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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
    QQ 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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