Agility title abbreviations by organization

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Contents 1 Read this 2 United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) Agility Titles--Starting in Jan. 2004 2.1 United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) Agility Titles--Before 2004 3 North American Dog Agility Association (NADAC) Titles 4 ASCA Agility Titles 5 Agility Association of Canada (AAC) Agility Titles 6 Canine Performance Events (CPE) Titles 6.1 CPE title requirements before 2005 (?) 6.2 CPE title requirements as of 2005 (?) 6.3 New CPE titles for 2004 7 AKC agility titles 8 UKC

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For a more current list of title abbreviations for some organizations, but organized differently, see our Agility title abbreviations alphabetically page.

This information was originally published in the usenet dog agility FAQs, then posted on dogpatch.org where it was updated by Ellen Finch until roughly 2004. Dogpatch.org no longer seems to exist (November 2009) so here is the info as it currently stands. Will try to update eventually.

United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) Agility Titles--Starting in Jan. 2004

(Updated 2010 to include all titles for performance.)

USDAA has two performance programs with varying height and speed requirements; Championship (Regular) program and Performance program (jumps lower heights). With the new rules, titling requirements are virtually the same at all levels and in both programs.

Championship and Performance Programs

Level	Program	Versatility	Standard Class	Nonstandard Classes
				Jumpers	Gamblers	Snooker	Relay	Tournament
Starters/Novice	Chmp.	AD Agility Dog (SAS plus 1 ea nonstd)	SAS Starters Std Agility (3 Qs)	JS* Starters Jumpers (3 Qs)	GS* Starters Gamblers (3 Qs)	SS* Starters Snooker (3 Qs)	RS* Starters Relay (3 Qs***)
	Perf. I	PDI (PD1) Performance Dog I (SAPI plus 1 ea nonstd)	PS1 PI Std Agility (3 Qs)	PJ1* PI Jumpers (3 Qs)	PG1* PI Gamblers (3 Qs)	PK1* PI Snooker (3 Qs)	PR1 P1 Relay (3 Qs)
Advanced	Chmp.	AAD Advanced Agility Dog (SAA plus 1 ea nonstd)	SAA Advanced Std Agility (3 Qs)	JA* Advanced Jumpers (3 Qs)	GA* Advanced Gamblers (3 Qs)	SA* Advanced Snooker (3 Qs)	RA* Advanced Relay (3 Qs)
	Perf. II	PDII (PD2) Performance Dog II (SAPI plus 1 ea nonstd)	PS2 PII Std Agility (3 Qs)	PJ2* PII Jumpers (3 Qs)	PG2* PII Gamblers (3 Qs)	PK2I* PII Snooker (3 Qs)	PR2* P2 Relay (3 Qs***)
Masters	Chmp.	MAD Masters Agility Dog (3 Std plus 1 ea nonstd)	SAM Masters Std Agility (5 Qs)	JM Masters Jumpers (5 Qs)	GM Masters Gamblers (5 Qs)	SM Masters Snooker (5 Qs, incl. 3 superQ)	RM Masters Relay (5 Qs)	(no title--basic tourn) 5 Qs with at least 1 of each tourn.
	Perf. III	PDIII (PD3) Performance Dog III (3 Std plus 1 ea nonstd)	PS3 PIII Std Agility (5 Qs)	PJ3 PIII Jumpers (5 Qs)	PG3 PIII Gamblers (5 Qs)	PK3 PIII Snooker (5 Qs, incl. 3 superQ)	PR3 P3 Relay (5 Qs***)	(no title--basic tourn) 5 Qs with at least 1 of each tourn.
Masters higher levels	Chmp.	ADCH** Agility Dog Champ. (all masters titles and basic tournament)	SACh Std Agility Champ. (SAM + 5 Qs)	JCh Jumpers Champ. (JM + 5 Qs)	GCh Gamblers Champ. (GM + 5 Qs)	SCh Snooker Champ. (SM + 5 Qs)	RCh Relay Champion (RM + 5 Qs)	TM Tournament Master (10 Qs with at least 2 in each tourn. class)
	Perf.	APD** Accomplished Perf. Dog (all P3 titles and basic tournament)	ASD Accomp. Std (PS3 + 5 Qs)	AJD Accomp. Jumpers (PJ3 + 5 Qs)	AGD Accomp. Gamblers (PG3 + 5 Qs)	AKD Accomp. Snooker (PK3 + 5 Qs)	ARD Relay Champion (PR3 + 5 Qs***)	ATD Accomplished Tournament Dog (10 Qs with at least 2 in each tourn. class)
	Ch/Pf	Add -B for bronze (15 Qs), -S for silver (25 Qs), -G for gold (35 Qs), -P for platinum (50 Qs). E.g., ADCH-B is basically a triple ADCH.

