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Old 06-10-2004, 03:43 PM
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Re: Title Abbreviations - Exhaustive List!

I saw a few missing in herding.
HRD1- Herding Ranch Dog level 1- AHBA
HRD2- Herding Ranch Dog level 1- AHBA
HRD3- Herding Ranch Dog level 1- AHBA
After the number for the level, there is also a lower case letter standing for what kind of stock the dog passed on s(sheep), g(goats) d(ducks) or c (cattle).
In AKC herding they now have course and stock specific titles. Only on older dogs will you just see HS. Now you will shee HSA(B or C) with s,d, or c (goats are the same as sheep according to the AKC). So you can earn a HICs which is Herding Intermediate, C course on sheep. But if you look on the list, many other groups will issue a HICs for Herding instinct certified. Not the same title at all. One is extremely difficult and rare because not many C course trials are offered, while the other one is "easy" if you have a correct rottweiler and offered fairly often. The instinct title is not to be used after the dog's name in AKC catalogs.
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A/C CH "Fizbin", TDX CD PT CS HRDIs HTDIs HTADIIs HTADIg BH TT VX CHIC
V2 "Cipher",CDX RE PT OA NAJ JHD CGC
RB V1 "Duncan", HSAsd CD RN CX HRDIIIs HRDIIge HTADIIge HTDIsd HTADIsdg TT V
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