What Do Those Initials in the Name Mean?

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Prefix Titles Dog's Name Suffix Titles

 
TITLE TITLE NAME EVENT
AX AGILITY EXCELLENT:
For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A Agility class under at least two different judges. 
Agility
AXJ EXCELLENT AGILITY JUMPER:
For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Excellent A Jumpers With Weaves class under at least two different judges. 
Agility
CD COMPANION DOG:
The letters CD may be added after a dog's name when it has been certified by three different judges to have received qualifying scores in Novice classes at three licensed or member obedience trials.
Obedience
CDX COMPANION  DOG EXCELLENT:
The letters CDX may be added after the name of each dog that has been certified by three different judges to have received qualifying scores in Open classes at three licensed or member obedience trials. 
Obedience
JH JUNIOR HUNTER:
For a title, dog must receive qualifying scores at 4 licensed or member tests.
Hunting Test
MH MASTER HUNTER:
For a title, a dog must receive qualifying scores at 6 licensed or member tests. If the dog has already received a SH, the dog need only qualify 5 times. 
Hunting Test
MX MASTER AGILITY EXCELLENT:
For a title, dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B Agility class under at least 2 different judges. Trial at which AX was earned does not count toward the 10.
Agility
MXJ MASTER AGILITY JUMPER:
For a title, dog must earn 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B Agility class under at least 2 different judges. Trial at which AX was earned does not count toward the 10.
Agility
NA NOVICE AGILITY:
For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B Agility class under at least two different judges. 
Agility
NAJ NOVICE AGILITY JUMPER:
Novice Agility Jumper:For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Novice A and/or B Jumpers With Weaves class under at least two different judges. 
Agility
OA OPEN AGILITY:
For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Agility class under at least two different judges. 
Agility
OAJ OPEN AGILITY JUMPER:
For a title, dog must earn 3 qualifying scores in Open Jumpers With Weaves class under at least two different judges. 
Agility
SH SENIOR HUNTER:
For a title, a dog must receive qualifying scores at 5 licensed or member tests. If the dog has already received a JH, the dog need only qualify 4 times.
Hunting Test
TD TRACKING DOG:
Dog has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club TD test or at a combined TD/TDX test, or at a combined TD/VST test or a TD/TDX/VST test.
Tracking
TDX TRACKING DOG EXCELLENT:
Dog has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club TDX test or at a combined TDX/VST test, or a combined TD/TDX test or a combined TD/TDX/VST test. 
Tracking
UD UTILITY DOG:
The American Kennel Club will issue a Utility Dog certificate for each registered dog, that has been certified by three obedience trial judges as having received qualifying Utility scores at three licensed or member obedience trials.
Obedience
UDVST UTILITY DOG VARIABLE SURFACE TRACKING:
Can be used if a dog has completed its UD and VST titles.
Obedience
UDX UTILITY DOG EXCELLENT:
To earn a Utility Dog Excellent title, the dog must have received qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B at 10 separate licensed or member obedience trials. 
Obedience
VCD1 VERSATILE COMPANION DOG 1:
Must complete CD, NA, NAJ, TD 
Obedience
VCD2 VERSATILE COMPANION DOG 2:
Must complete CDX, OA, OAJ, TD 
Obedience
VCD3 VERSATILE COMPANION DOG 3:
Must Complete UD, AX, AXJ, TDX
Obedience
VCD4 VERSATILE COMPANION DOG 4:
Must complete UDX, MX, MXJ, VST 
Obedience
VST VARIABLE SURFACE TRACKING:
Dog has been certified by both judges to have passed a licensed or member club Variable Surface Tracking test or at a combined TD/VST test or at a combined TDX/VST test or at a combined TD/TDX/VST test. 
Tracking

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