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 |
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