AKC and GRCA Titles
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AKC Conformation, Performance & Companion Titles for Golden Retrievers
| Prefix Titles: | Suffix Titles: |
| Ch. | Champion (conformation) | CD | Companion Dog |
| FC | Field Champion (field trial) | CDX | Companion Dog Excellent |
| AFC | Amateur Field Champion (field trial) | UD | Utility Dog |
| MACH | Master Agility Champion | UDX | Utility Dog Excellent |
| NFC | National Field Champion (field trials) | TD | Tracking Dog |
| NAFC | National Amateur Field Champion | TDX | Tracking Dog Excellent |
| OTCH | Obedience Trial Champion | VST | Variable Surface Tracking Dog |
| NOC | National Obedience Champion | JH | Junior Hunter |
| DC | Dual Champion (Ch. and FC) (no golden has achieved this title in 30 years) | SH | Senior Hunter |
| TC | Triple Champion (Ch., FC, or HC & OTCH) (no golden has yet achieved this title) | MH | Master Hunter |
| CT | Champion Tracker (TD, TDX and VST) | NA | Novice Agility (NAP = Preferred) |
| NAJ | Novice Agility Jumper w/Weaves (NJP = Preferred) | ||
| OA | Open Agility | ||
| OAJ | Open Jumper w/Weaves | ||
| AX | Agility Excellent | ||
| AXJ | Agility Excellent Jumper w/Weaves | ||
| MX | Master Agility Excellent | ||
| MXJ | Master Excellent Jumper w/Weaves | ||
| NF | Novice FAST | ||
| OF | Open FAST | ||
| XF | Excellent FAST | ||
| FTC | FAST Century | ||
| RN | Rally Novice | ||
| RA | Rally Advanced | ||
| RE | Rally Excellent | ||
| RAE | Rally Excellent | ||
| CGC | Canine Good CitizenŽ certificate (not an actual title) |
Golden Retriever Club Of America (GRCA) and International Titles & Honors
(Note: AKC-certified pedigrees only include AKC titles, but GRCA, Canadian Kennel Club and other titles and additional abbreviations may be shown on custom pedigrees for an individual dog.)
| Titles/Awards (Suffix) | Commonly Used Abbreviations: |
| SDHF | Show Dog Hall of Fame (conformation) | BOB | Best of Breed (conformation) |
| OBHF | Obedience Hall of Fame | BOS | Best of Opposite Sex (conformation) |
| FDHF | Field Dog Hall of Fame | RWD/ RWB |
Reserve Winners Dog/Bitch |
| ADHF | Agility Dog Hall of Fame | WD/WB | Winners Dog/Bitch |
| OS | Outstanding Sire | BW | Best of Winners |
| OD | Outstanding Dam | Group 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th (conformation) | Sporting Group Placements |
| VC | Versatility Certificate | BIS | Best in Show (conformation) |
| VCX | Versatility Certificate Excellent | BISS | Best in Specialty Sweepstakes |
| WC | Working Certificate | BOSS | Best of Opposite Sex Specialty Sweepstakes |
| WCX | Working Certificate Excellent | JAM | Judge's Award of Merit (Conformation or Field) |
| CCA | Conformation Certificate Assessment | Res. JAM | 1st Judge's Award of Merit (field) |
| *** | "Qualified All Age Dog" 1st or 2nd placement in Qualifying Stake, or any placement or a JAM in Open All-Age State at an AKC Licensed or Member Field Trial giving championship points. | HIT | High in Trial (Obedience - regular classes) |
| ** | Any placement or a JAM in Derby or a 3rd or 4th placement or a JAM in a Qualifying Stake, in an AKC Licensed or Member Field Tria | HC | High Combined (Obedience-Open Utility) |
| * | Placement in sanctioned Field Trial | OAA | Open All-Age (Field) |
| AAA | Amateur All-Age (Field) | ||
| Qual. | Qualifying (Field) | ||
| NQ | Not Qualifying | ||
| Agility Double Qualification | |||
| ptd. | Pointed | ||
| maj ptd. | Major Pointed--dog has won one or more major awards (conformation) | ||
| Am. | American | ||
| Bda. | Bermuda | ||
| Can. | Canadian | ||
| Eng. | English | ||
| Int. | International | ||
| Jap. | Japanese | ||
| Mex. | Mexican | ||
| PR | Puerto Rican | ||
| CC | Challenge Certificate (England) | ||
| Sh.Ch. | Show Champion (England) |
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