Guide to the title abbreviations | Prefixes (before the dog's name) | BIF | Best In Field in American Sighthound Field Association event | ||
| BISS | Best In Specialty Show | ||||
| Ch | Show Champion (American Kennel Club = AKC) | ||||
| Can Ch | Canadian Show Champion (Canadian Kennel Club = CKC) | ||||
| FC | Field Champion (AKC) | ||||
| DC | Dual Champion (AKC) indicates AKC show and field championship | ||||
Suffixes (after the dog's name) | CC | Coursing Champion (National Open Field Coursing Association = NOFCA) | |||
| CD | Companion Dog (AKC) | ||||
| CDX | Companion Dog Excellent (AKC) | ||||
| CGC | Canine Good Citizen (AKC) | ||||
| GrandFCh | Grand Field Champion (ASFA) [no longer offered] | ||||
| CM | Courser of Merit (NOFCA) | ||||
| FCh or F.Ch | American Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) Field Champion | ||||
| FChX | Field Champion Excellent (usually CKC but this was at one time an ASFA title as well) | ||||
| JC | Junior Courser (AKC) | ||||
| JOR | Junior Oval Racer (NOTRA) | ||||
| GRC | Gazehound Racing Champion (Large Gazehound Racing Association = LGRA) | ||||
| LCM | Lure Courser of Merit (ASFA) As points are accumulated, multiple LCM titles may be earned, such as LCM3 | ||||
| MX | Master Agility Excellent (AKC) | ||||
| NAJ | Novice Agility Jumper (AKC) | ||||
| OA | Open Agility (AKC) | ||||
| OAJ | Open Agility Jumper (AKC) | ||||
| ORC or ORCh | Oval Racing Champion (Canadian Amateur Racing Association = CARA) | ||||
| ORM | Oval Racer of Merit (CARA) | ||||
| RTD | Registered Therapy Dog | ||||
| SC | Senior Courser (AKC) | ||||
| SOR | Senior Oval Racer (NOTRA) | ||||
| SORC | Supreme Oval Racing Champion (NOTRA) | ||||
| SRCh | Straight Racing Champion (CARA) | ||||
| SRM | Straight Racer of Merit (CARA) | ||||
| TD | Tracking dog [scentwork] (AKC) | ||||
| TT | Temperment Tested (American Temperament Testing Society) | ||||
| UD | Utility Dog (AKC) | ||||
| VC | Versatility Certificate (Greyhound Club of America = GCA) | ||||
| VCX | Versatility Certificate Excellent (GCA) | ||||