Glossary of Abbreviations and Titles

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General

ABCA: American Border Collie Association
AIBC: American-International Border Collie Association
AKC: American Kennel Club
BCSA: Border Collie Society of America (AKC parent club)
ISDS: International Sheep Dog Society
NAFA: North American Flyball Association
NASD: North American Sheepdog Society
UKC: United Kennel Club
USBCHA: United States Border Collie Handler’s Association
USDAA: United States Dog Agility Association
Imp.: Imported (prefix)
Ch.: AKC Champion of record (prefix; conformation)
HIC: Herding Instinct Certificate (suffix; BCSA designation meaning dog has demonstrated herding instinct as judged by approved tester)
Ch.X: Conformation Champion with minimum HS title and health clearances (prefix; BCSA title)
V: Versatility (prefix; BCSA title. AKC HT herding title or higher, plus points in two other events required)
VX: Versatility Excellent (prefix; BCSA title. AKC HS herding title or higher, plus intermediate or advanced titles in two other events required)
VCH: Versatility Champion (prefix; BCSA title. AKC HI herding title or higher, plus two “exemplary” level titles in other events)

Herding Titles

AKC
	Suffixes
		HT: Herding Tested (pass/fail instinct test; two pass grades required) PT: Pre-Trial Tested (pass/fail basic skills; two pass grades required) HS: Herding Started (scored run; three qualifiying scores required) HI: Herding Intermediate (scored run; three qualifying scores required) HX: Herding Excellent (scored run; three qualifying scores required) Note: HS, HI, HX will be followed by course type (A, B, C) and stock type s=sheep, c=cattle, d=ducks
	Prefixes
		HC: Herding Champion (HX + championship points in Advanced) DC: Dual Champion (AKC Herding Champion and conformation Champion)

Agility Titles

USDAA
	Suffixes
		AD: Agility Dog AAD: Advanced Agility Dog MAD: Master Agility Dog ADCh: Agility Dog Champion SM: Snooker Master JM: Jumpers Master GM: Gamblers Master RM: Relay Master
AKC
	Suffixes
		NA: Novice Agility NAJ: Novice Jumps With Weaves OA: Open Agility OAJ: Open Jumps With Weaves AX: Excellent Agility AXJ: Excellent Jumps With Weaves MX: Master Agility Excellent MXJ: Master Excellent Jumps With Weaves MACH: Master Agility Champion

Obedience Titles

AKC
	Suffixes
		CD: Companion Dog CDX: Companion Dog Excellent UD: Utility Dog UDX: Utility Dog Excellent
	Prefix
		OTCH: Obedience Trial Champion

NAFA
	Suffixes
		FD: Flyball Dog FDX: Flyball Dog Excellent FDCH: Flyball Dog Champion FM: Master Flyball Dog FMX: Master Flyball Dog Excellent FMCH: Master Flyball Dog Champion

Glossary of Abbreviations and Titles

General

Herding Titles

Agility Titles

Obedience Titles

Flyball Titles