Glossary of AKC TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS

Title

Title Name

CCH

Bench Show Champion:
Dogs must have a total of a 100 pts under two different judges and 1 Best In Show win with competition. 

CH

Champion: 
Dogs must acquire 15 points, including 2 majors won under different judges and at least one point under a third different judge. 
[ Conformation ]

GCH

Grand Champion: 
Completion of the title requires all of the following: 
Twenty five Grand Championship points 
Three majors won under three different judges 
At least one or more points won under a fourth judge 
Must have defeated at least one other AKC Champion of Record at three shows 
Earning the GCH title 
[ Conformation ]

MACH

Master Agility Champion: 
In order to acquire the title, a dog must achieve a minimum of 750 championship points and 20 double qualifying scores obtained from the Master Standard Agility class and the Master Jumpers With Weaves class. 
[ Agility Trial ]

NAC

National Agility Champion: 
The winner of the annual National Agility Championship shall be entitled to be designated National Agility Champion of _____(year). 
[ National Agility Championship ]

NOC

National Obedience Champion: 
The winner of the annual National Obedience Invitational shall be entitled to be designated National Obedience Champion of _____(year) 
[ National Obedience Invitational ]

OTCH

Obedience Trial Champion: 
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 
[ Obedience Trial ]

PACH

In order to acquire the title, a dog must achieve a minimum of 750 championship points and 20 double qualifying scores obtained from the Master Preferred Standard Agility class and the Master Preferred Jumpers With Weaves class. 
[ Agility Trial ]

PNAC

Preferred National Agility Champion: 
The winner of the annual National Agility Championship in each Preferred class jump height shall be entitled to be designated Preferred National Agility Champion of _____(year). 
[ National Agility Championship ]

RNC

AKC Rally® National Champion: 
The winner of the AKC Rally® National Championship shall be entitled to be designated "AKC Rally National Champion of _____ (year)." 
[ AKC Rally® National Championship ]

TC

Triple Champion: 
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 or PACH) may be designated as a Triple Champion.