Most of us know about the great titles your dog can earn through the American Kennel Club and other organizations . . .We all are familiar with the :
CH ( champion )
CD ( companion dog )
CDX ( companion dog excellent )
UD ( utility dog )
UDX ( utility dog excellent )
TD ( tracking dog )
TDX ( tracking dog excellent )
OTCH ( obedience trial champion ) and so on ...Well some of the dog owners out there in cyberspace have a few of their own titles that even your dog can earn - without any special training! Most are naturals.Here is a list of just a few of them :
AD ( attention deficit )
ARB ( ace refrigerator bandit )
ASH ( ace siren howler )
BW ( butt wagger )
BWX ( butt wagger excellent )
CC ( cat - courser )
CCX ( cat - courser excellent )
CP ( couch potato )
CPX ( couch potato excellent )
CSX ( counter surfer extrordanaire )
EAX ( escape artist excellant )
GFIY ( go fetch it yourself )
GP ( garbage picker )
GPX ( garbage picker excellant )
HD ( hole digger )
HDMX ( hole digger master excavationist )
IDDI ( I didn't do it )
ILF ( I like food )
ILLF ( I like lots of food )
IWFF ( I work for food )
LD ( lap dog )
LDX ( lap dog excellent )
PHD ( puddle hopper dog )
SC ( skunk courser )
TBF ( thick but friendly )
TGS ( terribly good snorer )
TGAN ( terribly good at nothing )
TSIM ( that seat is mine )
TTIM ( that toy is mine )
UNBD ( under the bed dog)
UNCD ( under the covers dog )
UNCDX ( under the covers dog excellent )
WM ( who me ? )
These are just a few of the "ALT" titles . We know that the "real" titles are a lot of hard work and consist of many hours of training and fun . These "ALT" titles are just Fun!"