Short dog show lexicon                   

 

English                                                    Swedish

BOB              Best Of Breed                      BIR                Bäst i Rasen

BOS              Best Of Opposite Sex           BIM               Bäst i Motsatt kön

BIS                Best In Show                       BIS                Best In Show

 

CAC or CC or CERT or Certificat

This is the “point” you do need to get a championtitle. In Scandinavia you do need 3 CAC to get a championtitle, in other country you do need different numbers, for example Germany its 5 CAC.

 

CACIB

This is the “point” you do need to get the International championtitle. You do need 4 CACIB, in at least 3 different countrys, for at least 3 different judges. There have to be more than one year between the first one and the last one before you can apply to FCI that do confirm that the dog is a International Champion.

 

CH = Champion.

The country code is before the CH and today its often the same as in the internetworld, like SE is Sweden, FI is Finland etc.

 

Sometimes there is another letter like U ( utställning=show) involved and in Sweden SUCH is for example Swedish Show Champion J (jakt=hunting)  and the its SJCH, Swedish Hunting Champion and so on. This could fill a whole page so no more info about this.

 

SE                Sweden

NO               Norway

DK               Denmark

FI                 Finland

LU                Luxemburg

US               USA

EE               Estonia

PL                Poland

INT               Internationel

CIB               Internationel ( new, from 2009)

CA                Canada

SK                Slowak

VDH              Germany ( VDH Verband Der Deutsche Hundewesen)

DE                Germany

NORD           Nordic ( Then you are CH in 3 Nordic country but if you do apply for this title the title will replace the other 3 countrytitels)

Etc.

 

Winner title on special shows 

WW             World Winner ( + year)

EUW            European Winner (+ year)

EEW            Estonian Winner ( +year)

CPHW          Copenhagen Winner (+year and also KBHV)

Etc.

 

 

Pedigree color

W                  white                                                                                                    

Blk                 black

Si                  silver/grey

Gr                  grey               ( FCI: since 2009 is this the silver color)

B                   brown

A                   apricot

R                   red

BL                 blue                ( not in FCI country, often just USA, Canada and GB)