EUROPEAN
SHOW & WORKING TITLES

explanation

FCI: Fédération Cynologique Internationale. The world Canine organization.
Membership is currently at 79 countries national, purebred dog organizations.

AD	BDH	BFH	BH, B
BIH	BIS	BOB	BOG
BpDH	BZ	CAC	CACA
CACIB	CACT	CAJC	CWC
DH	DPH	DPO	FH
FSMP	GRH	HGH	IPO
Jugendbester	LZ	LwH	PFP
PH	PSP	RtH	SchH
SVV	V	VDH	ZFH
ZH	ZM	ZV	ZVV

CACIB Certificat d'Aptitude au Championat International de Beauté Certificate of Aptitude for International Champion of Beauty Conformation title awarded only at international shows. Dogs must usually be older than 18 months. In order to obtain CACIB title, the dog has to win championship title in three different countries / three different judges. Awaiting International championship CAC Certificat d'Aptitute Au Championat Show conformation winner/champion of the class CACA Certificat d'Aptitute Au Championat Show Title CWC Certificat d'Aptitute Au Championat Polish Dog Show Title BOB Best Of Breed Title The best individual of the breed CAJC Dog Show Junior Winner Title Jugendbester Youth Dog Show Winner ZV Test of talent of working abilities. CACT National Hunting Championship Title - Field trial BH, B European Hunting certificate B, BH (Begleithunde) - preliminary and prerequisite test. A combination temperament and obedience test. Basic Companion Dog & traffic sureness (like CGC) test. Must be earned before a dog can compete for a SchH I title. BZ European Hunting certificate LZ European Hunting certificate ZVV 1/2/3 (Czech Republic) ZVV1,2,3 equivalent to SchH 1,2,3 SchH A/1/2/3 About Schutzhund Schutzhund is dog training that can be taken to very high performance levels. Any dog, that has any working title e.g. in Schutzhund or in herding is considered to be PROVEN to have all the important characteristics of what a breeding quality dog suppose to possess in temperament, courage, intelligence, trainability, and talents. How do you know if your dog worth passing the good qualities on its offsprings unless you prove it? Breeding without the proof that the dog is worthy for breeding doesn't really makes you the breeder. Meaning, you don't really care about the true quality, but more about the quantity, sending out dogs that should not really get the right to be a breeding stock. Schutzhund combines three phrases: tracking, obedience, and protection work. The dog must perform in all trials with a passing score in order to receive the title. Schutzhund has three levels of increasing difficulty and exactness in all three phrases. SchH A - Novice Schutzhund obedience & protection. A limited SchH title, similar to SchH I but without the tracking portion. SchH1 - Novice Schutzhund qualifying in tracking, protection, & obedience SchH2 - Intermediate Schutzhund qualifying in tracking, protection, & obedience SchH3 - Masters Schutzhund qualifying in tracking, protection, & obedience IPO 1/2/3 (IP 1/2/3) International Prüfungsordnung (International working tests) Class I, II, III similar to Schutzhund. International working titles equivalent to SchH I, II, III. IPO 1 - International Novice Schutzhund trial qualification IPO 2 - International Intermediate Schutzhund IPO 3 - International Masters Level Schutzhund ZM Basic minimum test Requirements: Dog has to be at least 12 months old Dog gets at least 70% of total overall points Dog has to react on sound and gesticulation commands Tracking: 200 step long track, 15 minutes old with one 90° angle with maximum allowed time of 10 minutes Obedience: call-back, obedience on the leash, aport, staying (while trainer leaves), gun shyness Protection AD (Ausdauerprüfung) Endurance trial test: 12 mile run / 2 hours Schutzhund title SVV 1/2/3 All-purpose training test SVV1 Dog's age at least 14 months Dog gets at least 70% of total overall points Commands necessary: sound comand / gestures SVV 2 Dog's age at least 16 months Necessary to pass SVV1 Dog gets at least 70% of total overall points Commands necessary: sound comand / gestures Tracking: 650 steps, 60 minutes old (on a field crossing a walking path), two 90° angles, one object on the track, one object ending the track. Time limit 15 minutes. Obedience: obedience without leash, basic commands, stay and leave, aport, barking on command, gun shyness, walk on beam Protection SVV 3 Dog's age at least 18 month Necessary to pass SVV2 Dog gets at least 70% of total overall points Commands necessary: sound and/or gestures Tracking: Track made by a stranger 1300 steps long, 180 minutes old, leading trough a high trafic area, two 90° angles, one object on the track, one object ending the track. Time limit 25 minutes. Obedience: basic commands (dog is free and trainer 25 steps ahead), commands during the walk (stay, sit), aport (jump over), walk on beam, barking on command, sending dog ahead, crawling, gun shyness Protection V 1/2/3 Ranking at the BSP V being excellent and top rating, the top placed dog is evaluated as V1, second is V2, etc. until reaching the dogs rated SG, then they are SG1, SG2, etc. FH 1/2 (Fährtenhund) Schutzhund title - separate title and competition from the SchH tracking FH - Tracking dog title FH 1 - Tracking dog level one - advanced tracking FH 2 - Tracking dog level two - superior tracking qualification HGH Herding Dog training title RtH (RH) Search and Rescue Dog VDH VDH Champion German Dog Breeds Champion. It is given if four CACIBs have been awarded under four different judges. BIS Winner of the exhibition BOG Best of Group Winner PH (Politihundeforeningen) Police Dog working title - a police dog association open to civilians DPO Police Dog competition workin gtitle DH Service Dog working title PFP 1/2 Police Tracking dog working title PSP 1/2/3 Police Guard Dog working title BDH Railroad Service Dog working title BpDH 1/2 Railroad Police Dog title working title ZH 1/2/3 Customs Dog - working title ZFH Customs Tracking Dog working title GRH Border Patrol Dog working title LwH Avalanche dog working title BFH Guide Dog for the Blind BIH Blind Leader Dog FSMP Working trial for scent hounds/dogs

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