Many people see letters before and after a dog's name (such as CH, CGC, RN, HIC SchH1, etc..) and wonder what they mean.
This is a list of prefix titles (common), their respective organizations, what they mean, and what you need to do to get these titles on a dog.
Unless otherwise specified, each title is only recognized by the parent / supporting organization.
Prerequisites are titles that the dog must have before attempting to get the title listed, please note some titles have more than one prerequisite and some prerequisites will have their own prerequisites.
The parent / sponsoring organizations acronyms, their names, and web sites who support these titles are:.
Note: In order to receive the titles, the dog must be registered with the parent organization, unless otherwise specified.
Here is an alphabetical list of what these titles mean, any prerequisites, and what they need to acquire these titles!
| Title
| TItle's Full Name
| Title's Description
| Prereq.
| Tests or accomplishments needed
| Source
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| AFC (AKC)
| Ameture Field Champion
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| AKC Titles page
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| CCH (AKC)
| Best in Show Champion
| This title shows that the dog has far exceeded the breed standard and has won at least one Best in Show title.
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| The dog must have a tital of 100 points under two different judges and at least one Best in Show with competition.
| AKC
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| CGC (AKC)
| Grand Champion
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| CCH
| A Bench Show champion must win 3 Champion Classes with competition (against all Champions)
| AKC Titles page
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| CGC (AKC)
| Canine Good Citizen
| This certification shows that your dog has the ability to behave at home and in the community plus understand and obey basic commands which may lead to further obedience training.
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| The dog must pass a CGC test administered by an official CGC Evaluator. The test includes:
- Accepts a friendly stranger
- Sits politely for petting
- Appearance and grooming (does not negatively react when touched)
- Out for a walk (does not excessively pull on the leash)
- Walking though a crowd (the dog does not react to strangers walking in close proximity)
- Sit down and stay in place
- Coming when called (a.k.a. recalled)
- No negative reaction to another dog
- No negative reactions to distractions (people, bicycles etc..)
- Supervised seperation (the dog cannot get anxious or panicked when the owner is away and the dog is with a stranger)
The dog does not need to be AKC registered to acquire the Canine Good Citizen title.
| AKC's CGC FAQ
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| CGF (AKC)
| Grant Field Champion
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| FC
| Field Champion must with three First Lines and/or First Trees in three Final Lines of Final Trees at three different trials with competition. At least one of the three wins must include both Final Line and Final Tree in the same trial on the same date with competition.
| AKC Titles page
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| CGN (AKC)
| Grant Nite Champion
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| CNC
| Nite Champion dogs must win five casts with plus points.
| AKC Titles page
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| CGW (AKC)
| Grand Water Race Champion
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| CWC
| A Water Race Champion must win three (3) First Lines and/or First Trees in three (3) Final Lines or Final Trees at three different Water Races with competition. At least one of the three wins must include both Final Line and Final Tree in the same event on the same date with competition. If a hound wins both First Line and First Tree in the Final Line or Final Tree in the same race, this only counts as one win towards a Grand Water Race Champion title.
| AKC Titles page
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| Ch. (AKC)
| AKC Champion
| This title shows that your dog meets, or exceeds, the breed standard and has proven so several times in the show ring.
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| The dog must acquire at least 15 competition points (winning class and/or breed over other dogs). This must also include at least two majors. The majors cannot be from the same judge and a third judge must have judged at least one of the "minor" shows.
| AKC Titles page
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| CNC (AKC)
| Night Champion
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| Registered dogs must win five casts with plus points.
| AKC Titles page
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| CSG (AKC)
| Supreme Grand Champion
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| CCH
| A Bench Show Champion must win 3 Champion Classes with competition (against all Champions)
| AKC Titles page
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| CSGF (AKC)
| Supreme Grand Field Champion
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| FC
| A Field Champion must win three First Lines and/or First Trees in three Final Lines or Final Trees at three different trials with competition. At least one of the three wins must include both Final Line and Final Tree in the same trial on the same date with competition.
| AKC Titles page
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| CSGN (AKC)
| Supreme Grand Nite Champion
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| CGN
| Grand Nite Champion dogs must win five casts with plus points.
