Titles Available for the Standard Schnauzer

Titles for the Standard Schnauzer

Title	Description	CKC Official & Governed Events	Events Recognized (but not governed) by CKC	Events for Other Titles	Comments

Performance Placement Titles

BIS	Best in Show	●			CKC Awarded to the dog judged best at a conformation show.
BISS	Best in Specialty Show	●			CKC Awarded to the dog judged best at a specialty (single breed or group) show.
BPIS	Best Puppy in Show	●			CKC Awarded to the puppy awarded best at a conformation show.
HIT	High in Trial	●			CKC The dog that performs best at an obedience trial.

Temperament Tests

CGC	Canine Good Citizen			●	AKC program. A series of tests to determine if a dog is well trained and obedient in public. (A requirement for most dog therapy programs)
CGN	Canine Good Neighbour	●			A CKC program to identify and reward responsible, caring owners and their canine companions. There is a 12 step test.
TT	Temperament Test			●	American Temperament Test Society, Inc.www.atts.org The dog must pass certain tests that indicate it has a stable temperament.
	Therapy Dog			●	St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program www.sja.ca

Titles

AgN	Agility Dog Novice	●			CKC
AgI	Agility Dog Intermediate (AgN required)	●			CKC
AgX	Agility Dog Excellent (AgI required)	●			CKC
AgMX	Agility Master (AgX required)			●	Agility Association of Canada www.aac.ca

PCD	Pre-Companion Dog, Obedience	●			CKC
CD	Companion Dog, Obedience	●			CKC
CDI	Companion Dog, Intermediate	●			CKC
CDX	Companion Dog, Excellent Obedience	●			CKC
UD	Utility Dog, Obedience	●			CKC
OTCh	Obedience Trial Champion (CD, CDX and UD required)	●			CKC
OTChX	Obedience Trial Champion Excellent	●			CKC
MOTCh	Master Obedience Trial Champion	●			CKC
GMOTCh	Grand Master Obedience Trial Champion	●			CKC

Ch	Champion, Conformation	●			CKC
Ch (Alt)	Champion (Altered), Conformation	●			CKC

HT	Herding Tested	●			CKC
HS	Herding Started (HT required)	●			CKC
HI	Herding Intermediate (HS required)	●			CKC
HA	Herding Advanced (HI required)	●			CKC

SD	Sled Dog	●			CKC
SDX	Sled Dog Excellent (SD required)	●			CKC
SDU	Sled Dog Unlimited (SD and SDX required)	●			CKC

TD	Tracking Dog, Tracking Test	●			CKC
TDX	Tracking Dog Excellent (TD required)	●			CKC
Urban Tracking Title	To be available soon	●			CKC

DD	Draft Dog, Hauling Test		●
DDX	Draft Dog Excellent, Hauling Test		●	●

FbD	Flyball Dog			●
FdDCH	Flyball Dog Champion (FbD required)			●

BH	Schutzhund, companion/temperament test		●
AD	Schutzhund, endurance test (BH required)		●
FH	Schutzhund, tracking test (BH required)		●
IPO	International Schutzhund (Levels I, II, III). (BH required)		●
SchH	Schutzhund (Levels I, II, III). Obedience, tracking and protection tests.		●
WH	Schutzhund Watch Dog Test (BH required)		●

SHD	Scent Hurdle Dog. Scent discrimination, hurdle race.		●
SHDX	Scent Hurdle Dog Excellent (SHD required)		●
SHCh	Scent Hurdle Dog Champion (SHD and SHDX required)		●

This list is not warranted to be "up to the minute" current, nor is it warranted to be "entirely" complete. For the most current and complete information, you can check with your breeder or consult with the Canadian Kennel Club. If you are not a primary member of the CKC, chances are that your breeder is and may therefore be able to obtain a more complete list for you from the CKC web site.

This is a fairly good selection of available titles which has been edited to exclude CKC titles that are only applicable to certain other specified breeds. This page is formatted to enable easy black and white printing. For errors or omissions, please contact the webmaster.