American Kennel Club (AKC) Titles |
Championships:
Championships go before the name |
Ch |
Conformation (Show) Champion |
FCh, FC |
Field Champion |
AFCh, AFC |
Amateur Field Champion |
OTCh |
Obedience Trial Champion |
DCh, DC |
Dual Champion for dogs attaining a Ch/FCh or CH/OTCh combination
|
TCh, TC |
Triple Champion
For dogs attaining a Ch/FCh/OTCh combination:
No Weimaraner has attained this title |
NFCh, NFC |
National Field Champion
For the dog who wins the Open Championship
at the WCA National Field Trial |
NAFCh, NAFC |
National Amateur Field Champion;
For the dog who wins the Amateur Championship
at the WCA National Field Trial |
Obedience:
Obedience titles go behind the name |
CD |
Companion Dog (the Novice level title) |
CDX |
Companion Dog Excellent (the Open level title) |
UD |
Utility Dog (the Utility level title) |
UDX |
Utility Dog Excellent
for dogs with a UD who simultaneously pass
both the Open and Utility levels at 10 shows |
TD |
Tracking Dog |
TDX |
Tracking Dog Excellent |
UDT |
Utility Dog Tracker: For dogs with a UD and TD |
UDTX |
Utility Dog Tracker Excellent: For dogs with a UD and TDX |
Hunting Tests:
Hunt Test titles go behind the name |
JH |
Junior Hunter |
SH |
Senior Hunter |
MH |
Master Hunter |
Agility:
Agility titles go behind the name |
NA |
Novice Agility |
OA |
Open Agility |
AX |
Agility Excellent |
MX |
Master Agility Excellent: For dogs with an AX who pass the AX test 10 more times |
Weimaraner Club of America (WCA) Ratings:
All Ratings titles go after the name |
Retrieving Ratings |
NRD |
Novice Retrieving Dog |
RD |
Retrieving Dog |
RDX |
Retrieving Dog Excellent
|
Shooting Ratings |
NSD |
Novice Shooting Dog |
SD |
Shooting Dog |
SDX |
Shooting Dog Excellent |
Versatile Ratings:
The WCA assigns a point value to each AKC and WCA title.
These point values are then used to assign this rating. |
V |
Versatile:
The dogs earns 6 points in three different categories |
VX |
Versatile Excellent:
The dog earns 9 points including one Ch, FCh, or OTCh
in three different categories |
WCA Futurity Wins |
BIF |
Best in Bench (Show) Futurity |
Dual Fut |
Dual Futurity Award:
The dog must place in both a bench (show) and field futurity
as of the 1996 futurity year |
Other WCA Notations |
BROM |
Breed Register of Merit:
The dog is a proven producer of show quality dogs.
Work is underway to create a similar designation for field dogs |
North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association (NAVHDA):
NAVHDA tests are based on the German tests
dogs must perform both on land and in the water.
"Prizes" are given based on score in each area and total points. |
NA1, NAI |
Natural Ability Test, Prize I |
NA2, NAII |
Natural Ability Test, Prize II |
NA3, NAIII |
Natural Ability Test, Prize III |
UPT1, UPTI |
Utility Preparatory Test, Prize I |
UPT2, UPTII |
Utility Preparatory Test, Prize II |
UPT3, UPTIII |
Utility Preparatory Test, Prize III |
UT1, UTI |
Utility Test, Prize I |
UT2, UTII |
Utility Test, Prize II |
UT3, UTIII |
Utility Test, Prize III |
Other Titles, Certificates, Wins:
All go after the name |
BIS |
Best In Show |
BISS |
Best in Specialty Show
|
OFA |
Orthopedic Foundation of America:
A USA hip registry, hips are graded Excellent, Good, Fair
|
Penn-Hip |
Pennsylvania Hip Registry: A USA hip registry. Hips are graded on a percentile basis against other dogs of the same breed
|
CERF |
Canine Eye Registry Foundation: A USA eye registry. Eyes are graded "Normal" for 1 year. Weimaraners tend not to get re-graded as the breed doesn't haveany known degeneration problems of the eye. |
TT |
Temperament Tested (passed) |
CGC |
Canine Good Citizen:
A basic obedience and temperament test |
TDI |
Therapy Dogs International
The dog has passed the TDI test and is registered |
* Pending |
Used after any title that is still pending confirmation |