAST Preferred agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
NJP |
Novice Jumpers With Weaves Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in the Novice Jumpers With Weaves Preferred class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
OA |
Open Agility: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
OAJ |
Open Agility Jumper: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Jumpers With Weaves class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
OAP |
Open Agility Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Agility Preferred class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
OF |
Open FAST: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open FAST agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
OFP |
Open FAST Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open FAST Preferred agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
OGM |
Obedience Grand Master: The letters OGM may be added after a dog's name when it has earned the 10th level of the Obedience Master title. Only one OGM title will be awarded. [ Obedience Trial ] |
OJP |
Open Jumpers With Weaves Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Jumpers With Weaves Preferred class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
OM |
Obedience Master The letters OM may be added after a dog's name when it has earned a total of 200 OM points awarded to dogs earning a 190 or better from the Open B and Utility B classes based on the schedule of points established by the AKC Board of Directors. The OM will be followed by a numeric designation indicating the number of times a dog has met the requirements of the OM title up to 10. [ Obedience Trial ] |
PAX |
Preferred Agility Excellent For a title, a 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 the Preferred Excellent B Standard agility class and the Preferred Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves class on the same day equals one (1) double qualifying score. [ Agility Trial ] |
| RN | AKC Rally® Novice: The letters RN may be added after a dog's name when it has been certified by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Novice classes at 3 licensed or member rally trials. [ Rally Trial ] |
| RA | AKC Rally® Advanced: The letters RA may be added after a dog's name when it has been certified by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Advanced classes at 3 licensed or member rally trials. [ Rally Trial ] |
| RE | AKC Rally® Excellent: The letters RE may be added after a dog's name when it has been certified by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Excellent classes at 3 licensed or member rally trials. [ Rally Trial ] |
| RAE | AKC Rally® Advanced Excellent: To earn an RAE title, the dog must have earned qualifying scores in both Advanced B and Excellent B classes at 10 separate licensed or member rally trials. A numeric designation will indicate the number of times the dog has met the RAE requirements, i.e. RAE2, RAE3, etc. [ Rally Trial ] |
T2B |
Time 2 Beat: To earn the T2B title, the dog must receive 15 qualifying scores from the regular Time 2 Beat class and 100 points based on the Time 2 Beat point schedule listed in the Regulations for Agility Trials. [ Agility Trial ] |
T2BP |
Time 2 Beat Preferred: To earn the T2BP title, the dog must receive 15 qualifying scores from the preferred Time 2 Beat class and 100 points based on the Time 2 Beat point schedule listed in the Regulations for Agility Trials. [ Agility Trial ] |
TD |
Tracking Dog: Dog has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club TD test or at a combined TD/TDX test, or at a combined TD/VST test or a TD/TDX/VST test. [ Tracking Test ] |
TDX |
Tracking Dog Excellent: Dog has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club TDX test or at a combined TDX/VST test, or a combined TD/TDX test or a combined TD/TDX/VST test. [ Tracking Test ] |
THD |
Therapy Dog Title: Dog must be certified/registered by an AKC recognized therapy dog organization and perform 50 therapy dog visits. |
TQX |
Triple Q Excellent: Requires the XF title. In order to acquire the Triple Q Excellent title, a dog must receive qualifying scores from the Excellent B Standard Class, the Excellent B Jumpers with Weaves Class and the Excellent B FAST Class on the same day at 10 separate licensed agility trials. [ Agility Trial ] |
TQXP |
Triple Q Excellent Preferred: Requires the XFP title. In order to acquire the Triple Q Excellent Preferred title, a dog must receive qualifying scores from the Excellent B Standard Preferred Class, the Excellent B Jumpers with Weaves Preferred Class, and the Excellent B FAST Preferred Class on the same day at 10 separate licensed agility trials. [ Agility Trial ] |
UD |
Utility Dog: The American Kennel Club will issue a Utility Dog certificate for each registered dog, that has been certified by 2 obedience trial judges as having received qualifying Utility scores at three licensed or member obedience trials. [ Obedience Trial ] |
UDX |
Utility Dog Excellent: To earn a Utility Dog Excellent title, the dog must have received qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B at 10 separate licensed or member obedience trials. The letters UDX will be followed by a numeric designation indicating the number of times a dog has met the requirements of the UDX title as defined in the Regulations. (UDX2 for 20 qualifying scores, UDX3 for 30 qualifying scores, UDX4 for 40 qualifying scores, etc.) [ Obedience Trial ] |
VCD1 |
Versatile Companion Dog 1: Must complete CD, NA, NAJ, TD or CD, NAP, NJP, TD [ Obedience Trial / Agility Trial / Tracking Test ] |
VCD2 |
Versatile Companion Dog 2: Must complete CDX, OA, OAJ, TD or CDX, OAP, OJP, TD [ Obedience Trial / Agility Trial / Tracking Test ] |
VCD3 |
Versatile Companion Dog 3: Must Complete UD, AX, AXJ, TDX or UD, AXP, AJP, TDX [ Obedience Trial / Agility Trial / Tracking Test ] |
VCD4 |
Versatile Companion Dog 4: Must complete UDX, MX, MXJ, VST or UDX, MXP, MJP, VST [ Obedience Trial / Agility Trial / Tracking Test ] |
VER |
Versatility: The letters VER may be added after a dog's name when it has been certified by 2 different judges to have received qualifying scores in Versatility classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials. [ Obedience Trial ] |
VST |
Variable Surface Tracking: Dog has been certified by both judges to have passed a licensed or member club Variable Surface Tracking test or at a combined TD/VST test or at a combined TDX/VST test or at a combined TD/TDX/VST test. [ Tracking Test ] |
XF |
Excellent FAST: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A FAST agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
XFP |
Excellent FAST Preferred: For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A FAST Preferred agility class under at least 2 different judges. [ Agility Trial ] |
Working Dog Titles
Title |
Title Name |
BH |
Basic Companion Dog: Belgian Malinois German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
FH1 |
Advanced Tracking: German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
FH2 |
Superior Tracking: German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
IPO1 |
International Novice Schutzhund: Belgian Malinois German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
IPO2 |
International Intermediate Schutzhund: Belgian Malinois German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
IPO3 |
International Master Level Schutzhund: Belgian Malinois German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
SCHH1 |
Novice Schutzhund: German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
SCHH2 |
Intermediate Schutzhund: German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
SCHH3 |
Master Level Schutzhund: German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
SCHHA |
Novice Schutzhund A: German Shepherds Doberman Pinschers |
TT |
Temperament Test: Doberman Pinschers |
WDS1 |
Working Dog Sport 1: Doberman Pinschers |
WDS2 |
Working Dog Sport 2: Doberman Pinschers |
WDS3 |
Working Dog Sport 3: Doberman Pinschers |