American Kennel Club Titles & Abbreviations

Titles appearing before a dog's name: Champion                                         CH Field Champion                                  FC Amateur Field Champion                    AFC National Amateur Field Champion       NAFC National Field Champion                     NFC Herding Champion                              HC Obedience Trial Champion                  OTCH Champion Tracker                              CT Dual Champion (CH & FC)                 DC Triple Champion (CH,FC&OTCH)      TC

Titles appearing after a dog's name: Companion Dog                           CD Companion Dog Excellent           CDX Utility Dog                                     UD Utility Dog Excellent                     UDX Pre-Trial Tested                            PT Herding Tested                              HT Herding Started                              HS Herding Intermediate                      HI Herding Excellent                           HX Novice Agility                                  NA Open Agility                                    OA Agility Excellent                               AX Master Agility Excellent                  MX Tracking Dog                                 TD Tracking Dog Excellent                TDX Variable Surface Tracker             VST Junior Courser                               JC Senior Courser                               SC Master Courser                             MC Junior Earthdog                             JE Senior Earthdog                             SE Master Earthdog                            ME Junior Hunter                                  JH Senior Hunter                                 SH Master Hunter                               MH

These are just a few abbreviation

Note: Titled dogs often shown on pedigrees in Red

Health Abbreviations CERF  Canine Eye Registration Foundation- To be tested annually OFA   Orthopedic Foundation for Animals- Canine radiologist rate and certify x-rays of hips and elbows after the age of 24 months A basic requirement prior to mating "E"=Excellent;"G"=Good;"F"=Fair

Hip Dysplasia

Health Concerns With Rottweilers

Hip Dysplasia (HD) is a developmental disease in which there is a malformation of the hip joints. It is a genetic disease which may also be influenced by environmental factors. It is a common problem in most large breeds, and depending on severity, can cause serious pain and or debilition. HD is almost never detectable in animals younger than six months, and then in only the most severe cases. Two years is generally considered the minimum age for accurate diagnosis. The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) maintains a Hip Dysplasia Registry, which functions as a diagnostic service and registry of hip status for dogs of all breeds.X-rays are evaluated by three veterinary radiologists, and are assigned a hip status of Excellent, Good,Fair, Borderline, Mild Dysplasia, Moderate Dysplasia or Severe Dysplasia. Dogs receiving evaluations of Excellent, Good or Fair are assigned an OFA Breed Registry Number. Only dogs that are at least 24 months of age are eligible for OFA Numbers. In an effort to reduce the incidence of HD, responsible Rottweiler breeders will not breed dogs which have not received OFA clearance, Puppies should only be purchased after careful evaluation of the hip dysplasia status of the parents and the grandparents. The breeder of the puppies should be able to provide copies of the OFA certificates on official stationery from the OFA. This is not a guarantee that your puppy will not develop HD later on; research has documented the fact that normal parents can produce litters with one third or more of the puppies dysplastic as adults. Genetics may be the cause of dysplasia but environmental factors such as over feeding, over exercise and injury of young ani,als may also contribute to this disease.

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