* Indicates a title granted by another sanctioning body that is recognized by the AKC
# Indicates that the title can be earned multiple times. The number of times the criteria for the title have been met will follow the title abbreviation (ex: MACH8)
| Abbreviation | Title Name | Prefix or Suffix |
|---|---|---|
| ACT1 | Agility Course Test 1 | Suffix |
| ACT2 | Agility Course Test 2 | Suffix |
| ACT1J | Agility Course Test 1 Jumpers | Suffix |
| ACT2J | Agility Course Test 2 Jumpers | Suffix |
| AE* | Air Retrieve Elite | Suffix |
| AEA* | Air Retrieve Elite Advanced | Suffix |
| AEX*# | Air Retrieve Elite Excellent | Suffix |
| AFC | Amateur Field Champion | Prefix |
| AGCH | Agility Grand Champion | Prefix |
| AJ* | Air Retrieve Junior | Suffix |
| AJA* | Air Retrieve Junior Advanced | Suffix |
| AJP | Excellent Agility Jumper Preferred | Suffix |
| AJX*# | Air Retrieve Junior Excellent | Suffix |
| AM* | Air Retrieve Master | Suffix |
| AMA* | Air Retrieve Master Advanced | Suffix |
| AMX*# | Air Retrieve Master Excellent | Suffix |
| AN* | Air Retrieve Novice | Suffix |
| ANA* | Air Retrieve Novice Advanced | Suffix |
| ANX*# | Air Retrieve Novice Excellent | Suffix |
| AS* | Air Retrieve Senior | Suffix |
| ASA* | Air Retrieve Senior Advanced | Suffix |
| ASX*# | Air Retrieve Senior Excellent | Suffix |
| ATT | AKC Temperament Test | Suffix |
| AX | Agility Excellent | Suffix |
| BCAT | BCAT | Suffix |
| BDD* | Brace Draft Dog | Suffix |
| BH* | Basic Companion Dog | Suffix |
| BN | Beginner Novice | Suffix |
| BN-V | Virtual Beginner Novice | |
| CA | Coursing Ability | Suffix |
| CAA | Coursing Ability Advanced | Suffix |
| CAX# | Coursing Ability Excellent | Suffix |
| CC* | Coaching Certificate | Suffix |
| CCA* | Certificate of Conformation Assessment | Suffix |
| CCH | Bench Show Champion | Prefix |
| CD | Companion Dog | Suffix |
| CD-V | Virtual Companion Dog | |
| CDX | Companion Dog Excellent | Suffix |
| CFC | Field Champion | Prefix |
| CGC | Canine Good Citizen | Suffix |
| CGCA | Advanced Canine Good Citizen (aka Community Canine) | Suffix |
| CGCH | Bench Show Grand Champion | Prefix |
| CGCU | Canine Good Citizen Urban | Suffix |
| CGF | Grand Field Champion | Prefix |
| CGN | Grand Nite Champion | Prefix |
| CGW | Grand Water Race Champion | Prefix |
| CH | Champion | Prefix |
| CI* | Carting Intermediate | Suffix |
| CIT* | Carting Intermediate Team | Suffix |
| CJN | Junior Nite Champion | Prefix |
| CM# | Certificate of Merit | Suffix |
| CNC | Nite Champion | Prefix |
| CRCG | Retired Supreme Grand Champion | Prefix |
| CS* | Carting Started | Suffix |
| CSG | Bench Show Supreme Grand Champion | Prefix |
| CSGF | Supreme Grand Field Champion | Prefix |
| CSGN | Supreme Grand Nite Champion | Prefix |
| CSGW | Supreme Grand Water Race Champion | Prefix |
| CST* | Carting Started Team | Suffix |
| CT | Champion Tracker | Prefix |
| CWC | Water Race Champion | Prefix |
| CWGN | World Champion Supreme Grand Nite Champion | Prefix |
| CWSG | World Show Champion | Prefix |
