The American Kennel Club and other
organizations grant
various titles to German Shepherds. What do they mean?
MACH? SV?? Bahnpolizeidiensthund???
There are many agility training titles,
abbreviations
and German terms used to describe titles and certification for German
Shepherd Dogs. Some are used by the American Kennel Club, and others
are used by different German Shepherd Dog Clubs.
If you are trying to figure out what an
acronym stands
for, below is a list of commonly used initials to describe German
Shepherds and their qualifications.
German Shepherd Clubs and Organizations
AKC - American Kennel Club
CKC - Canadian Kennel Club or
Continental Kennel Club
DHV - Deutscher Hundesport Verein (German
Dog Sport
Club)
DVG - Deutscher Verband der
Gebrauchshundsport
Vereine e.V. (German member of DHV)
DVG America - American DVG
FCI - Fédération Cynologique
Internationale (World
Dog Club)
GSDCA - German Shepherd Dog Club of
America
GSDCA-WDA - Working Dog Association of
the GSDCA
GSDCC - German Shepherd Dog Club of
Canada
GSSCC - German Shepherd Schutzhund Club
of Canada
KC - Kennel Club (Great Britain)
SV - Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde
(German
Shepherd Dog Club)
UKC - United Kennel Club
USA - United Schutzhund Clubs of America
VDH - Verein für Deutsche Hundeswesen
(German member
of FCI)
WUSV - World Union of Schäferhunde
Vereins (World
Union of GSD Clubs)
Conformation Awards
International (FCI)
CACIB - Certificat d'Aptitude au
Championat
International de Beauté (European International Champion)
North American
AOE - Award of Excellence
AOM - Award of Merit
BIF - Best in Futurity
BIM - Best in Maturity
BIS - Best in Show
BISS - Best in Sweepstakes or
Best in Specialty Show (Canada)
BOB - Best of Breed
BOF - Best of Opposite Sex in Futurity
BOG - Best of Group
BOM - Best of Opposite Sex in Maturity
BOS - Best of Opposite Sex (Best of Breed
counterpart)
BOW - Best of Winners
BP - Best Puppy
BPIS - Best Puppy in Show
BOP - Best of Opposite Sex Puppy (Best
Puppy
counterpart)
CH - Champion
FV - Futurity Victor
FVX - Futurity Victrix
Group I, II, III, IV - Herding Group
ranking
GV - Grand Victor
GVX - Grand Victrix
MV - Maturity Victor
MVX - Maturity Victrix
ROM - Register of Merit (GSDCA)
ROMC - Register of Merit (GSDCC)
RWB - Reserve Winners Bitch
RWD - Reserve Winners Dog
SEL - Select (considered for BOB)
WB - Winners Bitch
WD - Winners Dog
SV - Verein für Deutsche
Schäferhunde
A - Ausreichend (sufficient rating)
G - Gut (good rating)
KKLI - Körklasse 1 (recommended for
breeding)
KKLII - Körklasse 2 (suitable for
breeding)
Körung (breed survey)
Lbz - Lebenzeit (lifetime breed survey)
M - Mangelhaft (faulty rating)
SG - Sehr Gut (very good rating)
Sieger - GrandVictor at National Sieger
show (VA-1)
Siegerin - Grand Victrix at national
Sieger show
(VA-1)
U - Ungenugend (insufficient rating)
V - Vorzüglich (excellent rating)
VA - Vorzüglich-Auslese (excellent rating
given only
at Sieger show)
VH - (sufficient rating)
Agility Training Titles
Agility Association of
Canada
AADC/SAADC/VAADC - Advanced / Special
Advanced /
Veteran Advanced Agility Dog of Canada
ADC/SADC/VADC - Agility / Special Agility
/ Veteran
Agility Dog of Canada
ATChC/SATChC/VATChC - Agility / Special
Agility /
Veteran Agility Trial Champion of Canada
MADC/SMADC/VMADC - Master / Special
Master / Veteran
Master Agility Dog of Canada
MGDC/SMGDC/VMGDC - Masters / Special
Masters /
Veteran Masters Gamblers Dog of Canada
MJDC/SMJDC/VMJDC - Masters / Special
Masters /
Veteran Masters Jumpers Dog of Canada
