Alphabet Soup
Guide to the abbreviations in the pedigrees

CD
Companion Dog
An obedience title offered by the American Kennel Club (AKC) and in Canada, by the Canadian Kennel Club. Dogs must earn three qualifying scores at obedience trials from the Novice class. Exercises include heeling, recall, a one-minute sit stay, and a two-minute down stay.
CDX
Companion Dog Excellent
An AKC obedience title earned with three qualifying scores from the Open obedience class. The exercises in Open include retrieving a dumbbell, heeling off lead, and a sit stay and down stay. with the handler out of the dog's sight.
CGC
Canine Good Citizen
The Canine Good Citizen is an AKC certification. The CGC is a bit like a temperament test and a little like an obedience title. Dogs must be under control in a public setting, able to meet strangers, and behave when left alone for a short period.
Ch.
Champion
Indicates an American Kennel Club (AKC) conformation show champion unless another country of origin or qualification is added. (Example: Eng. Ch. = English Champion, F.Ch. = Field Champion)
Dual Ch.
Dual Champion
An AKC Dual Champion has earned an AKC show championship and an AKC Field Championship. (It can also indicate a show championship and obedience trial championship, but there has not ever been a Greyhound Dual Ch. with that combination of titles. All the Dual Champion Greyhounds have been show and lure coursing champions.)
JC
Junior Courser
An AKC lure coursing certification title. Dogs must complete two courses enthusiastically.
F.Ch.
Field Champion
In most cases, a F.Ch. title before a dog's name indicates that the title is an American Kennel Club lure coursing championship. The same title after the dog's name is a lure coursing championship from the American Sighthound Field Association.
LCM
Lure Courser of Merit
The Lure Courser of Merit title is an advanced lure coursing title offered by the American Sighthound Field Association. To earn a LCM, a dog must already be a Field Champion. After the first LCM is earned, a dog may earn additional LCM titles, and the number following the LCM indicates how many have been awarded.
NA
Novice Agility
This is an AKC agility trial title. In agility, dogs jump over, walk over, run and weave through obstacles in a timed course.
SC
Senior Courser
An AKC Coursing certification title for dogs who have already obtained the JC. Senior Coursers must earn qualifying scores at four trials, and these must be at trials where the dog was running with other dogs.
TD
Tracking Dog
An AKC scentwork title. Dogs must find an object left by a person at the end of that person's scent trail.
TD
Tracking Dog Excellent
An advanced AKC scentwork title. At a TDX test, a dog must complete a long, aged scent trail that has been crossed by other people. The dog must also find multiple objects dropped by the tracklayer on the way.
TT
Temperament Test
This certification is offered by the American Temperament Testing Society. Dogs must show appropriate responses to an indifferent stranger, a friendly stranger, and a threatening stranger. The dog must respond calmly to the sound of a gunshot and other unusual stimuli.
UD
Utility Dog
An AKC obedience title for dogs who have already earned the Companion Dog Excellent title. Dogs must earn three qualifying scores at obedience trials performing such exercises as directed jumping, scent discrimination (choosing the one article with the handler's scent on it from a number of identical objects), and responding to signals (non-verbal commands).
UDTX
Utility Tracking Dog Excellent
The UDTX is a way to signify that a dog has both the Utility Dog and Tracking Dog Excellent titles from the American Kennel Club.
VC
Versatility Certificate
The Greyhound Club of America offers the Versatility Certificate to dogs who have earned a conformation championship, an obedience, agility or tracking title and lure or open field coursing championship.
VCX
Versatility Certificate Excellent
The Greyhound Club of America offers the Versatility Certificate Excellent to dogs who have earned a conformation championship, an obedience, agility or tracking title and lure or open field coursing championship and who have additionally earned advanced honors in one of those fields, such as a Best in Field at a lure coursing trial or a group placement at a conformation show.

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