Conformation:
Ch=Champion
BOB=Best of Breed
BOW=Best of Winners
BOG=Best of Group
BOS=Best Oppposite Sex
BIS=Best In Show (all-breed)
GV=Grand Victor (BOB male at GSDCA national)
GVx=Grand Victrix (BOB female at GSDCA national)
SEL or Sel=Select (Special ranking for better-than-usual animals at GSDCA
national, usually with a # to indicate ranking; e.g., SEL 3)
Group II (or III or IV)=ranking in group competition at all-breed show

Obedience:
CD=Companion Dog (obedience title)
CDX=Companion Dog Excellent
UD=Utility Dog
OTCh=Obedience Trial Champion
UDX=Utility Dog Excellent
HIT=High in Trial
HC=High Combined (Open B and Utility B classes)
TDX=Tracking dog excellent

Herding:
HT=Herding Tested
PT=Pre-trial tested
HS=Herding Started
HI=Herding Intermediate
HX=Herding Excellent
HCh=Herding Champion
AHBA=American Herding Breed Association
HTD=Herding Trial Dog (Three levels)
HRD=Herding Ranch Dog (Three levels)
HTCh=Herding Dog Champion
HCT=Herding Capability Test
JHD=Junior Herding Dog Test
HGH=Herdengebrauchshund (Herding Utility Dog, GSD herding test - recognized by the SV and the USA.)

Agility:
NA=Novice Agility
OA=Open Agility
AX=Agility Excellent
MX=Master Agility Excellent
NAJ=Novice Jumpers With Weaves
OAJ=Open Jumpers With Weaves
AXJ=Excellent Jumpers With Weaves
MXJ=Master Excellent Jumpers With Weaves
CGC=Canine Good Citizen
TDI=Therapy Dog International
***Note:  CGC is an AKC certificate that any dog, including mixes, can aspire to, but it has nothing to do with therapy work. It serves, however, as a basis for TDI.

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