Titles on a pedigree

Titles, Degrees, and Notations found on American Weimaraner Pedigrees

American Kennel Club (AKC) Titles
Championships: Championships go before the name
Ch	Conformation (Show) Champion
GCh	Conformation (Show) Grand Champion
FCh, FC	Field Champion
AFCh, AFC	Amateur Field Champion
OTCh	Obedience Trial Champion
DCh, DC	Dual Champion for dogs attaining a Ch/FCh or CH/OTCh combination
TCh, TC	Triple Champion For dogs attaining a Ch/FCh/OTCh combination:
NFCh, NFC	National Field Champion For the dog who wins the Open Championship at the WCA National Field Trial
NAFCh, NAFC	National Amateur Field Champion; For the dog who wins the Amateur Championship at the WCA National Field Trial
Obedience: Obedience titles go behind the name
CD	Companion Dog (the Novice level title)
CDX	Companion Dog Excellent (the Open level title)
UD	Utility Dog (the Utility level title)
UDX	Utility Dog Excellent for dogs with a UD who simultaneously pass both the Open and Utility levels at 10 shows
TD	Tracking Dog
TDX	Tracking Dog Excellent
UDT	Utility Dog Tracker: For dogs with a UD and TD
UDTX	Utility Dog Tracker Excellent: For dogs with a UD and TDX
Hunting Tests: Hunt Test titles go behind the name
JH	Junior Hunter
SH	Senior Hunter
MH	Master Hunter
Agility: Agility titles go behind the name
NA	Novice Agility
OA	Open Agility
AX	Agility Excellent
MX	Master Agility Excellent: For dogs with an AX who pass the AX test 10 more times

Weimaraner Club of America (WCA) Ratings: All Ratings titles go after the name
Retrieving Ratings
NRD	Novice Retrieving Dog
RD	Retrieving Dog
RDX	Retrieving Dog Excellent
Shooting Ratings
NSD	Novice Shooting Dog
SD	Shooting Dog
SDX	Shooting Dog Excellent
Versatile Ratings: The WCA assigns a point value to each AKC and WCA title. These point values are then used to assign this rating.
V	Versatile: The dogs earns 6 points in three different categories
VX	Versatile Excellent: The dog earns 9 points including one Ch, FCh, or OTCh in three different categories
WCA Futurity Wins
BIF	Best in Bench (Show) Futurity
Dual Fut	Dual Futurity Award: The dog must place in both a bench (show) and field futurity as of the 1996 futurity year
Other WCA Notations
BROM	Breed Register of Merit: The dog is a proven producer of show quality dogs. Work is underway to create a similar designation for field dogs

North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA): NAVHDA tests are based on the German tests dogs must perform both on land and in the water. "Prizes" are given based on score in each area and total points.
NA1, NAI	Natural Ability Test, Prize I
NA2, NAII	Natural Ability Test, Prize II
NA3, NAIII	Natural Ability Test, Prize III
UPT1, UPTI	Utility Preparatory Test, Prize I
UPT2, UPTII	Utility Preparatory Test, Prize II
UPT3, UPTIII	Utility Preparatory Test, Prize III
UT1, UTI	Utility Test, Prize I
UT2, UTII	Utility Test, Prize II
UT3, UTIII	Utility Test, Prize III

Other Titles, Certificates, Wins: All go after the name
BIS	Best In Show
BISS	Best in Specialty Show
OFA	Orthopedic Foundation of America: A USA hip registry, hips are graded Excellent, Good, Fair
Penn-Hip	Pennsylvania Hip Registry: A USA hip registry. Hips are graded on a percentile basis against other dogs of the same breed
CERF	Canine Eye Registry Foundation: A USA eye registry. Eyes are graded "Normal" for 1 year. Weimaraners tend not to get re-graded as the breed doesn't haveany known degeneration problems of the eye.
TT	Temperament Tested (passed)
CGC	Canine Good Citizen: A basic obedience and temperament test
TDI	Therapy Dogs International The dog has passed the TDI test and is registered
* Pending	Used after any title that is still pending confirmation

Designations for other Countries and Registries: Titles are generally the same as the AKC titles title will be preceded by the desgniation
AKC,Am	American Kennel Club (USA)
SKC	States Kennel Club (USA)
UKC, U-	United Kennel Club (USA)
CKC, Can	Canadian Kennel Club (Canada)
Bda	Bermuda
Bhm	Bahamas
Intl	International