TANZANITE BERNESE
Explanations of Titles
In general, conformation titles are on the front of the dog's name, and performance titles appear after the dog's name. However, "performance champion" titles such as OTCH (Obedience Trial Champion) also appear in front of the dog's name. The phrase "titles on both ends" refers to a dog that is titled in both performance and conformation. This page explains the titles that you may see included in the AKC registered names of Bernese Mountain Dogs listed on this website.
AKC Titles
For a full list of AKC titles, check this link: http://www.akc.org/events/titles/
Some of the most commonly seen titles are llisted below:
AKC conformation titles:
CH: Champion
GCH: Grand Champion
GCHB: Bronze Grand Champion
GCHS: Silver Grand Champion
GCHG: Gold Grand Champion
GCHP: Platinum Grand Champion
AKC Performance titles:
AKC obedience titles: AKC rally titles:
BN: Beginner Novice RN: Rally Novice
CD: Companion Dog RA: Rally Advanced
CDX: Companion Dog Excellent RE: Rally Excellent
UD: Utility Dog RAE: Rally Advanced Excellent
OTCH: Obedience Trial Champion
AKC Agility Titles:
NA: Novice Agility
NAP: Novice Agility Preferred
AX: Agility Excellent
AXP: Agility Excellent Preferred
MXP: Master Agility Excellent Preferred
NFP: Novice Fast Preferred
(plus many more, I tried to include titles earned by dogs mentioned on this website)
BMDCA Titles & Awards
The Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America has its own Draft program and issues titles for qualifying performances:
NDD: Novice Draft Dog
DD: Draft Dog
BNDD: Brace Novice Draft Dog
BDD: Brace Draft Dog
ANDD: Advanced Novice Draft Dog
MDD: Master Draft Dog
ABNDD: Advanced Brace Novice Draft Dog
MBDD: Master Brace Draft Dog
The BMDCA also has an award called Grand Master Draft Dog (GMDD) for dogs that have earned all 4 of the Advanced Draft titles.
Other BMDCA Awards:
VD: Versatility Dog (the dog is an AKC CH, NDD plus 1 more qualifying performance title)
VDX: Versatility Dog Excellent (AKC GCH, DD plus 1 more advanced qualifying performance title)
TP CH: Top Producer of Champions
TP WTH: Top Producer of Working Title Holders