What do all
the letters mean?
AKC = American
Kennel Club
UKC = United
Kennel Club
CKC = Canadian
Kennel Club
CSFA =
Canadian Sighthound Field Association
AOM = Award of
Merit (from Specialties)
Dual Champion
= Conformation and Lure Coursing Champions
FCh (as a
suffix) = ASFA Field Champion
FC (as a
prefix) = AKC Field Champion
BIF = Best In
Field (can be AKC or ASFA)
JC = Junior
Courser
SC = Senior
Courser
JOR = Junior
Oval Racer
SOR = Senior
Oval Racer
GRC =
Gazehound Racing Champion (straight racing)
SGRC =
Superior Gazehound Racing Champion
ORC = Oval
Racing Champion
SORC =
Superior Oval Racing Champion
SRM = Straight
Racer of Merit (Canada)
ORM = Oval
Racer of Merit (Canada)
RN = Rally
Novice
RA = Rally
Advanced
NA = Novice
Agility
NAJ = Novice
Agility Jumpers
OA = Open
Agility
OAJ = Open
Agility Jumpers
HIC = Herding
Instinct Certification - basic herding instinct
CGC = Canine
Good Citizen
TDI = Therapy
Dog International
Field Trial
Best In Show = Conformation BIS for those hounds that receives a
qualifying score in lure coursing earlier that day or the previous day
RPN = Rally Puppy Novice