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Ch- |
Champion of Record |
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Earned by gaining 15 points in conformation wins. Points
awarded is determined by the number of other entries the
winning dog defeats. A dog must win at least two majors (by
winning at two different shows under two different judges
where there are enough entries defeated to equal 3-5 points
by the AKC point system.) |
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OTCh |
Obedience Trial Champion |
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To earn an obedience title, the dog must have a passing
score of 50% of possible points or better, and an overall
passing score at three different competitions under three
different judges. |
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CD |
Companion Dog |
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(First Level Obedience Competition, basic obedience
exercises) |
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CDX |
Companion Dog Excellent |
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Intermediate Level Obedience Competition, more advanced
obedience work) |
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CGC |
Canine Good Citizenship |
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Any dog (purebred or mixed breed) can earn this. Basically
it introduces the dog to a number of situations to see how
the dog behaves. |
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UD |
Utility Dog |
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(Advanced Level Obedience Competition, difficult obedience
work, including hand signals) |
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UDX |
Obedience Degree |
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The highest obedience degree AKC presently awards |
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TRACKING |
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TD- |
Tracking Dog |
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To earn a TD a dog must track a scent laid by a track layer
that is approximately 500 yards long, aged at least half an
hour and has at least a couple of corners (turns). The dog
has to either retrieve or indicate a leather article at the
end. To earn a TDX the track is approximately 1000 yards
long, is aged over 3 hours, with 2 cross-tracks aged 2
hours, has more and possibly tighter corners with two
articles along the way and one at the end. You only (!!!)
need pass one test at each level to earn the title |
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TDX- |
Tracking Dog Excellent |
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VST |
Variable Surface Tracking |
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