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)