| AKC Titles page
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| CSGW (AKC)
| Supreme Grand Water Race Champion
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| CWC
| A Water Race Champion must win three (3) First Lines and/or First Trees in three (3) Final Lines or Final Trees at three different Water Races with competition. At least one of the three wins must include both Final Line and Final Tree in the same event on the same date with competition. If a hound wins both First Line and First Tree in the Final Line or Final Tree in the same race, this only counts as one win towards a Grand Water Race Champion title.
| AKC Titles page
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| CT (AKC)
| Champion Tracker
| The dog must have all 3 tracking titles
| TD, TDX, and VST
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| AKC Titles page
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| CWC (AKC)
| Water Race Champion
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| A dog must win one First Line and one First Tree in Finals at least once on the same date and in the same Water Race with competition and have a total of 200 Championship points.
| AKC Titles page
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| CWSG (AKC)
| World Show Champion Grand Champion
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| Dog must win first place in CHBS Best Overall with points for dogs defeated at the annual World Hunt & Show.
| AKC Titles page
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| DC (AKC)
| Dual Champion
| A dog that has acquired the confimration Ch. title and one of the working titles, FC or HC.
| Ch. and (FC or HC)
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| AKC Titles page
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| FC (AKC)
| Field Champion
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| AKC Titles page
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| GDSC (AKC)
| Gun Dog Stake Champion
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| Win 1st place in a stake that has been designated an Open Gun DOg Championship stake.
| AKC Titles page
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| HC (AKC)
| Herding Champion
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| For a title, dog must receive 15 points with at least two 1sts carrying championship points, 1 of which must be for 3 pts. or better.
| AKC Titles page
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| MACH (AKC)
| Master Agility Champion
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| In order to acquire the title, a dog must achieve a minimum of 750 championship points and 20 double qualifying scores obtained from the Excellent B Standard Agility class and the Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves class.
| AKC Titles page
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| NAFC (AKC)
| National Amateur Field Champion
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| Win 1st place in a stake that has been designated a National Amateur Championship stake
| AKC Titles page
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| NAGDC (AKC)
| National Amateur Gundog Champion
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| National Amateur Gundog Champion title is for the dog that wins 1st place in a national amateur gun dog stake at a national championship field trial event for pointing breeds
| AKC Titles page
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| NFC (AKC)
| National Field Champion
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| Win 1st place in a stake that has been designated a National Open Championship stake.
| AKC Titles page
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| NGDC (AKC)
| National Gundog Champion
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| Win 1st place in a stake that has been designated a National Open Gun Dog Championship stake.
| AKC Titles page
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| NOC (AKC)
| National Obedience Champion
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| The winner of the annual National Obedience Invitational shall be entitled to be designated National Obedience Champion of _____(year)
| AKC Titles page
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| NOGDC (AKC)
| National Open Gun Dog Champion
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| Win 1st place in a stake that has been designated a National Open Gun Dog Championship stake.
| AKC Titles page
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| OTCH (AKC)
| Obedience Trial Champion
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| Dog must have won:
- 100 points
- Dog must receive at least one first place Open B, one first place Utility and a third first place ribbon in either class
- First places must be awarded by 3 different judges
- Must be at all-breed events One of the required first places may have been won at a Specialty Show
- Open B must have 6 in competition
- Utility must have 3 in competition
| AKC Titles page
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| RGDSC (AKC)
| Retrieving Gun Dog Stake Champion
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| Win 1st place in a stake that has been designated a Retrieving Gun Dog Championship stake.
| AKC Titles page
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| TC (AKC)
| Triple Champion
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| DC and (OTCH or MACH or CT)
| Any dog that has been awarded the title of Dual Champion (DC) and the title of Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH) or Tracking Champion (CT) or Agility Champion (MACH) may be designated as a Triple Champion.
| AKC Titles page
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| VCCH (AKC)
| Versatile Companion Champion
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| OTCH, MACH, and CT
| Effective January 1, 2001, title will precede the name of the dog that completes a OTCH, MACH and CT.
| AKC Titles page
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| WNC (AKC)
| World Nite Champion
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| Dog must win the final cast of the annual World Hunt & Show.
| AKC Titles page
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| AKC Titles page
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