MSDC/SMSDC/VMSDC - Masters / Special
Masters /
Veteran Masters Snooker Dog of Canada
MTRDC/SMTRDC/VMTRDC - Masters / Special
Masters /
Veteran Masters Team Relay Dog of Canada
American Kennel Club
AX - Agility Excellent
AXJ - Excellent jumpers with Weaves
MACH - Master Agility Champion
MX - Master Agility Excellent
MXJ - Master Excellent jumpers with
Weaves
NA - Novice Agility
NAJ - Novice Jumpers with Weave
OA - open Agility
OAJ - Open Jumper with Weaves
United Kennel Club
U-ACH - Agility Champion
U-ACHX - Agility Champion Excellent
U-Ag I-II - Agility Level 1-2
United States Dog Agility
Association
AAD/AVAD - Advanced / Veteran Advanced
Agility Dog
AD/VAD - Agility / Veteran Agility Dog
ADCH - Agility Dog Champion
APD - Advanced Performance Dog
GM/VG - Gambler Master / Veteran Gambler
Master
JM/VJ - Jumpers Master / Veteran Jumpers
Master
MAD/MVAD - Master / Veteran Master
Agility Dog
PD I-III - Performance Dog 1-3
PG - Performance Gambler
PJ - Performance Jumper
PS - Performance Snooker
RM - Relay Master
SM/VS - Snooker Master / Veteran Snooker
VPD - Veteran Performance Dog
Herding Titles
Many clubs, including the American Kennel
Club,
recognize the following title:
HIC - Herding Instinct Certified
Other Certifications are as follows:
Australian Shepherd Club
of America
*These titles are specific to types of stock
(c-cattle,
d-ducks, s-sheep)
ATD* - Advanced Trial Dog
OTD* - Open Trial Dog
PATD* - Post Advanced Trial Dog
RTD* - Ranch Trial Dog
RD - Ranch Dog
STD* - Started Trial Dog
WTCh - Working Trial Championship
American Herding Breed
Association
HCT - Herding Capability Tested
HTD I-III* - Herding Trial Dog 1-3
HRD I-III* - Herding Rach Dog
HTCh - Herding Trial Champion
JHD - Junior Herding Dog
American Kennel Club
**These titles are course specific (A, B or
C)
HC/HCH - Herding Champion
HI* ** - Herding Intermediate
HIT - High in Trial
HS* ** - Herding Started
HT* - Herding Tested
HX* ** - Herding Excellent
PT* - Pre Trial Tested
RHIT - Reserve High in Trial
Canadian Kennel Club
HA - Herding Advanced
HI - Herding Intermediate
HS - Herding Started
HT - Herding Tested
SV - Verein für Deutsche
Schäferhunde
HGH - Herdengebrauchshund (Herding
Utility Dog)
Hutesieger - Champion Herding Dog
Obedience Titles
American Kennel Club
CD - Companion Dog
CDX - Companion Dog Excellent
HC - High Combined (Open B and utility B)
HIT - High in Trial
NOC - National Obedience Champion
OTCh - Obedience Trial Champion
RHIT - Reserve High in Trial
UD - Utility DOg
UDX - Utility Dog Excellent
UDT/UDTD - Utility Dog Tracker (TD UD)
UDTX/UDTDX - Utility Dog Tracker
Excellent (TDX UD)
UDXTD - Utility Dog Excellent Tracking
Dog ((TD UDX)
UDXTDX - Utility Dog Excellent Tracking
Dog Excellent
(TDX UDX)
UDVST - Utility Dog Variable SUrface
Tracking (UD
VST)
UDXVST - Utility Dog Excellent Variable
SUrface
Tracking (UDX VST)
United Kennel Club
U-CD Companion Dog
U-CDX - Companion Dog Excellence
U-UD - Utility Dog
U-OCH - Obediene Champion
SV - Verein für Deutsche
Schäferhunde
AD - Ausdauerpruefung (Endurance)
BIH - Blindenhund (Seeing Eye Dog)
BPA - Bundessiegerprüfung (German
National Working
Show)
BpDH I-II - Bahnpolizeidiensthund
(Railroad Police
Service Dog)
Bundesleistungssieger (German National
Working Dog
Champion)
Bundeszuchtsiefer (German National All
Breed Show
Confirmation Winner)
DH - Diensthund (Service Dog)
DPH - Dienstpolizeihund (Service Police
Dog)
GrH - Grenzenhund (Border Patrol Dog)
IPO I-III Internationale Prüfungs-Ordnung
Levels 1-3
(International Schutzhund Titles)
