Here are the titles that my own dogs have, in the order in which they appear in my dogs' names:

(My dogs do not all have the same titles so not all of these appear in all my dogs' names).

 

URO1: UKC Rally 1.  This is the lowest level of rally obedience in UKC.  It is performed on leash and uses variations of the basic commands such as sit, down, stand, stay, and heel to move with your dog through a course where you may be requried to move around cones, navigate corners, or command your dog to change its position relative to you (such as sitting in front of you instead of sitting next to you).  This title requires three wualifying scores of 70 points or better.  I originally entered my first UKC rally trial in order to achieve the "Total Dog" award, which is given to a dog that shows success in multiple disciplines at a single event, but once I had my first qualifying score I decided to finish the title for the sake of completenes.  I don't know if I will continue in UKC rally as this is basically a repeat of what I have already done in AKC, and there are so many other fun things competing for our time and entry fees!

 

CCH: UKC Conformation Champion.  For beagles, UKC has two different champion titles; CCH and CH.  CCH is earned through conformation shows, whereas CH is earned at "bench" shows favored by field trial enthusiasts.  Other breeds have only one type of champion title which is denoted CH and is earned at the same conformation shows as the beagle/coonhound CCH title.  The UKC CCH title requires 100 points, with at least three wins over another dog of any breed.

 

CGRCH: UKC Conformation Grand Champion.  Like the CCH title, UKC has two different grand champion titles for beagles: CGRCH and GRCH.  The UKC CGRCH title requires 5 wins, each over at least two other champions or grand champions of the same breed.  So defeating one other champion and two dogs who are not yet champions does nothing for a dog that is trying to earn CGRCH.  Defeating 100 champions of other breeds by going Best In Show does nothing for a dog that is trying to earn CGRCH.  The title CGRCH can only be earned by a dog that is already a CCH, so this title supercedes CCH - ie, you don't list both before the dog's name, just the highest level achieved.

 

CH: CKC Champion.  I am not sure if there is also a bench show champion title distinct from a conformation champion title in CKC; I have only pursued the conformation CH title.  It requires a total of 10 points, with at least one win of 2 points or more.  One point is awarded for beating at least one other dog; two points are awarded for beating at least two other dogs of the same breed.  In addition, points can be awarded in the group competition depending on how many breeds competed in that group.  The two point win can come from beating two dogs in the breed in one show, from beating one dog in the breed and earning an additional point through a group win in the same show, or by winning two points at the group level in the same show.  Although an experienced Canadian exhibitor told me the two points must come from the same source (ie, two points from breed OR two points from group, but not one point from breed and one from group), my Lexi never won two points from the same source, but she did earn one point in breed and one point in group at the same show and the CKC automatically granted her CH title, so I know it can be through any combination.

 

CH: AKC Champion.  In AKC, the conformation champion title earned at conformation shows is CH, while CCH is for bench shows and is awarded only to coonhounds (not to beagles).  It requires a total of 15 points, with two "major wins" of 3 points or more.  The points are awarded for beating a certain number of other beagles of the same sex in the "regular classes" (usually, but not always, non-champion beagles).  The number of other beagles required to form a major is determined on a yearly basis by AKC and varies by breed.  Points can also be earned by beating champions that are entered in the "Best of Variety" competition, or by defeating the regular class winner of the opposite sex.

 

Because CKC Champion and AKC Champion use the same abbreviation, and many American and Canadian dogs cross the border to get both, if a dog has both CKC and AKC titles the prefix combinations "Am CH", "Can CH", or "Am,Can Ch" (and GCH variations) are often used.  I am not sure what people use for UKC CH in conjunction with AKC or UKC CH.

 

GCH: AKC Grand Champion.  This requires three "major wins" and 3 wins over other champions.  This can be the same champion at three shows, or three different champions in one show, or any combination.  The points and majors follow the same point schedule as points and majors for obtaining the Champion title.  The bench show equivalent for coonhounds is CGCH.  Although this title is listed separately by AKC on official documentation (So Huda is listed as GCH CH on all her documents), in practice most people omit the CH because the GCH requires that CH has already been obtained.

