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ALPHABET SOUP OF TITLES AVAILABLE VIA PARTICIPATION IN AKC EVENTS

The days when "a title at both ends" meant that a dog had a conformation championship at the front of its name and an obedience title at the end are gone forever. There are now some 48 AKC achievements possible. The titles listed below are ones for which Norfolks have demonstrated ability; for a complete list of AKC titles see http://www.akc.org/dic/events/titles.cfm.

 As a prefix:

 
 Ch.  Champion (conformation)
 NOC  National Obedience Champion
 OTCH  Obedience Trial Champion
 MACH  Master Agility Champion
 CT  Champion Tracker (TD, TDX & VST)
   

 As a suffix:

 
 CD  Companion Dog
 CDX  Companion Dog Excellent
 UD  Utility Dog
 UDX  Utility Dog Excellent
 TD  Tracking Dog
 TDX  Tracking Dog Excellent
 VST  Variable Surface Tracker
 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
 JE  Junior Earthdog
 SE  Senior Earthdog
 ME  Master Earthdog
   

Almost any Norfolk will like at least one of the above disciplines, and many excel in a variety of events.

If you compete with your Norfolk in any of the above activities, write to us with your experiences, titles, etc. Share your expertise with fellow Norfolk owners and provide encouragement for beginners.


Adapted from ANTIC, June, 2000

 

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