American Pedigree Abbreviations

Pedigrees can be tricky to understand to someone who has purchased their first purebred, registered Weimaraner.

There is a reasonable chance that various letters will be found before and/or after the registered name of some Weimaraners within the pedigree.

Each country has a recognised purebred dog registry that issues such pedigrees.

To help you understand the abbreviations, I have provided a complete list, some of which can be found on an American Weimaraner Pedigree. (For the really great achieving Weimaraners, perhaps all the abbreviations can be found on its pedigree).

American Pedigree Abbreviations Conformation competition:
CH	American Champion
AM CH	American Champion - as seem on Australian pedigrees for those Weimaraners which have been imported from USA
DL CH	Dual Champion
Obedience Competition:
CD	Companion Dog
CDX	Companion Dog Excellent
UD	Utility Dog
UDT	Utility Dog & Tracking Dog
UDTX	Utility Dog & Tracking Dog Excellent
OT CH	Obedience Trial Champion
Tracking:
TD	Tracking Dog
TDX	Tracking Dog Excellent
TD CH	Tracking Dog Champion
Retrieving and Field:
AFC	American Field Champion
Amt.FCH or Amt.Fld.Ch	Amateur Field Champion
FCH., FLD CH or Fld.Ch	Field Champion
Ratings offered by the Weimaraner Club Of America:
NSD	Novice Shooting Dog
SD	Shooting Dog
SDX	Shooting Dog Excellent
NRD	Novice Retrieving Dog
RD	Retrieving Dog
RDX	Retrieving Dog Excellent
V	Versatile
VX	Versatile Excellent
Miscellaneous:
BROM	Breed Register Of Merit
VD	von der, German for 'of the' - is part of the registered name
V	von, German for 'of' - is part of the  registered name
TT	Temperament Test
CGC	Canine Good Citizen
AKC	American Kennel Club
WCA	Weimaraner Club of America
OFA	Orthopedic Foundation for Animals