| CX* | Carting Excellent | Suffix |
| CXT* | Carting Excellent Team | Suffix |
| DC | Dual Champion | Prefix |
| DCAT | DCAT | Suffix |
| DD* | Draft Dog | Suffix |
| DE* | Dock Elite | Suffix |
| DEA* | Dock Elite Advanced | Suffix |
| DEX*# | Dock Elite Excellent | Suffix |
| DJ* | Dock Junior | Suffix |
| DJA* | Dock Junior Advanced | Suffix |
| DJX*# | Dock Junior Excellent | Suffix |
| DM* | Dock Master | Suffix |
| DMA* | Dock Master Advanced | Suffix |
| DMX*# | Dock Master Excellent | Suffix |
| DN* | Dock Novice | Suffix |
| DNA* | Dock Novice Advanced | Suffix |
| DNX*# | Dock Novice Excellent | Suffix |
| DS* | Dock Senior | Suffix |
| DSA* | Dock Senior Advanced | Suffix |
| DSX*# | Dock Senior Excellent | Suffix |
| EE# | Endurance Earthdog | Suffix |
| FC | Field Champion (Field Trial) | Prefix |
| FC | Field Champion (Lure Coursing) | Prefix |
| FCAT# | FCAT | Suffix |
| FCB | Field Champion – Brace | Prefix |
| FCGD | Field Champion – Gundog | Prefix |
| FCLP | Field Champion – Large Pack | Prefix |
| FDC | Farm Dog Certified | Suffix |
| FDCH* | Flyball Dog Champion | Suffix |
| FDGCH* | Flyball Dog Grand Champion | Suffix |
| FH1* | Advanced Tracking | Suffix |
| FH2* | Superior Tracking | Suffix |
| FITB | Fit Dog Bronze | Suffix |
| FITG | Fit Dog Gold | Suffix |
| FITS | Fit Dog Silver | Suffix |
| FM* | Flyball Master | Suffix |
| FTA | Fetch Advanced | Suffix |
| FTI | Fetch Intermediate | Suffix |
| FTN | Fetch Novice | Suffix |
| FTR | Fetch Retriever | Suffix |
| GAFC | Grand Amateur Field Champion | Prefix |
| GCH | Grand Champion | Prefix |
| GCHB | Grand Champion Bronze | Prefix |
| GCHG | Grand Champion Gold | Prefix |
| GCHP# | Grand Champion Platinum | Prefix |
| GCHS | Grand Champion Silver | Prefix |
| GFC | Grand Field Champion | Prefix |
| GN | Graduate Novice | Suffix |
| GO | Graduate Open | Suffix |
| HC | Herding Champion | Prefix |
| HI | Herding Intermediate | Suffix |
| HIAC | Herding Intermediate Course A Cattle | Suffix |
| HIACM | Herding Intermediate Course A Cattle Master | Suffix |
| HIAD | Herding Intermediate Course A Ducks | Suffix |
| HIADM | Herding Intermediate Course A Ducks Master | Suffix |
| HIAS | Herding Intermediate Course A Sheep | Suffix |
| HIASM | Herding Intermediate Course A Sheep Master | Suffix |
| HIBC | Herding Intermediate Course B Cattle | Suffix |
| HIBD | Herding Intermediate Course B Ducks | Suffix |
| HIBDM | Herding Intermediate Course B Ducks Master | Suffix |
| HIBS | Herding Intermediate Course B Sheep | Suffix |
| HIBSM | Herding Intermediate Course B Sheep Master | Suffix |
| HICS | Herding Intermediate Course C Sheep | Suffix |
| HICSM | Herding Intermediate Course C Sheep Master | Suffix |
| HS | Herding Started | Suffix |
| HSAC | Herding Started Course A Cattle | Suffix |
| HSACM | Herding Started Course A Cattle Master | Suffix |
| HSAD | Herding Started Course A Ducks | Suffix |
| HSADM | Herding Started Course A Ducks Master | Suffix |
| HSAS | Herding Started Course A Sheep | Suffix |
| HSASM | Herding Started Course A Sheep Master | Suffix |
