Ever wondered what titles your dog can earn? Here are just a few that are attainable through the American Kennel Club (AKC).



Official American Kennel Club Titles


Breed, Obedience, Field Trials, Herding, and Lure Coursing Titles (Prefix)

Ch. - Champion
FC - Field Champion - (Field Trial/Lure Coursing)
AFC - Amateur Field Champion
MACH - Master Agility Champion
NFC - National Field Champion
NAFC - National Amateur Field Champion
OTCH - Obedience Trial Champion
HC - Herding Champion
DC - Dual Champion (Ch. and FC)
TC - Triple Champion - (Ch., FC and OTCH)
CT - Champion Tracker - (TD, TDX and VST)

Obedience, Hunting, Herding, Lure Coursing, Agility and Earthdog Titles (Suffix)

CD - Companion Dog
CDX - Companion Dog Excellent
UD - Utility Dog
UDX - Utility Dog Excellent
TD - Tracking Dog
TDX - Tracking Dog Excellent
VST - Variable Surface Tracker
UDTD(UDT) - Utility Dog Tracking
UDTDX - Utility Dog Tracking Dog Excellent
UDXTDX - Utility Dog Excellent Tracking Dog Excellent
UDVST - Utility Dog Variable Surface Tracking
UDXVST - Utility Dog Excellent Variable Surface Tracking
JH - Junior Hunter
SH - Senior Hunter
MH - Master Hunter
HT - Herding Tested
PT - Pretrial Tested
HS - Herding Started
HI - Herding Intermediate
HX - Herding Excellent
JC - Junior Courser
SC - Senior Courser
MC - Master Courser
NA - Novice Agility
OA - Open Agility
MX - Master Agility AX - Agility Excellent
JE - Junior Earthdog
SE - Senior Earthdog
ME - Master Earthdog
NAJ - Novice Agility Jumper
OAJ - Open Agility Jumper
AXJ - Agility Excellent Jumper
MXJ - Master Agility Jumper