UKC Title Tracker
Every United Kennel Club title in order, sport by sport, and one place to keep your dog's UKC legs and points.
From agility and rally to nosework and dock jumping, every UKC sport has its own titles and its own way of counting toward them. UKC's titles page lists the names, but not what each one takes.
Below is every title in UKC's all-breed sports, from Beginner Agility to Diamond Grand Champion, with what each one takes, and the tracker counts your dog's legs and points as you go. It's free for 3 months, then $5 a month, with no charge per dog.
What Is UKC?
UKC is the United Kennel Club. Chauncey Z. Bennett started it in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on February 10, 1898, as a registry for people who cared as much about what their dogs could do as how they looked. It's still in Michigan today, in Portage, right next to Kalamazoo.
That idea still shows. UKC calls it the Total Dog: a dog that looks the part and can do the work. At some UKC events a dog can even win a Total Dog award for winning in conformation and qualifying in a performance class on the same day.
UKC's events split into two groups. The all-breed sports are the ones on this page, and most of them are open to mixed breeds with a Performance Listing number. The hunting programs, like coonhound nite hunts and hunting retriever tests, are mostly for particular breeds. Once a year everything comes together at UKC Premier, its big national event.
UKC is not UKI
The names are one letter apart, so they get mixed up a lot. UKC is the United Kennel Club, with agility, rally, nosework, dock jumping and more. UKI is UK Agility International, an agility organization. Looking for UKI? Here's the UKI agility title tracker.
UKC Titles List, by Sport
Pick your sport. Each section has the titles in order, what each one takes, and a link to the UKC rulebook it comes from.
UKC Agility Titles
UKC agility runs are scored out of 200, and faults come off that 200. The regular titles start in Beginner and Intermediate, where a qualifying run needs every obstacle done and a score of 170 or more.
| Title | Abbreviation | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner Agility | BA | 3 qualifying runs in Beginner (A or B), at 3 different trials. A Q is 170 or more with every obstacle done |
| Intermediate Agility | IA | 3 qualifying runs in Intermediate (A or B), at 3 different trials |
| United Agility Champion | UACH | 100 points from Beginner B and Intermediate B, at least 40 from each, counted after BA and IA |
| United Agility Champion Excellent | UACHX | 5 runs of 195 or more in Excellent, at 5 different trials, after UACH |
| United Grand Agility Champion | UGRACH | After UACHX: at 5 trials, 195 or more in Beginner B, Intermediate B and Excellent on the same day, adding up to 590 or more |
UACH points come from runs of 195 or more, and the score is the points: 195 is worth 5 points, 198 is worth 8, and a perfect 200 is worth 10. So a dog that runs a 198 in Beginner B and a 196 in Intermediate B on the same day has 14 of its 100 points. After UGRACH, every 5 more of those three-class days adds a number: UGRACH2, UGRACH3 and so on.
Dynamic Agility
Tunnels, Hurdles and 3 of a Kind are UKC's game classes. They're pass or fail, and each one has its own titles, separate from the regular ladder.
| Class | Titles | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Tunnels (Novice or Elite) | NT, NTE, NTS / ET, ETE, ETS | 5 passes, then 5 more, then 10 more. After that, a new number every 10 passes |
| Hurdles (Novice or Elite) | NH, NHE, NHS / EH, EHE, EHS | The same counts as Tunnels |
| 3 of a Kind | N3K / E3K | 3 Novice or 3 Elite passes, with a new number for every 3 more |
Titles and rules from the UKC Agility Rulebook.