| HSBC | Herding Started Course B Cattle | Suffix |
| HSBD | Herding Started Course B Ducks | Suffix |
| HSBDM | Herding Started Course B Ducks Master | Suffix |
| HSBS | Herding Started Course B Sheep | Suffix |
| HSBSM | Herding Started Course B SHeep Master | Suffix |
| HSCS | Herding Started Course C Sheep | Suffix |
| HSCSM | Herding Started Course C Sheep Master | Suffix |
| HT | Herding Tested | Suffix |
| HX | Herding Excellent | Suffix |
| HXAC | Herding Excellent Course A Cattle | Suffix |
| HXACM | Herding Advanced Course A Cattle Master | Suffix |
| HXAD | Herding Excellent Course A Ducks | Suffix |
| HXADM | Herding Advanced Course A Ducks Master | Suffix |
| HXAS | Herding Excellent Course A Sheep | Suffix |
| HXASM | Herding Advanced Course A Sheep Master | Suffix |
| HXBC | Herding Excellent Course B Cattle | Suffix |
| HXBD | Herding Excellent Course B Ducks | Suffix |
| HXBDM | Herding Advanced Course B Ducks Master | Suffix |
| HXBS | Herding Excellent Course A Sheep | Suffix |
| HXBSM | Herding Advanced Course B Sheep Master | Suffix |
| HXCS | Herding Excellent Course C Sheep | Suffix |
| HXCSM | Herding Advanced Course C Sheep Master | Suffix |
| IPO1* | International Novice Schutzhund | Suffix |
| IPO2* | International Intermediate Schutzhund | Suffix |
| IPO3* | International Master Level Schutzhund | Suffix |
| JC | Junior Courser | Suffix |
| JE | Junior Earthdog | Suffix |
| JH | Junior Hunter | Suffix |
| JHA | Junior Hunter Advanced | Suffix |
| JHR | Junior Hunter Retriever | Suffix |
| JHU | Junior Hunter Upland | Suffix |
| JHUA | Junior Hunter Upland Advanced | Suffix |
| LCX# | Lure Courser Excellent | Suffix |
| MACH# | Master Agility Champion | Prefix |
| MC | Master Courser | Suffix |
| ME | Master Earthdog | Suffix |
| MFB# | Master Bronze FAST | Suffix |
| MFC# | Master Century FAST | Suffix |
| MFG# | Master Gold FAST | Suffix |
| MFP | Agility Master FAST Excellent Preferred | Suffix |
| MFPB# | Master Bronze FAST Preferred | Suffix |
| MFPC# | Master Century FAST Preferred | Suffix |
| MFPG# | Master Gold FAST Preferred | Suffix |
| MFPS# | Master Silver FAST Preferred | Suffix |
| MFS# | Master Silver FAST | Suffix |
| MH# | Master Hunter | Suffix |
| MHA | Master Hunter Advanced | Suffix |
| MHR | Master Hunter Retriever | Suffix |
| MHU | Master Hunter Upland | Suffix |
| MHUA | Master Hunter Upland Advanced | Suffix |
| MJB# | Master Bronze Jumpes | Suffix |
| MJC# | Master Century Jumpers | Suffix |
| MJPC# | Master Century Jumpers Preferred | Suffix |
| MJG# | Master Gold Jumpers | Suffix |
| MJP | Master Excellent Jumper Preferred | Suffix |
| MJPB# | Master Bronze Jumpers Preferred | Suffix |
| MJPG# | Master Gold Jumpers Preferred | Suffix |
| MJPS# | Master Silver Jumpers Preferred | Suffix |
| MJS# | Master Silver Jumpers | Suffix |
| MNH# | Master National Hunter | Suffix |
| MT* | Mantrailer | Suffix |
| MTI* | Mantrailer Intermediate | Suffix |
| MTX* | Mantrailer Excellent | Suffix |
| MX | Master Agility Excellent | Suffix |
