The NCA has adopted a Working Achievement Award to honor those Newfoundland/handler teams that excel in dog sports highlighting the intelligence and versatility of our breed, recognizing the unique bond between a handler and their dog, and promoting participation at a high level of excellence in performance events.
The core requirements for the Working Achievement Award are:
• AKC Companion Dog Excellent (CDX)
• NCA Draft Dog (DD)
• NCA Water Rescue Dog (WRD)
In addition, the Newfoundland must have fulfilled three separate requirements encompassing the following working categories and/or levels below. The Newfoundland may meet these criteria by excelling in one particular working area (e.g. RE, RAE, RM), three different working areas (e.g. UD, TD, WRDX) or a combination of working areas (e.g. RE, DD3, DDX). Please note that only three requalifications or combination of requalifications in draft or water can fulfill a requirement (i.e. WRD3 will fulfill one requirement, but WRD6 will not fulfill two requirements). Virtual titles earned will not be accepted toward the Working Achievement Award.
AKC Obedience |
AKC Agility |
AKC Rally |
AKC Tracking |
NCA Water |
NCA Draft |
AKC Scent Work |
UD |
OA or OAP OAJ or OJP |
RE |
TD |
WRDX |
TDD |
SWA SHDA |
UDX |
AX or AXP AXJ or AJP |
RAE |
TDU |
three requalifications in WRD or WRDX or any combinations (e.g. WRD3, WRDX3, WRD2 + WRDX1, etc.) |
DDX |
SWE SHDE |
OTCH |
MX or MXP MXJ or MJP |
RM |
TDX |
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TDDX |
SWM SHDM |
OM |
MACH or PACH |
RACH |
VST |
three requalifications in DD, TDD, DDX or TDDX or any combination (e.g. DD3, TDD2 +DDX, etc.) |
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OGM |
CT |
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To apply for the Working Achievement Award send an email to:
include:
date/title earned
copy of dog's AKC Registration
copy of Title Certificates
| AKC Obedience Title Abbreviations | |
| UD | Utility Dog |
| UDX | Utility Dog Excellent |
| OTCH | Obedience Trial Champion |
| OM | Obedience Master |
| OGM | Obedience Grand Master |
| AKC rally Trial Abbreviations | |
| RE | Rally Excellent |
| RAE | Rally Advanced Excellent |
| RM | Rally Master |
| RACH | Rally Champion |
| AKC Tracking Title Abbreviations | |
| TD | Tracking Dog |
| TDU | Tracking Dog Urban |
| TDX | Tracking Dog Excellent |
| VST | Variable Surface Tracking |
| CT | Champion Tracker |
| AKC Scent Work Title Abbreviations | |
| SWA | Scent Work Advanced |
| SWE | Scent Work Excellent |
| SWM | Scent Work Master |
| SHDA | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Advanced |
| SHDE | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Excellent |
| SHDM | Scent Work Handler Discrimination Master |
| AKC Agility Title Abbreviations | |
| OA | Open Agility |
| OAP | Open Agility Preferred |
| OAJ | Open Agility Jumper |
| OJP | Open Jumpers with Weaves Preferred |
| AX | Agility Excellent |
| AXP | Agility Excellent “A” Preferred |
| AXJ | Excellent Agility Jumper |
| AJP | Excellent Agility Jumpers with Weaves “A” Preferred |
| MX | Master Agility Excellent |
| MXP | Master Agility Excellent Preferred |
| MXJ | Master Excellent Jumpers with Weaves |
| MJP | Master Excellent Jumpers with Weaves Preferred |
| MACH | Master Agility Champion |
| PACH | Preferred Agility Champion |