Montara Collies

AKC Titles

Obedience: CD, CDX, UD, UDX, OTCH

Companion Dog, Companion Dog Excellent, Utility Dog, Utility Dog Excellent, Obedience Trial Champion

Herding: HT, PT, HS, HI, HX, HCH  (New: HS, HI and HX may have A, B or C after it, and s, d or c.  ie  HSAsdc)

Herding Tested, Pre-Trial Tested, Herding Started, Herding Intermediate, Herding Advanced - A, B or C course, on sheep, ducks or cattle. Herding Champion

Agility: NA, OA, AX, MX, NAJ, OAJ, AXJ, MXJ, MACH

Novice Agility, Open Agility, Agility Excellent, Master Agility Excellent, Novice Agility Jumpers, Open Agility Jumpers, Agility Excellent Jumpers, Master Agility Excellent Jumpers, Master Agility Champion

Tracking:  TD, TDX, VST, CT

Tracking Dog, Tracking Dog Excellent, Variable Surface Tracker, Champion Tracker

AHBA Titles (American Herding Breeds Association)

HCT, JHD, HTDI, HTDII, HTDIII, HRDI, HRDII, HRDIII, HTCH

Herding Capability Tested, Junior Herding Dog, Herding Trial Dog levels I, II or III , Herding Ranch Dog, 3 levels, Herding Trial Champion

ASCA Titles (Australian Shepherd Club of America - gives herding, agility and obedience titles to all breeds)  Obedience titles are the same as AKC, but they don't give out an OTCH or UDX title.

Herding: STD, OTD, ATD, WTCH

Started Trial Dog, Open Trial Dog, Advanced Trial Dog, Working Trial Champion

UKC Titles  (United Kennel Club)  They give titles in Conformation, Agility and Obedience to all breeds.  Mostly the same as AKC titles, only the are listed in front of the dogs name, with U in front of the title.  (I dont show UKC at this point, I'm not that familiar with these titles, please check their web sight for more information)

NADAC Titles (North American Dog Agility Club)

NAC, NGC, NJC, OAC, OGC, OJC, EAC, EGC, EJC, 

Novice agility certificate, novice gamblers certificate, novice jumpers certificate, open agility certificate, open gamblers, open jumpers, elite agility, elite gamblers, elite jumpers.  They also add a -V for special veterans titles.

USDAA Titles

Miscellaneous Titles

Flyball

Carting

OFA:  Means a dogs hips and/or elbows are certified free of dysplasia, not a title per se.

TT: Temperament Tested   Does not involve any training, just reactions to different situations, including a friendly stranger, an aggressive stranger, walking on different strange surfaces and reactions to loud noises, strange sights.

CGC:  Canine Good Citizen.  Test put on by AKC, but ANY dog may enter.  Tests basic manners and behavior in mildly stressful situations.  Good starter title before obedience training.

HIC:  Herding Instinct Certified.  Means that a dog showed sustained interest when exposed to livestock.  They need no training for this, it is purely a test of the dog's instincts.

Versatility Titles:  There are MANY of these!

AKC has new Versatility titles VCD1, thru VCD5.  Dog must have obedience tracking and both standard and jumpers agility titles. VCD5 I believe, is OTCH, MACH, and CT - pretty high standards, and I dont believe any dog has qualified yet!

Collie Club of America has two levels of Versatility Titles, VA and VX.  They are based on points, 5 pts for a VA and 10 for a VX - 1 pt per level for each sport, but the dog MUST have a herding title, and MUST be at least major pointed in conformation.

American Working Collie Association also gives versatility titles, VC, VCX and VCH (Versatility Certificate, Versatility Certificate Excellent and Versatility Champion).  Also based on points, 5 for VC, 10 for VCX and 15 for VCH.  AWCA awards points for many more activities, soundness, backpacking, therapy work, etc.

Other breeds and clubs also offer their own version of these Versatility awards, virtually none are the same.