Abbreviations: What Do They All Mean

Wondering what all those abbreviations in front of or behind the registered name of a dog means. Here is a list of the abbreviations you will find throughout this website and what they mean. Some are recognised by the official registration bodies ie Canadian Kennel Club and American Kennel Club and will therefore be seen on the dog's official pedigree certificate. Other titles are given out by the National Breed Clubs ie  Siberian Husky Club of Canada or Siberian Husky Club of America) and a few abbreviations have been made up by myself to recognize some accomplishment the dog has done that I feel should be recognized.  Two examples of this are dogs who have completed in distance races such as the Iditarod or Yukon Quest or if the dog is a therapy dog. These things, in my opinion, speak to the dog's working ability and / or temperament.

General
CKC: Canadian Kennel Club
AKC: American Kennel Club
SHCC: Siberian Husky Club of Canada
​SHCA: Siberian Husky Club of America
OFA: Orthopedic Foundation for Animals

Sled Dog Titles

These titles are normally found at the end of a dogs name. 

Sled Dog Titles
SD: Sled Dog. A dog who has completed in sled dog races. This is the novice level.
SDX: Sled Dog Excellent. Next level up in the sled dog titles.
SDO: Sled Dog Outstanding. The highest level in the sled dog titles.

Working Dog Titles
These titles are offered by the Siberian Husky Club of Canada. The dogs are not competing against other teams but instead working on their own to cover various distances under certain circumstances. For rules click here. 
WD or WTD: Working Dog, or Working Team Dog
WLD: Working Lead Dog
WSJD: Working Skijoring Dog
WPD: Working Pack Dog
WWPD: Working Weight Pull Dog

WTDXI: Working Team Dog Excellent
WLDXl: Working Led Dog Excellent
WSJDXI: Working Skijoring Dog Excellent
WPDXI: Working Pack Dog Excellent
WWPDXI: Working Weight Pull Dog Excellent

Distant Race Recognition
I made up these abbreviation to recognize dogs that I know have competed in long distance races of at least 200 miles. Number in front of the abbreviation signifies how many times I know they have completed the race. Dogs might have completed more distant races then I have listed.

Iditarod
IdF: Iditarod Finisher. A dog that has complete the 1,000 miles Iditarod race. Number in front means how many times. Not an official title
IdV: Iditarod Veteran. A dog that has competed in the Iditarod but did not finish the race. Number in front means how many times. Not an official title

Yukon Quest
YQF: Yukon Quest Finisher. A dog who has competed the 1,000 miles Yukon Quest race. Not an official title
YQV: Yukon Quest Veteran. A dog who has competed but did not finish the 1,000 miles Yukon Quest race. Not an official title

R200, R300: Race 200 miles, Race 300 miles, etc. 

Conformation Titles

These titles are normally found at the beginning of the dogs name and are offered by both the CKC and AKC.
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Show Level
MBIS: Multi Best In Show 
BIS: All breed Best In Show
RBIS: All breed Reserve Best In Show 
BBIS: All breed Best Brace In Show 
BVIS: All breed Best Veteran In Show
BPIS: All breed Best Puppy In Show
BBPIS: All breed Best Baby Puppy In Show

Group Level, all breed shows
MGr: Multi Group 1st winner
Gr. Group 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
BPIG: Best Puppy In Group
BBPIG: Best Baby Puppy In Group


Breed Level at all breed or specialty shows:
WD: Winners Dog
WB: Winners Bitch
BW: Best of Winners
BOS: Best of Opposite Sex

Specialty Shows:
BISS: Best in Specialty Show
BOSS: Best of Opposity Sex In Specialty
BVIS: Best Veteran In Specialty
BSDIS: Best Sled Dog In Specialty
BWDIS: Best Working Dog In Specialty

Obedience & Other Titles

'These titles are normally found at the end of a dog's name. These are CKC recognized titles except where otherwise noted.
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Regular Obedience Titles
CD: Companion Dog
CDX: Companion Dog Excellent
UD: Utility Dog
OTCH: Obedience Title Champion. Goes at beginning of name

Rally Obedience Titles
RN: Rally Novice
RA: Rally Advance
RE: Rally Excellence

Other Obedience / Temperment Tests
CGN: Canine Good Neighbour
CGC: Canine Good Citizen. AKC version of the CGN title
TT: Temperament Test

Agility Titles
AGNS: Agility Novice Standard
AGNJS: Agility Novice Jumpers Standard
CL1: Canine Performance Event, Inc. Agility title. First level. Non CKC title

Therapy Dogs
These are "titles" I have made up my own abbreviations for just so people will know what dogs have worked as therapy dogs since this is something I've done with a number of dogs I've owned myself.
SJA TD: Saint John Ambulance Therapy Dog
SJA TDC: Saint John Ambulance Therapy Dog with Children