Nat,Int,HnrsCH: These are varying levels of IABCA conformation titles.  The National Champion requires three scores from three different judges of V-2 or higher.  The International Champion requires three scores of V-1 or higher from three different judges, with at least one judge approved by a foreign registry.  The Honors Champion requires an additional three scores of V-1 from three different judges.

Nat,IntBA: These are IABCA puppy titles for puppies less than six months old.  NatBA requires three "certificates" that the puppy is a good representation of the breed from three different judges.  IntBA requires one additional certificate.

BN: AKC Beginner Novice.  This is the most basic formal obedience title and is meant to transition a dog from rally-obedience to formal obedience.  Signs are used to guide the handler during the heeling exercise as in rally but only one command per sign is allowed, and the dog must sit when the handler stops without command.  Additional excercises such as a sit-stay, recall, and heeling a figure-8 pattern are added.  More complex commands such as heeling backwards, complicated turns, and weaving that are found in rally-obedience are not found in formal obedience.

PCD: AKC Preferred Novice.  This title is identical to the prestigious CD (Novice obedience) title except that it does not require the dog to perform sit-stays and down-stays in the ring with other dogs.  This title is appropriate for puppies and dogs that either get too playful or even get aggressive or frightened around other dogs.  The obedience commands at this level include sit, down, stay, come, and extensive heeling.  The handler must conduct these commands in a very formal, sturctured way and cal only give commands once.  

 

RN: AKC Rally Novice.  This is extremely similar to UKC URO1: it is done on-lead, using the same basic variations of sit, down, stand, stay, and heel.  There are some slight differences in the rules but in general if you successfully compete in UKC Rally 1 you should be able to transition to AKC Rally Novice without studying the differences, and vice versa.

 

RA: AKC Rally Advanced.  The biggest changes as a dog progresses to RA is the addition of a jump and the fact that the course is performed off-lead - so this is where it gets really challenging for hound breeds who tend to wander off at the slightest scent.  Nonetheless, through hard work and a solid sense of humor, this title can be achieved even by beagles!  The tasks become slightly more difficult: although still based off of the classic sit, down, stand, stay, heel, and come, now the dog must execute commands in different directions from the handler and complete more complicated patterns.  Also, the judge has the option of adding temptations at one station such as treats or in a bowl on the ground that the dog must not only leave alone, but spiral around in a figure eight. RA supercedes RN.

 

RE: AKC Rally Excellent.  Again performed off-lead, RE has two jumps and now the commands become quite a bit more complicated.  Some of our favorites are heeling backwards - yes, BACKWARDS - for three steps, dropping to a down position from the heel and staying put while the handler keeps moving, and moving from a stand-stay to a sit- or down-stay on command with the handler at a distance.  RE supercedes RA.  Rally Excellent is the highest level of rally obedience in AKC; however people who enjoy rally can push for further achievement by seeking the RAE title.  This title requires the dog/handler team to earn qualifying scores in BOTH RA and RE at the same trial, at ten different trials.  We have opted not to pursue RAE for now since it is a repeat of levels we have already accomplished and it costs a lot of money to enter two classes at ten trials even if we have no non-qualifying scores....

 

NA, NAJ: AKC Novice Agility Jumper.  In AKC there are four agility title progressions: Standard, Jumpers With Weaves, FAST, and Time 2 Beat (T2B).  At the upper levels such as the Master Agility Champion title (MACH), qualifying scores in both Standard and Jumpers in the same trial (called a double Q or a QQ) are required but the FAST and T2B variations are newer anss so were not integrated into the higher levels.  Standard, FAST, and T2B require some major pieces of equipment such as the A-frame, teeter, and the dog walk while JWW only requires jumps, tunnels, and weave poles. 

OA, OAJ, AX, AXJ:  Higher AKC agility titles.

