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The titles on this page are used by German
Shepherd Dog clubs and show ring organizations to assign
categories to the German Shepherd Dog and to reward German Shepherd
Dog owners, breeders, and their dogs.
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Working Titles |
| AD: |
Aus Dauerprufing – Endurance Test |
BH: |
Basic Companion Dog –
Traffic Sureness |
| B or BH |
Begleithunde: The preliminary and
prerequisite test for a dog going on to get his/her
Schutzhund titles. A combination temperament and
obedience test. B and BH are used interchangeably. |
BIH: |
Blind Leader Dog |
| BpDH1 2: |
Railroad Police Dog |
BPDH I, II |
Bannpolizeidiensthund I or II:
Railroad Police Service Dog I or II
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| Bundeslestunggssieger: |
German National
Working Dog Champion awarded at the Bundessiegerprufung. |
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CD: |
Companion Dog – The first of five working
qualifications, each of increasing difficulty, awarded to dogs
gaining a certain percentage of total marks at working trials. |
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CDX: |
CD Excellent |
DH: |
Service Dog |
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DH: |
Dienshund – Service Dog |
DPH: |
Service Police Dog |
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FH: |
Fahrtenhund – Tracking qualification. |
FH1: |
Advanced Tracking |
| FH2: |
Superior Tracking Qualification |
GrH |
Grenzen Hund: Border Patrol Dog |
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Gebrauchshundklasse: Working Dog Class |
The only class
available for animals over two in Germany. |
| HC: |
Herding Champion |
HT: |
Herding Tested |
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HGH: Herdengebrauchshund, Herding Dog |
A qualification of
dogs working with flocks. |
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Huntesieger: |
Herding Dog Champion at the German Herding Dog
Championships |
| INT Internationale Prufungsklasse: |
International Training
Degree |
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IPO1: |
International Novice Schutzhund Trail Qualification |
IPO2: |
International Intermediate Schutzhund |
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IPO3: |
International Masters Level Schutzhund |
Kr.H. |
krigshund: War Dog |
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LwH |
Lawinen Hund: Avalanche Dog |
M.H. |
militar hund: Military Dog |
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PH |
Polizehund: Police Dog |
PFP I, II |
Polizeifaehrtenhund I, II: Police Tracking Dog I
or II |
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PSP I, II |
Polizeischutzhundprufung I, II: Police
Protection Dog I or II |
SchH1: |
Novice Schutzhund – Qualification in tracking,
obedience, and protection. |
| SchH2: |
Intermediate Schutzhund – Qualification in tracking,
obedience, and protection. |
SchH3: |
Masters Level of Schutzhund – Qualification in
tracking, obedience, and protection. |
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SchHA: |
A Limited SchH Title – Similar to SchH1 but without
the tracking portion. |
S.H. |
sanitats hund: Red Cross Dog |
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TD: |
Tracking Dog – Qualification title for nose work. |
UD: |
Utility Dog – Working Qualification |
| WH: |
Watch Dog |
ZH: |
Zollhund – Dog trained to work with customs police. |
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CONFORMATION TITLES: |
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ZB-Zuchtbewertung: |
Conformation Show Rating followed by: |
| VA – Vorzuglich Auslese:
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Excellent Select – the highest
attainable award by a German show dog and granted only at the
annual Sieger Show. |
| V – Vorzuglich:
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Excellent |
| SG – Sehr Gut:
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Very Good – An official German show grade and
the highest obtainable by dogs under two. |
| G – Gut: |
Good |
| A – Austreichend: |
Sufficient |
| M – Mangelhaft: |
Faulty |
| U – Ungenugend: |
Insufficient |
| Juguendklasse-ruden: |
Youth class for males of twelve to
eighteen months at German shows. |
| Sieger or Siegerin: |
Title given to the top Male and
Female at the German National Show. |
| Weltsieger: |
World Sieger title awarded to the top dog at the
FCI All Breed Show. |
| Europasieger: |
Conformation winner at the
European All Breed Show. |
| Bundeszuchtsieger: |
Conformation winner at the German
National All Breed Show. |
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OTHER TERMS: |
| AKC: American Kennel Club |
| Angulations: The angles at which bones of shoulder and upper
arm meet at the shoulder joint, and those of upper and lower
thigh meet at the knee joint. |
| Bloodline: Animals sharing a specific family relationship over
several generations. |