^* Optional titles.

^** Dogs completing MAD by Dec 31, 2004, can earn their ADCH under the old or the new requirements.

^*** For titles earned from 2004 through [2007 or 2008?], Performance neither had nor required Relays.

(Updated/formatted 7/20/2010 Ellen Finch)

United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA) Agility Titles--Before 2004

USDAA has three performance programs with varying height and speed requirements; Championship (Regular) program and Performance program are current, and the Veterans program has been replaced by the Performance program.

Championship, Performance, and Veterans Programs

Class	Champ. Abbrev.	Perf. Abbrev.	Vet. Abbrev.	Title	Number of Qs
Starters/Novice	AD	PDI	VAD	Agility Dog (or) Performance Dog I	3
Advanced	AAD	PDII	VAAD	Advanced Agility Dog (or) Performance Dog II	3
Masters	MAD	PDIII	VMAD	Master Agility Dog (or) Performance Dog III	MAD: 3 std + 1 each in 4 games Vet, Perf: 3 std
Snooker	SM	PS	VS	Snooker Master (or Perf. Sn.)	5 (3 in top 15% for SM, PS)
Gamblers	GM	PG	VG	Gamblers Master (or Perf. Gamb.)	5
Pairs Relay	RM	n/a	n/a	Relay Master	5
Jumpers	JM	PJ	VJ	Jumpers Master (or Perf. Jmp.)	5
All	ADCH	APD	VPD	Agility Dog Champion (or) Accomplished Performance Dog (or) Veteran Performance Dog	7* std + GM, JM, RM, SM 7 std + PS, PG, PJ 3 std + VS, VG, VJ

^* Only 3 required if dog completed MAD by Jan. 1, 2000

Junior Handler Program

Abbrev.	Title	Number of Qs
JH-BA	Junior Handler-Beginner Agility	1
JH-EA	Junior Handler-Elementary Agility	2
JH-IA	Junior Handler-Intermediate Agility	3
JH-SA	Junior Handler-Senior Agility	3

(Info provided thru the early years by Janet Gauntt, Sally Sheridan, Darelene Woz. Updated/formatted 6/23/00 Ellen Finch.)

USDAA Classes & Symbols

S	Starters Title Class	JHP	Junior Handler Program Class
N	Novice Title Class	PGP	Grand Prix Tournament Class
A	Advanced Title Class	DAM	Dog Agility Masters Tournament
M	Masters Title Class	BP	Boxed Pairs
V	Veterans Title Class	KO	Knockout Classes
G	Gamblers Title Class	O	Other Classes
SK	Snooker Title Class	OG	Open Gamblers
J	Jumpers Title Class	OS	Open Snooker
R	Pairs Relay Title Class	OSTD	Open Standard Agility
OJ	Open Jumpers	TBD	To Be Determined
PP	Pairs Pursuit	NT	Non-Titling
PR	Open Pairs Relay	D	Draw Selection of Pair or Team
PS	Pre-Starters/Pre-Novice	*	Application Pending
TS	Time & Score

North American Dog Agility Association (NADAC) Titles

NADAC has an easy titling abbreviation system. Titles look like:

O-EAC-V or EAC

and each letter can be easily predicted:

Performance Prefix	Level	Class	"Certificate"	Division Suffix
S-uperior O-utstanding	Novice Open Elite	Agility (Regular) Jumpers Gamblers	always C	-JH for Junior Handler -Veteran

Therefore, here are the basic titles--just add the appropriate prefix and/or suffix. Point requirements are the same for all

Divisions (Regular, Veterans, and Junior Handler).

Abbrev.	Title	Pts Needed	Pts for Outst.	Pts for Super.
NAC	Novice Agility	30	100	200
OAC	Open Agility	30	100	200
EAC	Elite Agility	30	200	400
NJC	Novice Jumpers	20	50	100
OJC	Open Jumpers	20	50	100
EJC	Elite Jumpers	20	100	200
NGC	Novice Gamblers	20	50	100
OGC	Open Gamblers	20	50	100
EGC	Elite Gamblers	20	100	200
NATCH	NADAC Agility Trial Champion	230 in Reg., 120 each in G&J	430/220/220	630/320/320

A clean Regular round is worth 10 points and a 5-fault Regular run worth 5 points.

