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Agility:
A dog performance event to portray a dog's training
and ability to maneuver using obstacles.
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AKC:
American Kennel Club
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Berner:
Bernese Mountain Dog
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BIS
/ BISS: Best In
Show / Best In Specialty Show
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Bitch:
1) Female dog;
2) What show-dog people do when their dog loses to another show-dog
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BMD:
Bernese Mountain Dog
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BMDCA:
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America
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BMDCC:
Bernese Mountain Dog Club of
Canada
BYB:
Backyard Breeder
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CD:
Companion Dog (novice A or B)
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CDz:
Companion Dog Excellent
CERF'd:
Canine Eye Registration Foundation
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CH:
Conformation Champion (proven
to conform to breed standard)
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CGC:
Canine Good Citizenship
Clearances:
certified professional evaluations of a dog's health, usually referring to orthopedics, eyes, and thyroid
- a certified document (reply) is always issued whether good or negative
results (although unethical people/breeders may lie about this)
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CKC:
Canadian Kennel Club
Conformation:
How a dog conforms to breed standard (not
same as structure); Also a dog show event
(NOT conFIRmation!)
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DD:
Draft Dog
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Drafting:
dog show event/competition where dogs pull carts
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Estrus:
A bitch's menstrual
cycle, having to do with fertility and breeding
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GDC:
Genetic Disease Control (Institute for)
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Heat
(aka, In-Heat):
A bitch's menstrual
cycle, having to do with fertility and breeding
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Hystio:
Histiocytosis, a fast acting form of cancer
(believed to be genetic and usually 100% fatal)
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ND:
Novice Draft dog
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NDD:
Draft Dog
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Obedience:
1) Can be a type of
dog training class; 2) Dog performance event to portay dog's level
of training
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OCD:
Osteochondritis, an
orthopedic malady; generally in dogs this refers to a specific
issues with shoulder/elbow problems
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OFA:
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
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OVC:
Ontario Veterinary
College
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PennHip:
a program for hip evaluations created by Pennsylvania State Univ School
of Veterinary Medicine
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PO:
Puppy Owner
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PPO:
Potential Puppy Owner
PRA:
Progressive Retinal Atrophy (eye disease)
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Sarcoma:
A form of cancer, possibly
genetic, not always fatal
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Special:
A dog/bitch who has
finished their CH title and is pursuing top standing in the overall
national breed (competing for invitation only events life West Minister
and Eukanuba Shows)
Structure:
The assembly of the dog's body including bones & soft tissue
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Tie:
The actual mating between a bitch and a dog during a
bitch's breeding cycle when there is copulation. A 'tied' pair should
never be 'pulled apart' as there can be fatal damage done to either the
bitch (tearing of the vagina, etc) or the dog (ripping of the penis,
etc).
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TDI:
Therapy Dog
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UKC:
United Kennel Club
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v:
von or vom,
meaning 'of' (as in, Dog v. Breeder means Dog of this Breeder)
v.d.:
von der, meaning 'of the'
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WCVM:
Western College of
Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
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Winner's
Bitch: Judged best
girl of all the classes shown that day at that show
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Winner's
Dog: Judged best boy
of all the classes shown that day at that show
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WWKC:
Worldwide Kennel Club
For all dogs who were bred to work
