Articles Index/Titles, Championship and Performance
Revised 04/19/01
The days when "a title at both ends" meant that a dog had a conformation championship at the front of its name and an obedience title at the end are gone forever. There are now some 48 AKC achievements possible. The titles listed below are ones for which Norfolks have demonstrated ability; for a complete list of AKC titles see http://www.akc.org/dic/events/titles.cfm.
As a prefix: |
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| Ch. | Champion (conformation) |
| NOC | National Obedience Champion |
| OTCH | Obedience Trial Champion |
| MACH | Master Agility Champion |
| CT | Champion Tracker (TD, TDX & VST) |
As a suffix: |
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| CD | Companion Dog |
| CDX | Companion Dog Excellent |
| UD | Utility Dog |
| UDX | Utility Dog Excellent |
| TD | Tracking Dog |
| TDX | Tracking Dog Excellent |
| VST | Variable Surface Tracker |
| NA | Novice Agility |
| OA | Open Agility |
| AX | Agility Excellent |
| MX | Master Agility Excellent |
| NAJ | Novice Jumpers With Weaves |
| OAJ | Open Jumpers With Weaves |
| AXJ | Excellent Jumpers With Weaves |
| MXJ | Master Excellent Jumpers With Weaves |
| JE | Junior Earthdog |
| SE | Senior Earthdog |
| ME | Master Earthdog |
Almost any Norfolk will like at least one of the above disciplines, and many excel in a variety of events.
| If you compete with your Norfolk in any of the above activities, write to us with your experiences, titles, etc. Share your expertise with fellow Norfolk owners and provide encouragement for beginners. |
Adapted from ANTIC, June, 2000
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