AKC Titles and Abbreviations

Prefix Titles

Suffix Titles

Example
CH AFC	Janie's Younger And Faster	UD NA
Prefix titles	Dog's Name	Suffix titles

Title	Title Name
Ch.	Champion: Dogs must acquire 15 points, including 2 majors won under different judges and at least one point under a third different judge. [ Conformation ]
DC	Dual Champion: Any dog that has been awarded the title of Champion of Record (Ch.) may be designated as a "Dual Champion," after it has also been awarded the title of Field Champion (FC) or Herding Champion (HC) [ Conformation / Field Trial / Herding Trial ]
GCH	Grand Champion: Completion of the title requires all of the following: Twenty five Grand Championship points Three majors won under three different judges At least one or more points won under a fourth judge Must have defeated at least one other AKC Champion of Record at three shows Earning the GCH title [ Conformation ]
HC	Herding Champion: For a title, dog must receive 15 points with at least two 1sts carrying championship points, 1 of which must be for 3 pts. or better [ Herding Trial ]
CT	Champion Tracker: Dog must hold all 3 tracking titles (TD, TDX and VST) [ Tracking Test ]
MACH	Master Agility Champion: In order to acquire the title, a dog must achieve a minimum of 750 championship points and 20 double qualifying scores obtained from the Excellent B Standard Agility class and the Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves class. [ Agility Trial ]
NAC	National Agility Champion: The winner of the annual National Agility Championship shall be entitled to be designated National Agility Champion of _____(year). [ National Agility Championship ]
NOC	National Obedience Champion: The winner of the annual National Obedience Invitational shall be entitled to be designated National Obedience Champion of _____(year) [ National Obedience Invitational ]
OTCH	Obedience Trial Champion: Dog must have won: 100 points; Dog must receive at least one first place Open B, one first place Utility and a third first place ribbon in either class First places must be awarded by 3 different judges Must be at all-breed events One of the required first places may have been won at a Specialty Show. Open B must have 6 in competition Utility must have 3 in competition [ Obedience Trial ]
TC	Triple Champion: Any dog that has been awarded the title of Dual Champion (DC) and the title of Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH) or Tracking Champion (CT) or Agility Champion (MACH) may be designated as a Triple Champion.
VCCH	Versatile Companion Champion: Effective January 1, 2001, title will precede the name of the dog that completes a OTCH, MACH and CT. [ Obedience Trial / Agility Trial / Tracking Test ]