10 pts for each qualifying run in gamblers and jumpers.

(Early info provided by Mary Jo Sminkey; Updated/formatted 6/23/00 Ellen Finch)

In 2001, NADAC introduced new titles that don't follow the old conventions. These do not have Outstanding or Superior title versions (at least not at the moment). They are:

Abbrev.	Title	Pts Needed
TN-N	Novice Tunnelers	30
TN-O	Open Tunnelers	30
TN-E	Elite Tunnelers	30
WV-N	Novice Weavers	30
WV-O	Open Weavers	30
WV-E	Elite Weavers	30
TG-N	Novice Touch 'N' Go	30
TG-O	Open Touch 'N' Go	30
TG-E	Elite Touch 'N' Go	30
award, not title?	Novice Versatility Award	earned NAC, NGC, NAC, TN-N, WV-N, TG-N
award, not title?	Open Versatility Award	earned OAC, OGC, OAC, TN-O, WV-O, TG-O
award, not title?	Elite Versatility Award	earned EAC, EGC, EAC, TN-E, WV-E, TG-E

(Added 4/2/2002 Ellen Finch)

ASCA Agility Titles

ASCA agility titles are quite predicatable. Titles look like:
   RS-N, GS-O
and each part can be easily predicted:

Class Abbreviation	Program	Level
Regular Gamblers Jumpers	Standard Veterans) Junior handler Intern. (?)	-Novice -Open -Elite

The requirements are the same as for the equivalent NADAC titles. Therefore, specifically for ASCA:

		Regular	Gamblers	Jumpers
Novice	Standard	RS-N	GS-N	JS-N
	Veterans	RV-N	GV-N	JV-N
	Juniors	RJ-N	GJ-N	JJ-N
	Intern.	RI-N	GI-N	JI-N
Open	Standard	RS-O	GS-O	JS-O
	Veterans	RV-O	GV-O	JV-O
	Juniors	RJ-O	GJ-O	JJ-O
	Intern.	RI-O	GI-O	JI-O
Elite	Standard	RS-E	GS-E	JS-E
	Veterans	RV-E	GV-E	JV-E
	Juniors	RJ-E	GJ-E	JJ-E
	Intern.	RI-E	GI-E	JI-E
Agility Trial Champion		ATCH

(original data: Mary Jo Sminkey; updated 1/9/04 by Ellen Levy Finch)

Agility Association of Canada (AAC) Agility Titles

AAC has three programs with varying height and speed requirements; Regular program, Special program and the Veteran program.

Regular, Special, and Veteran Programs

Class	Regular Abbrev.	Special Abbrev.	Veterans Abbrev.	Title	Number of legs
Starters	ADC	SADC	VADC	Agility Dog of Canada (or) Special Agility Dog of Canada (or) Veteran Agility Dog of Canada	3
Advanced	AADC	SAADC	VAADC	Adv. Agility Dog of Canada (or) Spec. Adv. Agility Dog of Can. (or) Vet. Adv. Agility Dog of Can.	3
Masters	MADC	SMADC	VMADC	Master Agility Dog of Canada (or) Spec. Master Agility Dog of Can. (or) Vet. Master Agility Dog of Can.	7 (3 std, 4 adv. games)*
Snooker	MSDC	SMSDC	VMSDC	Masters Snooker Dog of Canada (or Special, Veteran)	3
Gamblers	MGDC	SMGDC	VMGDC	Masters Gamblers Dog of Canada (or Special, Veteran)	3
Team Relay	MTRDC	SMTRDC	VMTRDC	Masters Team Relay Dog of Canada (or Special, Veteran)	3
Jumpers	MJDC	SMJDC	VMJDC	Masters Jumpers Dog of Canada (or Special, Veteran)	3
Champion	ATChC	SATChC	VATChC	Agility Trial Champion of Canada (or Special, Veteran)	(MADC, MSDC, MGDC, MTRDC, MJDC)

^*Three Standard rounds plus Gamblers and 2 other games required if dog completes MADC by Jan. 1, 2000

(early updates by Ron Mayeda)

Canine Performance Events (CPE) Titles

CPE has an easy titling abbreviation system. Titles look like:

   CL1-S or CL4-H

and each part can be easily predicted:

Prefix for "CPE Level"	Level number	Group
CL	1 thru 4	-Regular (Standard class) -Handler games (Colors plus Wildcard) -Strategy games (Jackput plus Snooker) -Fun games (FullHouse plus Jumpers)

In addition, the simple titles CL1, CL2, and so on indicate that all four titles at that level have been achieved (so, for example, CL1 replaces CL1-H, CL1-R, CL1-F, and CL1-S). There are no separate veterans titles.