UKC Rally Titles
Rally runs are scored out of 100, and 70 or more is a qualifying score. The four base titles take 3 Qs each, and the bigger titles come from the B classes, often by qualifying in two or three of them on the same day.
| Title | Abbreviation | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| United Rally 1, 2 and 3 | URO1, URO2, URO3 | 3 qualifying scores (70 or more) in that level, A or B, at 3 different trials |
| Rally Master | ROM | 3 qualifying scores in Rally Master, A or B |
| United Rally Excellent | URX | At 10 trials, Q in both Rally 2-B and Rally 3-B on the same day. A new number every 10 more |
| Rally Master Excellent | RMX | At 10 trials, Q in Rally 2-B, 3-B and Master B on the same day. A new number every 10 more |
| United Rally Obedience Champion | UROC | 100 points from Rally 2-B and 3-B (at least 40 and 20), counted after URO3 |
| United Rally Master Champion | RMC | 100 points from Rally 2-B, 3-B and Master B (at least 30, 20 and 20), counted after ROM |
| United Rally Obedience Grand Champion | UROG | At 15 trials, Q in Rally 2-B and 3-B on the same day with the two scores adding up to 192 or more |
| United Rally Master Grand Champion | RMG | At 15 trials, 96 or more in each of Rally 2-B, 3-B and Master B on the same day |
Champion points start above 90: a 91 is worth 1 point, a 95 is worth 5, and a 100 is worth 10. Scores from 70 to 90 still qualify, they just don't add points.
Titles and rules from the UKC Rally Obedience Rulebook.
UKC Obedience Titles
Every obedience class is scored out of 200. A qualifying score is 170 or more, with more than half the points on every exercise, and each title below takes 3 qualifying scores at 3 different trials.
| Title | Abbreviation | Class |
|---|---|---|
| United Companion Dog | UCD | Novice A or B |
| United Companion Dog Excellent | UCDX | Open A or B |
| United Utility Dog | UUD | Utility A or B |
| Pre-Novice | PN | Pre-Novice |
| Beginner Novice | BN | Beginner Novice |
| Advanced Companion Dog | ACD | Advanced Novice |
| Advanced Open Companion Dog | ACDX | Advanced Open |
| Master Obedience Dog | MOD | Master |
| Elite Obedience Dog | EOD | Elite |
The first three are the main ladder, Novice to Open to Utility. The rest are extra titling classes that sit alongside it, and UKC's titles page doesn't list them, but the rulebook does.
| Title | Abbreviation | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| United Obedience Champion | UOCH | After UUD: 100 points from Open B and Utility B (at least 30 and 20), plus 5 trials where both classes qualify with a combined 370 or more |
| United Grand Obedience Champion | GOCH | After UOCH: 15 trials where Open B and Utility B both qualify with a combined 370 or more |
| United Utility Dog Excellent | UUDX | After UUD: Q in both Open B and Utility B at 10 trials. A new number every 10 more |
UOCH points go by score, from 1 point for a 170 up to 10 for a perfect 200. There's a quirk in the table: a 199 is worth 8 and a 200 is worth 10, so no score is worth 9.
Titles and rules from the UKC Obedience Rulebook.
UKC Nosework Titles
UKC nosework has four elements (Container, Interior, Exterior and Vehicle) at five levels (Novice, Advanced, Superior, Master and Elite), and every search is a pass or a fail. That grid is why there are so many titles, but the pattern is the same all the way up.
| Title | Abbreviations | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Element titles | NC, NI, NE, NV … EC, EI, EE, EV | 2 passes in one element at one level, at 2 different trials. 20 in all |
| Level titles | NN, AN, SN, MN, EN | All four element titles at that level |
| Class Champions | NNCH, ACH, SCH, MCH, ECH | 3 more passes in every element, in the B section, after the level title |
| Nosework Champion | NWCH | All five Class Champion titles |
| Class Grand Champions | NGC, AGC, SNGC, MGC, EGC | 5 more passes in every element, in the B section, after the Class Champion |
| Nosework Grand Champion | NWGC | All five Class Grand Champion titles |
So NC is Novice Container, AI is Advanced Interior, and so on. A dog with NC, NI, NE and NV has NN, Novice Nosework. Champion and Grand Champion legs only come from the B section, which is open to dogs that already hold that level's title.