| MXB# | Master Bronze Agility | Suffix |
| MXC# | Master Century Agility | Suffix |
| MXF | Agility Master FAST Excellent | Suffix |
| MXG# | Master Gold Agility | Suffix |
| MXJ | Master Excellent Jumper | Suffix |
| MXP | Master Agility Excellent Preferred | Suffix |
| MXPB# | Master Bronze Agility Preferred | Suffix |
| MXPC# | Master Century Agility Preferred | Suffix |
| MXPG# | Master Gold Agility Preferred | Suffix |
| MXPS# | Master Silver Agility Preferred | Suffix |
| MXS# | Master Silver Agility | Suffix |
| NA | Novice Agility | Suffix |
| NAC | National Agility Champion | Prefix |
| NAFC | National Amateur Field Champion | Prefix |
| NAGDC | National Amateur Gun Dog Champion | Prefix |
| NAJ | Novice Agility Jumper | Suffix |
| NAP | Novice Agility Preferred | Suffix |
| NBC | National Brace Champion | Prefix |
| NBDD* | Novice Brace Draft Dog | Suffix |
| NDD* | Novice Draft Dog | Suffix |
| NE | Novice Earthdog | Suffix |
| NF | Agility FAST Novice | Suffix |
| NFC | National Field Champion (Field Trial) | Prefix |
| NFC | National Field Champion (Lure Coursing) | Prefix |
| NFP | Agility FAST Novice Preferred | Suffix |
| NGBC | National Gun Dog Brace Champion | Prefix |
| NGDC | National Gun Dog Champion | Prefix |
| NJP | Novice Agility Jumper Preferred | Suffix |
| NLPC | National Large Pack Champion | Prefix |
| NOC | National Obedience Champion | Prefix |
| NSPC | National Small Pack Champion | Prefix |
| NTCPC | National Beagle Two-Couple Pack Champion | Prefix |
| NWGDC | National Walking Gun Dog Championship | Prefix |
| OA | Open Agility | Suffix |
| OAJ | Open Agility Jumper | Suffix |
| OAP | Open Agility Preferred | Suffix |
| OF | Agility FAST Open | Suffix |
| OFP | Agility FAST Open Preferred | Suffix |
| OGM | Obedience Grand Master | Suffix |
| OJP | Open Agility Jumper Preferred | Suffix |
| OM# | Obedience Master | Suffix |
| ONYX* | ONYX | Suffix |
| OTCH | Obedience Trial Chaimpion | Prefix |
| PACH# | Preferred Agility Champion | Prefix |
| PAD | Premier Agility Dog | Suffix |
| PADP | Premier Agility Dog Preferred | Suffix |
| PAX# | Preferred Agility Excellent | Suffix |
| PCD | Preferred Companion Dog | Suffix |
| PCDX | Preferred Companion Dog Excellent | Suffix |
| PCJH* | Parent Club Junior Hunter | Suffix |
| PCMH* | Parent Club Master Hunter | Suffix |
| PCSH* | Parent Club Senior Hunter | Suffix |
| PDB# | Premier Agility Dog Bronze | Suffix |
| PDBP# | Premier Agility Dog Bronze Preferred | Suffix |
| PDC# | Premier Agility Dog Century | Suffix |
| PDCP# | Premier Agility Dog Century Preferred | Suffix |
| PDG# | Premier Agility Dog Gold | Suffix |
| PDGP# | Premier Agility Dog Gold Preferred | Suffix |
| PDS# | Premier Agility Dog Silver | Suffix |
| PDSP# | Premier Agility Dog Silver Preferred | Suffix |
| PJB# | Premier Jumpers Dog Bronze | Suffix |
| PJBP# | Premier Jumpers Dog Bronze Preferred | Suffix |
| PJC# | Premier Jumpers Dog Century | Suffix |
| PJCP# | Premier Jumpers Dog Century Preferred | Suffix |
| PJD | Premier Jumpers Dog | Suffix |
| PJDP | Premier Jumpers Dog Preferred | Suffix |