CPE title requirements before 2005 (?)

	Regular	Handler	Strategy	Fun
Level 1	2 Qs Standard	1 each colors & wildcard	1 each jackpot & snooker	1 each FullHouse & Jumpers
Level 2	2 clean or 3 Qs	2 each	2 each	2 each
Level 3	3 clean or 4 Qs	2 each	2 each	2 each
Level 4	4 clean or 5 Qs	2 each	2 each	2 each
CATCH* (level 5 Qs)	8 clean or 10 Qs	4 each	4 each	4 each
CADE** (level C Qs)	20	20 each	20 each	20 each

* CATCH: CPE Agility Trial Champion (no Level 5 titles for individual categories)

** CADE: CPE Agility Dog Extraordinaire. This title is more complex. Standard, Jackpot, and Snooker legs are worth 25 points each; Wildcard, Full House, and Jumpers are worth 20 pts. each; and Colors are worth 15 points each. The dog must earn the Qs shown in the preceding table (for a total of 3000 point) AND must earn an additional 2000 points from your choice of classes.

CPE title requirements as of 2005 (?)

It's easier to remember now how many Qs are needed: The number of Qs for each game matches the level (1 at level 1, 2 at level 2, etc.) and the number of Standard Qs is twice the level:

	Regular	Handler	Strategy	Fun
Level 1	2 Qs Standard	1 each colors & wildcard	1 each jackpot & snooker	1 each FullHouse & Jumpers
Level 2	4 Qs	2 each	2 each	2 each
Level 3	6 Qs	3 each	3 each	3 each
Level 4	8 Qs	4 each	4 each	4 each
CATCH* (level 5 Qs)	10 Qs	5 each	5 each	5 each
CATE** (level C Qs)	20	20 each	20 each	20 each

* CATCH: CPE Agility Trial Champion (no Level 5 titles for individual categories)

** C-ATE: CPE Agility Team Extraordinaire. This title is more complex. Standard, Jackpot, and Snooker legs are worth 25 points each; Wildcard, Full House, and Jumpers are worth 20 pts. each; and Colors are worth 15 points each. The dog must earn the Qs shown in the preceding table (for a total of 3000 point) AND must earn an additional 2000 points from your choice of classes.

New CPE titles for 2004

There are new Specialist titles for dogs jumping 8" lower than normal; I'm not yet clear on how they work. In addition, there are new titles for dogs competing at Level 5 or C:

Qs required for title in each class	Standard	Colors	Wildcard	Snooker	Jackpot	FullHouse	Jumpers
Champion, 15 Level 5 Qs	ChST	ChCL	ChWC	ChSN	ChJP	ChFH	ChJU
Extraordinaire, 30 Level C Qs	ExST	ExCL	ExWC	ExSN	ExJP	ExFH	ExJU

AKC agility titles

AKC Agility Titles

Organization	Class	Abbrev.	Title	Number of legs
AKC	Novice	NA	Novice Agility	3
AKC	Open	OA	Open Agility	3
AKC	Excellent	AX	Agility Excellent	3
AKC	Excellent	MX	Master Agility Excellent	10
AKC	Novice Jumpers With Weaves	NAJ	Novice Agility Jumpers	3
AKC	Open JWW	OAJ	Open Agility Jumpers	3
AKC	Excellent JWW	AXJ	Agility Excellent Jumpers	3
AKC	Excellent JWW	MXJ	Master Agility Excellent Jumpers	10
AKC	Combination	MACH	Master Agility Champion	point system

UKC

UKC Agility Titles

UKC	Agility I	U-AgI	Agility Level 1	3
UKC	Agility II	U-AgII	Agility Level 2	3
UKC	Agility I, II	U-ACH	Agility Champion	Point system
UKC	Agility III	U-ACHX	Agility Champion Excellent	5