Understanding Titles
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Common Titles
SchH (SCHH, SCH, Sch, etc.): Schutzhund. Titles achieved in North America as well as Germany. There are three levels, with SchH-3 being the highest. Consists of three phases: Obedience, tracking, and courage/protection.
BH: A temperament test, used a preliminary for dogs going into Schutzhund and other protection sports.
ZVV: Czech protection trial title. Three levels. Very similar to schutzhund, with three phases consisting of obedience, tracking, and protection. Unlike schutzhund, the obedience phase includes a low crawl and a walk across a highbeam.
SVV: The Slovakian equivalent of ZVV.
AD: Earned by completing an endurance run, to prove a dog's stamina.
IPO: An international protection trial, equivalent to SchH.
FH: Advanced tracking title.
Czech/Slovak Titles
ZP/SP: Tracking/SAR titles
ZZZ: Preliminary SAR title
UPM: SAR title, indicates completion of training.
SP/PS: Border patrol dog
ZM/ZMP: Similar to the ZVV/SVV titles. Includes an article search. "ZM" is a basic preliminary title.
ZPS: Special tracking title
ZPO/SPO: Protection title
PO: Protection dog
ZLP: Avalance Dog
ZVP: Wilderness/Water Rescue
ZZP: Search & Rescue
ZOP: A minimal obedience test, similar to the BH (reliability of dog). Required to go obtain ZPU.
ZPU: Tracking and obedience
ZZO: Obedience title for sports training.
DPH: Service police dog
SPZ: Rescue Dog
Other Protection/Working Titles
BHP: Danish protection title
BIH: Blind leader dog
BpDH: Railroad police dog
Brevetto: Italian protection title
CAB: Yugoslavian protection title
Cereco: Belgian protection title
CHD: Swiss protection title
FHA: Equivalent to SchH
GRH: Border patrol dog
HGH: Herding dog
IWR: Belgian protection title, equivalent to IPO
IWT: African protection title
KrH: War dog
LwH: Avalanche dog
PD: Police Dog (English)
PDH: Police Dog
PFP: Police Tracking dog
PH: (Danish) Police Dog title, obtainable by civilians
PSP: Police Protection Dog
RtH: Rescue Dog
SchHA: Novice schutzhund
SchHB/SchHC: Swiss equivalent to SchH2 and 3.
SK: Finnish protection title
SPH: Danish/Dutch tracking title, equivalent to FH
VH: Dutch protection title
VPG: Alternate schutzhund titles
WAC/WC/WD: Working dog (WDX is working dog excellent)
WD/WRD: Water dog/ Water rescue dog
WH: Watchdog
WPO: International working police dog title
ZFH: Customs Tracking Dog
ZH: Customs Dog
Companion Dog & Other Sport Titles
AD, NA, AX, etc.: Agility titles
CD/CDX: Companion Dog/Companion Dog
CGC: Canine Good Citizen
CGN: Canine Good Neighbor
FD, etc.: Flyball title
HTD: Herding title
TD, TDI: Therapy Dog/Therapy Dog International
UD/UDX: Utility Dog/Utility Dog Excellent (must have CDX before they can trial for UD)
VCD: Versatile Companion Dog
Ratings and More