| PJG# | Premier Jumpers Dog Gold | Suffix |
| PJGP# | Premier Jumpers Dog Gold Preferred | Suffix |
| PJS# | Premier Jumpers Dog Silver | Suffix |
| PJSP# | Premier Jumpers Dog Silver Preferred | Suffix |
| PNAC | Preferred National Agility Champion | Prefix |
| POC# | Preferred Obedience Champion | Prefix |
| PT | Pre-Trial Tested | Suffix |
| PUDX# | Preferred Utility Dog Excellent | Suffix |
| PUTD | Preferred Utility Dog | Suffix |
| QA2 | Qualified All-Age 2 | Suffix |
| RA | Rally Advanced | Suffix |
| RACH# | Rally Champion | Prefix |
| RAE# | Rally Advanced Excellent | Suffix |
| RATCH* | Barn Hunt Champion | Suffix |
| RATCHX*# | Barn Hunt Master Champion | Suffix |
| RATM* | Master Barn Hunt | Suffix |
| RATN* | Novice Barn Hunt | Suffix |
| RATO* | Open Barn Hunt | Suffix |
| RATS* | Senior Barn Hunt | Suffix |
| RD* | Road Dog | Suffix |
| RDX* | Road Dog Excellent | Suffix |
| RE | Rally Excellent | Suffix |
| RI | Rally Intermediate | Suffix |
| RM# | Rally Master | Suffix |
| RN | Rally Novice | Suffix |
| RNC | Rally National Champion | Prefix |
| SAR-U1 | Search and Rescue- Urban 1 | Suffix |
| SAR-U2 | Search and Rescue- Urban 2 | Suffix |
| SAR-U3 | Search and Rescue- Urban 3 | Suffix |
| SAR-W | Search and Rescue- Wilderness | Suffix |
| SBA | Scent Work Buried Advanced | Suffix |
| SBAE | Scent Work Buried Advanced Elite | Suffix |
| SBE | Scent Work Buried Excellent | Suffix |
| SBEE | Scent Work Buried Excellent Elite | Suffix |
| SBM | Scent Work Buried Master | Suffix |
| SBME | Scent Work Buried Master Elite | Suffix |
| SBN | Scent Work Buried Novice | Suffix |
| SBNE | Scent Work Buried Novice Elite | Suffix |
| SC | Senior Courser | Suffix |
| SCA | Scent Work Container Advanced | Suffix |
| SCAE | Scent Work Container Advanced Elite | Suffix |
| SCE | Scent Work Container Excellent | Suffix |
| SCEE | Scent Work Container Excellent Elite | Suffix |
| SCHH1* | Novice Schutzhund | Suffix |
| SCHH2* | Intermediate Schutzhund | Suffix |
| SCHH3* | Master Level Schutzhund | Suffix |
| SCHHA* | Novice Schutzhund A | Suffix |
| SCM | Scent Work Container Master | Suffix |
| SCME | Scent Work Container Master Elite | Suffix |
| SCN | Scent Work Container Novice | Suffix |
| SCNE | Scent Work Container Novice Elite | Suffix |
| SD* | Sled Dog | Suffix |
| SDO* | Sled Dog Outstanding | Suffix |
| SDX* | Sled Dog Excellent | Suffix |
| SE | Senior Earthdog | Suffix |
| SEA | Scent Work Exterior Advanced | Suffix |
| SEAE | Scent Work Exterior Advanced Elite | Suffix |
| SEE | Scent Work Exterior Excellent | Suffix |
| SEEE | Scent Work Exterior Excellent Elite | Suffix |
| SEM | Scent Work Exterior Master | Suffix |
| SEME | Scent Work Exterior Master Elite | Suffix |
| SEN | Scent Work Exterior Novice | Suffix |
| SENE | Scent Work Exterior Novice Elite | Suffix |
| SH | Senior Hunter | Suffix |
| SHA | Senior Hunter Advanced | Suffix |
| SHDA | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Advanced | Suffix |
| SHDAE | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Advanced Elite | Suffix |
