Agility
Titles
AKC | UKC | NADAC | USDAA |
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NA/NAJ (novice) | UAG1 (agility 1) | NAC (novice) | AD (agility dog) |
OA/OAJ (open) | UAG2 (agility 2) | OAC (open) | AAD (advanced) |
AX/AXJ (excellent) | EAC (elite) | MAD (master) | |
MX/MXJ (master) | UACH (agility champion) | NATCH (agility trial champion) | ADCH (agility dog champion) |
MACH (master agility champion) | UACHX (agility champion excellent) |
Games/Non-Regular Class Titles
AKC | NADAC | USDAA |
---|---|---|
NGC,NJC | J,G,R,S (non-titling, dogs without an AD) | |
OGC,OJC | J,G,R,S (non-titling, 2 Qs to move to 3rd level) | |
ISC | EGC,EJC | MJ,MG,MR,MS |
Title Requirements
- Each of the titles through the advanced level requires three legs, except the MAD which requires three Master’s level titling legs and one (each) Masters level game legs.
- MX/MXJ: 10 qualifying Excellent legs beyond the AX/AXJ.
Champion Level
- MACH: 750 Championship points (based on time under SCT & class placement), plus 20 double-Qs (qualifying in both Excellent standard and JWW classes on same day=1 QQ). The MACH title will be followed by a number indicating the number of times the dog has exceeded the requirements for a MACH, i.e. MACH2 (1500 CPs, 40 QQs), MACH3 (2250 CPs, 60 QQs)
- NATCH: 10 clear rounds each of Elite level Jumpers and Gamblers legs, plus 200 points in Elite Titling (10 pts. for clear round, 5 pts. for 5 or less faults) after obtaining each Elite Title.
- ADCH: MAD plus 4 additional legs from each of the Masters Games.
- UACH: 100 pts. (based on score table…points earned only for scores 196+) accumulated by scores in AG1 and AG2 runs after both titles have been earned. UACHX: earn 5 qualifying scores in the Agility 3 class at 5 different trials. Three Qs may be under the same judge. A qualifying score in Agility 3 is a score of 196+.
Miscellaneous
- ASCA is run under identical rules to the "old" NADAC rules, and gives out titles similar to NADAC except formatted differently, i.e. NJC becomes JC-N, EAC becomes AC-E, etc…
- NADAC and USDAA also give out Veterans, Junior Handler, and Performance (lower jump heights) titles.
- AKC also gives out "Preferred" (lower jump heights) titles usually designated by adding a P to the title, e.g. NAP
- The AKC International Standards Class (ISC) is designed to aid in selection of World Team competitors.