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Official AKC Recognized Titles

Listed below are the various official and a couple 
non-official AKC titles with their abbreviations

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As a prefix:
  Conformation
    Ch. - Champion
     
  Obedience
    NOC - National Obedience Champion
OTCH - Obedience Trial Champion
     
  Tracking
    CT - Champion Tracker (TD,TDX and VST)
     
  Agility  
    MACH - Master Agility Champion
    MACH2, MACH3, MACH4, etc. MACH may be followed by a number 
      designation to indicate the quantity of times the dog has met the requirements of the MACH title.
     
  Field Trials
    FC - Field Champion
AFC - Amateur Field Champion
NFC - National Field Champion
NAFC - National Amateur Field Champion
NOGDC - National Open Gun Dog Champion
AKC GDSC - AKC Gun Dog Stake Champion
AKC RGDSC - AKC Retrieving Gun Dog Stake Champion
     
  Herding
    HC - Herding Champion 
     
  Dual
    DC - Dual Champion (Ch. and FC)
     
  Triple
    TC - Triple Champion ( Ch., FC and OTCH)
     
  Coonhounds
    NCH - Nite Champion
GNCH - Grand Nite Champion
SHNCH - Senior Grand Nite Champion
GCH - Senior Champion
SGCH - Senior Grand Champion
GFC - Grand Field Champion
SGFC - Senior Grand Field Champion
WCH - Water Race Champion
GWCH - Water Race Grand Champion
SGWCH - Senior Grand Water Race Champion
     
As a suffix:
     
  Obedience
    CD - Companion Dog
CDX - Companion Dog Excellent
UD - Utility Dog
UDX - Utility Dog Excellent
VCD1 - Versatile Companion Dog 1
VCD2 - Versatile Companion Dog 2
VCD3 - Versatile Companion Dog 3
VCD4 - Versatile Companion Dog 4
VCCH - Versatile Companion Champion
     
  Lure Coursing
    JC - Junior Courser
SC - Senior Courser
MC - Master Courser
     
  Tracking
    TD - Tracking Dog
TDX - Tracking Dog Excellent
VST - Variable Surface Tracker 
     
  Agility
    NA - Novice Agility
OA - Open Agility
AX - Agility Excellent
MX - Master Agility Excellent
NAJ - Novice Jumpers with Weaves
OAJ - Open Jumpers with Weaves
AXJ - Excellent Jumpers with Weaves
MXJ - Master Excellent Jumpers with Weaves 
     
  Hunting Test
    JH - Junior Hunter
SH - Senior Hunter
MH - Master Hunter 
     
  Herding Test
    HT - Herding Tested
PT - Pre-Trial Tested
HS - Herding Started
HI - Herding Intermediate
HX - Herding Excellent 
     
  Lure Coursing
    JC - Junior Courser
SC - Senior Courser
MC - Master Courser 
     
  Earthdog
    JE - Junior Earthdog
SE - Senior Earthdog
ME - Master Earthdog
     
  Other Unofficial Titles
    DD - Draft Dog
    WD - Working Dog
    TDI - Therapy Dog International
 

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