Glossary of AKC TITLES AND ABBREVIATIONS
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Title
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Title Name
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CCH
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Bench Show Champion:
Dogs must have a total of a 100 pts under two different judges and 1 Best In Show win with competition. |
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CH
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Champion:
Dogs must acquire 15 points, including 2 majors won under different judges and at least one point under a third different judge. [ Conformation ] |
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GCH
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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 ] |
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MACH
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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 ] |
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NAC
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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 ] |
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NOC
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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 ] |
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OTCH
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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 ] |
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PACH
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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 Master Preferred Standard Agility class and the Master Preferred Jumpers With Weaves class.
[ Agility Trial ] |
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PNAC
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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 ] |
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RNC
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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 ] |
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TC
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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. |