| SHDE | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Excellent | Suffix |
| SHDEE | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Excellent Elite | Suffix |
| SHDM | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Master | Suffix |
| SHDME | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Master Elite | Suffix |
| SHDN | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Novice | Suffix |
| SHDNE | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Novice Elite | Suffix |
| SHR | Senior Hunter Retriever | Suffix |
| SHU | Senior Hunter Upland | Suffix |
| SHUA | Senior Hunter Upland Advanced | Suffix |
| SIA | Scent Work Interior Advanced | Suffix |
| SIAE | Scent Work Interior Advanced Elite | Suffix |
| SIE | Scent Work Interior Excellent | Suffix |
| SIEE | Scent Work Interior Excellent Elite | Suffix |
| SIM | Scent Work Interior Master | Suffix |
| SIME | Scent Work Interior Master Elite | Suffix |
| SIN | Scent Work Interior Novice | Suffix |
| SINE | Scent Work Interior Novice Elite | Suffix |
| SWA | Scent Work Advanced | Suffix |
| SWAE | Scent Work Advanced Elite | Suffix |
| SWD | Scent Work Detective | Suffix |
| SWE | Scent Work Excellent | Suffix |
| SWEE | Scent Work Excellent Elite | Suffix |
| SWM | Scent Work Master | Suffix |
| SWME | Scent Work Master Elite | Suffix |
| SWN | Scent Work Novice | Suffix |
| SWNE | Scent Work Novice Elite | Suffix |
| T2B# | Time 2 Beat | Suffix |
| T2BP# | Time 2 Beat Preferred | Suffix |
| TC | Triple Champion | Prefix |
| TD | Tracking Dog | Suffix |
| TDD* | Team Draft Dog | Suffix |
| TDU# | Tracking Dog Urban | Suffix |
| TDX# | Tracking Dog Excellent | Suffix |
| THD | Therapy Dog | Suffix |
| THDA | Therapy Dog Advanced | Suffix |
| THDD | Distinguished Therapy Dog | Suffix |
| THDN | Therapy Dog Novice | Suffix |
| THDS | Therapy Dog Supreme | Suffix |
| THDX | Therapy Dog Excellent | Suffix |
| TKA | Trick Dog Advanced | Suffix |
| TKE | Trick Dog Elite Performer | Suffix |
| TKI | Trick Dog Intermediate | Suffix |
| TKN | Trick Dog Novice | Suffix |
| TKP | Trick Dog Performer | Suffix |
| TQX | Triple Q Excellent | Suffix |
| TQXP | Triple Q Excellent Preferred | Suffix |
| TT* | Temperament Test | Suffix |
| UD | Utility Dog | Suffix |
| UDX# | Utility Dog Excellent | Suffix |
| VCCH | Versatile Companion Dog Champion | Prefix |
| VCD# | Versatile Companion Dog | Suffix |
| VER | Versatility | Suffix |
| VST# | Variable Surface Tracker | Suffix |
| VSWB | Virtual Scent Work Beginners | Suffix |
| VSWI | Virtual Scent Work Intermediate | Suffix |
| VSWE | Virtual Scent Work Experience | Suffix |
| WC* | Working Certificate | Suffix |
| WCI* | Working Certificate Intermediate | Suffix |
| WCX* | Working Certificate Excellent | Suffix |
| WDS1* | Working Dog Sport 1 | Suffix |
| WDS2* | Working Dog Sport 2 | Suffix |
| WDS3* | Working Dog Sport 3 | Suffix |
| WNC | World Nite Champion | Prefix |
| XF | Agility FAST Excellent | Suffix |
| XFP | Agility FAST Excellent Preferred | Suffix |