CA: AKC Coursing Ability.  In lure coursing, a lure is fastened to a long line, which is drawn quickly across a field in a pattern including rapid direction changes by means of pulleys on a sort of ground-zip-line machine.  Lure coursing is a sport traditionally reserved for sight hounds (the sprinters of the dog world: greyhounds, salukis, etc. who were bred to chase prey down by sight); however, AKC realized that non-sight-hounds also love to chase things around fields and so they introduced the Coursing Ability Test (CABT) title progression.  This is separate and distinct from the formal lure coursing title progression though they use the same coursing machine and often are held in conjuction with each other.  Beagles are not sighthounds (they are scenthounds) and so they are only eligible for the CABT progression.  CA is the first title in this progression, which requires three qualifying CABT runs.

 

CAA:  AKC Coursing Ability Advanced.  This requires an additional seven qualifying runs in CABT.

 

RAT-I: BHA (Barn Hunt Association, LLC) RAT-Instinct.  This title just means that the dog can tell if a live animal is in a tube, and that the owner/handler can read the dog's signal and correclty identify that tube.  This is generally the very first thing that new Barn Hunters try.  The course is always the same: a short tunnel that ends in such a way that the dog must climb over a bale of straw at the end.  On the other side of the straw three tubes are arranged: one with a live rat, one with no rat but containing litter that the rat has used, and one that is empty.  The dog must identify the tube with the live rat, and the handler must correctly call out that tube, within a short period of time.  Calling out the incorrect tube results in a non-qualifying (NQ) score.  The dog can go around the tunnel and straw bale instead of through/over with no penalty.

 

RAT-N: BHA (Barn Hunt Association, LLC) RAT-Novice.  The same three tubes (with rat, with litter, empty) are used but now they are hidden in a course that contains about 25 bales of straw, some stacked on top of each other, and a short tunnel.  To get a qualifying score the dog must find and identify the tube with the rat in it and the handler must correctly call out that tube.  The dog must also go through the tunnel and "climb" the straw, meaning it must have all four feet on a bale of straw at one time, even if only for a second.  This level is also timed.  RAT-N does NOT supercede RAT-I because a dog can have either title but not the other, so RAT-I is not required or implied by RAT-N.

RAT-O, RAT-S: BHA (Barn Hunt Association, LLC) RAT-Open and Senior.  Higher levels of Barn Hunt requiring 2 and 4 rats in more difficult hiding places, longer tunnels with more turns, and straw bales stacked higher and in more complicated formations.  Three qualifying scores at any level will get your dog the title.

RAT-M: BHA (Barn Hunt Association, LLC) RAT-Master.  The highest level of competition in Barn Hunt; 1-5 rats are hidden throughout the most difficult level of course.  The dog must still complete a "tunnel" and "climb" and find all the rats on the course, but now the handler does not know how many rats have been hidden.  When the dog indicates that it has found all the rats, the handler must call the course "clear" in addition to correctly identifying all the rats.  Five qualifying runs under at least two different judges are required for the RAT-M title.

 

NWPD: Novice Working Pack Dog.  This title is granted by the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America (GSMDCA), which is the parent breed club for Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs in AKC; however, it is NOT an AKC title and is not listed on an AKC documentation.  Some other parent breed clubs have their own pack dog titles, or they may recognize this title or allow an owner to apply qualifying legs towards this title towards their own pack title, or they may count this title towards their own "Versatility" title, which usually requires a certain number of titles from distinctly different disciplines.  Unfortunately the National Beagle Club does not recognize this title or have offer any pack or versatility titles of its own, so to some extent this is just a piece of paper for us.  However, we did meet the requirements and the GSMDCA recognizes any breed that completes those requirements.  They sent us a nice title certificate and a beautiful ribbon for each beagle that completed the title requirements, so we list this as a title achieved and take pride in the fact that our beagles are so multi-talented that they can earn titles in disciplines that are so uncommon for beagles that our breed club doesn't even recognize them.