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Competitions

American Kennel Club: An organization, established under the laws of the State of New York, whose goals are to adopt and enforce uniform rules regulating and governing dog shows and field trials; to regulate the conduct of persons interested in exhibiting, running, breeding, registering, purchasing, and selling dogs; to detect, prevent, and punish frauds in connection therewith; to protect the interest of its members; to maintain and publish an official stud book and an official gazette; and generally to do everything to advance the study, breeding, exhibiting, running, and maintenance of the purity of purebred dogs.

Canine Good Citizen (CGC): Outreach program, put on by a club, which tests a dog's behavior.

Earth Dog events: Non-competitive tests that gauge the trained and natural abilities of Dachshunds and small terriers to follow game to ground.

Event Committee Committee: Group at an event that carries the powers of the AKC and the corresponding duty to use its authority to deal with any misconduct that may occur in connection with its event. The committee is comprised of five members of the club sponsoring the show, with one having the designation of Chairman. Also called Bench Show Committee, Obedience Trial Committee, or Field Trial Committee.

Event Committee hearing: A means for the Event Committee to deal with allegations concerning conduct deemed to be prejudicial to the interests of purebred dogs.

Herding Champion (HC): A prefix title conferred on dogs that have earned the required number of points and placements in the Herding Excellent class at AKC herding trials.

Herding Tested (HT): A suffix title conferred on dogs that have passed the requisite number of AKC herding tests.

Hunting tests: Non-competitive field events for flushing breeds, retrieving breeds, and pointing breeds.

Grand Nite Champion (GNC): A prefix title conferred on dogs that have acquired a Nite Championship title and have won the requisite number of first places at AKC Coonhound night hunts.

Master Courser (MC): A suffix title conferred on dogs that have acquired the Senior Courser title and have qualified the required number of additional times in either Open or Special stakes at AKC lure coursing trials.

National Amateur Field Championship: Annual field trial event held open to dogs that qualify for entry. Professional handlers cannot participate.

Triple Champion (TC): A dog that has won conformation show, field trial, and obedience trial championships.