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FC = Field Champion

Dog has earned total of 35 points at a dachshund field trial (brace on rabbit or brace on hare) with 3 placements in Open All-Ace classes, including one first place

 

CH = Champion

Dog has earned total of 15 points at licensed shows under at least 3 different show judges, including at least two 'major' wins (3, 4, or 5 points won at a single show)

 

DC = Dual Champion

Dog is both a Champion and a Field Champion

 

CD = Companion Dog

Dog has earned 3 qualifying scores (170 or more out of a possible 200 points) in Novice obedience competition which includes heeling on and off lead, stand stay for examination by judge, 30' recall, sit stay for one minute while handler stands 30' away, down stay for three minutes while handler stands 30' away (both stays performed with up to 12 dogs per class sitting and lying down while lined up together as a group)

 

CDX = Companion Dog Excellent

Dog has earned 3 qualifying scores (170 or more out of a possible 200 points) in Open obedience competition which includes off-lead heeling, drop on recall, retrieve (dumbell) on flat, retrieve (dumbell over high jump), drop on recall, sit stay three minutes with handler out of sight, down stay for five minutes with handler out of sight (again, both stays are performed as 'group' exercises)

 

NA = Novice Agility

Dog has qualified three times in three Novice Standard agility classes (Standard agility classes include 'contact' obstacles such as A-frame, see-saw, dog walk, and pause table as well as jumps, tunnels and weave poles), with 14 -16 obstacles per timed course, minimum qualifying score is 85

 

NAJ = Novice Agility Jumpers with Weaves

Dog has qualified in three Novice Jumpers with Weaves agility classes under at least two different judges, these novice courses include jumps, tunnels and weave poles but  no contact obstacles, with 14 - 16 obstacles per timed course, minimum qualifying score is 85

 

OAJ = Open Agility Jumpers with Weaves

Dog has qualified in three Open Jumpers with Weaves agility classes under at least two different judges, these open courses include jumps, tunnels and weave poles, no contact obstacles, and number 16 - 18 obstacles per timed course which is higher in complexity than Novice, minimum qualifying score is 85

 

AXJ = Agility Excellent Jumpers with Weaves

Dog has qualified in three Excellent A Jumpers with Weaves agility classes under at least two different judges, these excellent courses include jumps, tunnels and weave poles, no contact obstacles, and number 18 - 20 obstacles per timed course which is higher in complexity than Open, minium qualifying score is 85

 

MXJ = Master Agility Excellent Jumpers with Weaves

Dog has earned at least 10 qualifying scores in Excellent B Jumpers with Weaves agility classes under at least two different judges, minimum qualifying score is 100

 

MACH = Master Agility Champion

Dog has achieved a minimum of 750 Championship Points and 20 Double Qualifying scores (qualifying with scores of 100 in both the Excellent B Standard agility and Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves classes at the same trial), the dog receiving one full Point for every second under standard course time that it runs the course along with extra points for placing 1st or 2nd in the class

 

RN = Rally Novice

Dog has qualified in three Rally Novice classes, Rally being a dog sport based on obedience where the competitors proceed around a course of designated stations with the dog in heel position, the course consists of about 15 signs that instruct the team what to do, in novice rally, the dog is on leash

 

RA = Rally Advanced

Dog has qualified in three Rally Advanced classes, having proceeded around Rally courses and performed the designated Rally stations all off leash

 

TD = Tracking Dog

Dog has passed a tracking test which consists of the dog being in harness and on a long line with handler at least 20' behind, following the scent of a person who has walked in a field and finding an article the person has dropped at the end of the track, track is roughly 500 yards long with at least 3 turns and 30 minutes to 2 hours old

 

TDX = Tracking Dog Excellent

Dog has passed a tracking test which consists of the dog being in harness and on a long line with handler at least 20' behind, following the scent of a person who has walked in fields and woods, across roads, sidewalks, pavilions, ravines and small bridges, and finding two articles the 'tracklayer' has dropped along the way as well as a third article dropped at the end of the track which is 1000 yards long, 2-4 hours old, and crossed in two places by two people other than the tracklayer

 

JE = Junior Earthdog

Dog has qualified in two JE classes under two different judges, the JE class using 9x9 inch diameter three-sided wooden tunnels set underground with a rat behind bars at the end, the JE tunnel being 30 feet long with 3 right-angle turns, dog must get to the rat (quarry) within 60 seconds and work (lunge, dig, bark, bite at the bars, etc) the quarry (the rat is kept safe from the dog)

 

SE = Senior Earthdog

Dog has qualified in three SE classes under two different judges, the SE test being more complex because there is a a scented false den and a false exit within the 30-foot den length and, after a specified time of  'working' the quarry, the dog must recall to the handler



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