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What are all those abbreviations before
and after the dog's names:
The basic abbreviations are:
Prefix:
AKC - American Kennel Club
UKC - United Kennel Club
CH - Champion (may clarify which registry)
GCH - Grand Champion (If there's another letter after the 'H' it's the level of Grand Championship the title is)
PACH or MACH - Agility Champion (and others)
HC - Herding Champion
Suffix:
First letter is R - Rally O-Obedience A-Agility H-Herding
S-Scent Work
S-
ATT- Temperament test
THD - Therapy Dog
TK - Trick Dog
CGC, CGCA, CGCU - Canine Good Citizen
BCAT, DCAT, FCAT - Fastcat titles
When you see a N it usually means novice, O-open, A-advanced, E-excellent, M-Masters
For a full list:
Titles & Abbreviations – American Kennel Club (akc.org)
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