| CGC: The dog has a Canine Good Citizen Certificate |
| CKC: Canadian Kennel Club |
| Cow Hocked: The dog stands and moves with the point of hock
turned inwards. |
| Croup: The pelvis together with covering of muscle and coat. |
| Dew Claws: Additional toes on the inside of the leg above the
foot and making no contact with the ground. Many puppies are
born without them on the rear legs. |
| Entire: Having both testicles in the scrotum. |
| High Withered: When the area where the neck runs into the back
is definite, long and well filled in with muscle over the
vertebrae between the shoulder blades, and slopes into the back,
rather than being on the same horizontal with it
(flat-withered). |
| Inbreeding: Deliberate mating together of close relatives. |
| KK1: Korklasse – Survey Breed |
| KKLI: Korklasse I – Breed surveyed recommended to breeding,
Koer Class rating which states that the dog has been breed
surveyed and found to be breeding quality. |
| KKLII: Korklasse II – Breed surveyed suitable for breeding. |
| Korung: German breed survey to select animals for breeding –
Class 1 animals recommended, Class 2 animals suitable. |
| Lbz – Lebenszeit: Lifetime Rating |
| Monorchid: A dog possessing one testicle. |
| OFA: Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (Hip Certification in
U.S.) |
| OVC: Ontario Veterinary College (Hip Certification in Canada) |
| Penn HIP: Developed at University of Pennsylvania (USA). The
procedure measures hip joint laxity; it does not grade a passing
or failing score. Loose hips are more prone to developing
degenerative joint disease. (See OVC, OFA, “a stamp”). |
| Sable: A gray, brown or fawn foundation color with black shaded
guard hairs (Wolf like colorings). |
| SV: Schaferhund Verein – GSD Society of West Germany. |
| SV Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde: (German Shepherd Dog Club)
The original GSD breed club and breed registry, based in
Germany. |
| TC: Temperament Certified |
| TSB Triebveranlagung: Fighting Drive |
| TT: Temperament Tested |
| Washed Out: Marked palling of color and pigment in nose and nail. |
| ZW Zuchtwert: ZW Value, Zuchtwert Evaluation – A Breed Value
Assessment, a number assigned that gives an indication of the
genotype of the dog for breeding purposes. |
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GERMAN HIP RATINGS
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“a” – Zuerkannt: Certified hips that fell within the following
three categories: |
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“a” – 1 Normal – Certified Normal Hips |
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“a” – 2 Fast Normal – Certified Near Normal Hips |
“a” – 3 Noch Zugelassen – Certified Still Permissible Hips
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COMMON GERMAN COMMANDS THAT TRAINERS AND OWNERS USE: |
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English Commands |
German Commands |
Pronunciation |
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Watch, Attention |
Achtung |
Ahk-toong |
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Out, Drop It, Let Go |
Aus |
Owss (rhymes with “house”) |
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Stay |
Bleib |
Blibe |
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Good Dog |
Braver Hund |
Braffer hoont |
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Fetch, Bring, Get It |
Bring |
Brrring (roll the “r”) |
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Attack, Bite, Take Hold |
Fass |
Fahs |
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Heel |
Fuss |
Fooss (long o sound as in
Moose) |
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Bark, Speak |
Gib Laut |
Gib Laut |
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Here (or Front or Come) |
Heir |
Hee er (Hang on the “eh” sound slightly longer than
usual, roll the r if you can.) |
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Jump, Up, Over |
Hopp |
Hop |
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No |
Nein |
Nine |
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Pay Attention, Heads Up |
Pass Auf |
Pahs owf |
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Shame, Stop That, Drop That |
Pfui |
Foo-ey |
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Down |
Platz |
Platz |
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Hunt, Blind Search |
Revier
(Command for Schutzhund) |
Reh veer |
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Sit |
Sitz |
Sitz ( rhymes with “fits”.) |
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Search, Seek, Track |
Such
(Command for Schutzhund) |
Zook (Long o and soft k.) |
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Search |
Voran |
For awn |
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Go Out |
Voraus |
For owss ( rhymes with “for house”) |
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McDodi Farms.
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Last Updated:
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