CD = AKC (American Kennel Club) Companion Dog, a novice (beginner) obedience title

CDX = AKC (American Kennel Club) Companion Dog Excellent, an open (intermediate) obedience title

RN = AKC (American Kennel Club) Rally Novice, a novice (beginner) rally obedience title. Rally obedience differs from traditional obedience in that multiple commands, praise, and unlimited communication are allowed while the dog and handler are in the ring.

RA = AKC (American Kennel Club) Rally Advanced, an advanced (intermediate) rally obedience title

RE = AKC (American Kennel Club) Rally Excellent, an excellent (highest level) rally obedience title

RAE = AKC (American Kennel Club) Rally Advanced Excellent, a rally obedience title obtained by earning qualifying scores in both the Advanced and Excellent classes on the same day at ten separate trials

UCD = UKC (United Kennel Club) Companion Dog, a novice (beginner) obedience title, similar to the AKC CD

UCDX = UKC (United Kennel Club) Companion Dog Excellent, an open (intermediate) obedience title, similar to the AKC CDX

ASCA-CD = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Companion Dog, a novice (beginner) obedience title, similar to the AKC CD

CGC = Canine Good Citizen Certificate, a test of good manners, from the AKC (American Kennel Club)

NA = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice Agility, a novice (beginner) standard agility title

OA = AKC (American Kennel Club) Open Agility, an open (intermediate) standard agility title

AX = AKC (American Kennel Club) Agility Excellent, an excellent (highest level) standard agility title

MX = AKC (American Kennel Club) Master Agility Excellent, an excellent standard agility title that requires ten legs (qualifying scores) from the Excellent B (highest level) class

NAJ = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice Agility Jumpers With Weaves, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses with only jumps, weave poles, and tunnels

OAJ = AKC (American Kennel Club) Open Agility Jumpers With Weaves, an open (intermediate) agility title from courses with only jumps, weave poles, and tunnels

AXJ = AKC (American Kennel Club) Agility Excellent Jumpers With Weaves, an excellent (highest level) agility title from courses with only jumps, weave poles, and tunnels

MXJ = AKC (American Kennel Club) Master Agility Excellent Jumpers With Weaves, an agility title from courses with only jumps, weave poles, and tunnels that requires ten legs (qualifying scores) from the Excellent B (highest level) class

NAP = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice Agility Preferred, a novice (beginner) standard agility title from the Preferred (lower jump height) classes

NJP = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice Agility Jumpers Preferred, a novice (beginner) jumpers with weaves agility title from the Preferred (lower jump height) classes

NF = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice FAST, a novice (beginner) title in the FAST (Fifteen And Send Time) game class, which involves points accumulation for completing obstacles and a distance challenge or "send bonus" where the dog is required to work independently of the handler

OF = AKC (American Kennel Club) Open FAST, an open (intermediate) title in the FAST (Fifteen And Send Time) game class, which involves points accumulation for completing obstacles and a distance challenge or "send bonus" where the dog is required to work independently of the handler

NFP = AKC (American Kennel Club) Novice FAST Preferred, a novice (beginner) title in the FAST (Fifteen And Send Time) game class from the Preferred (lower jump height) classes

UAG1 = UKC (United Kennel Club) Agility 1, a novice (beginner) standard agility title

NAC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Agility Certificate, an open (intermediate) regular agility title

OAC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Oovice Agility Certificate, a novice (beginner) regular agility title

NJC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Jumpers Certificate, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses with only jumps and sometimes tunnels

OJC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Open Jumpers Certificate, an open (intermediate) jumpers agility title

EJC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Elite Jumpers Certificate, an elite (highest level) jumpers agility title

NGC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Gamblers Certificate, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses that require the dogs to work away at a distance from the handler

OGC = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Open Gamblers Certificate, an open (intermediate) agility title from courses that require the dogs to work away at a distance from the handler

TN-N = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Tunnelers Certificate, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses with only tunnels

TN-O = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Open Tunnelers Certificate, a open (intermediate) agility title from courses with only tunnels

TN-E = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Elite Tunnelers Certificate, an elite (highest level) agility title from courses with only tunnels

TG-N = NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Novice Touch & Go Certificate, a novice (beginner) agility title from courses with only contact obstacles and tunnels

RS-N = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Novice Standard Regular Agility Certificate, which follows the same format as NADAC

RS-O = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Open Standard Regular Agility Certificate, which follows the same format as NADAC

JS-N = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Novice Standard Jumpers Certificate, which follows the same format as NADAC

JS-O = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Open Standard Jumpers Certificate, which follows the same format as NADAC

GS-N = ASCA (Australian Shepherd Club of America) Novice Standard Gamblers Certificate, which follows the same format as NADAC

TT = ATTS (American Temperament Test Society) Temperament Tested, an evaluation of the dog's stability of temperament

TDI = Therapy Dogs International Certification

HOF = Hall of Fame, an award given by the American Manchester Terrier Club to dogs earning 800 points from conformation, obedience, agility, earthdog, flyball, etc., with points from at least three categories

BFL168-1M699 = Bred for Longevity, an certificate given by the Doberman Pinscher Club of America to dogs whose parents both lived to be older than 10 years of age

HIT = High In Trial, an award given at every Obedience Trial to the dog earning the highest score from the regular classes. Speedy earned his at the Obedience Training Class of Harrisburg UKC All Breed Obedience Trial 1 on 3/4/07 with a score of 195 1/2 (out of 200) from the Novice B class.

FFX-AP = Front & Finish Excellence Award Agility Platinum recognizes a higher level of achievement that greatly surpasses the minumum requirements for a title. In Speedy's case, he earned his NAJ with three perfect scores his first three times in the ring.

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