Handler Discrimination
Handler Discrimination is its own ladder, where the dog finds the handler's scent.
| Title | Abbreviations | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Novice to Master | NHD, AHD, EHD, MHD | 3 passes at that level, at 3 different trials |
| Excellent Supreme | EHDS | 10 passes in Excellent B after EHD, with a new number every 10 |
| Master Excellent | MHDX | 10 passes in Master B after MHD, with a new number every 10 |
| Champion and Grand Champion | HDCH, HDGC | Pass both Excellent B and Master B on the same day at 10 trials, then at 15 more |
Titles and rules from the UKC Nosework Rulebook.
UKC Conformation Titles
A UKC Champion takes 100 championship points plus 3 competition wins. Points come from what the dog wins at each show, and a competition win means the dog actually beat another dog that day.
| Title | Abbreviation | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | CH | 100 championship points and 3 competition wins |
| Grand Champion | GRCH | 5 Grand Champion legs from the Champion class |
| Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Diamond Grand Champion | EGCH, RGCH, SGCH, DGCH | 5 legs at each tier, from the Grand Champion class, and each leg gets harder |
For most breeds, a class win is 5 points, Best Male or Best Female is 10, and Best of Winners is 5. Best Male and Best Female also get bonus points for the dogs they beat: 5 for 2 to 4 dogs, 10 for 5 to 9, and 15 for 10 or more. So a dog that wins its class and then Best Male over 3 other males earns 5 + 10 + 5 = 20 points at that show. UKC Points Check shows the official number for each show.
Spayed and neutered dogs show in the Altered classes, which have the same titles with an A in front (ALCH, ALGRCH, AEGCH and so on). If a dog is altered partway to CH or GRCH, its points and legs carry over to the Altered title. Coonhounds, Beagles and Cur and Feists get CCH and CGRCH instead of CH and GRCH. Mixed breeds can't be shown in UKC conformation.
Titles and rules from the UKC Conformation Rulebook.
UKC Lure Coursing Titles
Lure coursing has three parts. Coursing Aptitude is a pass or fail run for any breed. The Coursing Test and the regular stakes are for sighthounds, and in the stakes dogs run in pairs and earn championship points for winning.
| Title | Abbreviations | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Coursing Aptitude | CA, CAX, CAS | 3 passes, then 12 more, then 15 more, running alone. CAS gets a new number every 15 |
| Coursing Tested | CT | 3 passes: one running alone, one as a bye dog in a regular stake, and one either way |
| Tested Excellent and Supreme | CTX, CTS | 15 stakes with at least 2 clean courses (CTS also needs a course win). Both repeat every 15 |
| Lure Coursing Champion, Breed or Mixed | CCB, CCM | 100 points from that stake, plus a win with competition |
| Grand Lure Coursing Champion | GCB, GCM | 200 more points, plus 2 stake wins with 8 dogs running |
| Supreme Grand Coursing Champion | SGC | 1,000 points from any stake |
If your dog does Fast CAT or AKC coursing, note that UKC's CA and CAX are their own titles, even though AKC uses the same letters.
Titles and rules from the UKC Lure Coursing Rulebook.
UKC Precision Coursing Titles
Precision Coursing is a fenced pattern course behind a lure, and a leg is a run finished inside the time limit. It also has two straight-line classes: Dash, a 150-foot sprint, and Steeplechase, the same straight with 4 hurdles. Each has its own titles.
| Class | Titles | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern course | RACEN, RACEA, RACES, RACEM, RACEE | 3, 3, 5, 5 and 10 legs, one level at a time |
| Precision Coursing Champion | SPRINT | 10 more Elite legs after RACEE, with a new number every 10 |
| Dash | DASH, RUSH, FLY | 3, then 5, then 10 legs. FLY gets a new number every 5 |
| Steeplechase | HOP, LEAP, JUMP | 3, then 5, then 10 legs. JUMP gets a new number every 5 |
Precision Coursing isn't on UKC's titles page yet, so these come straight from the rulebook. Mixed breeds can enter with a Performance Listing number, so it's a fun one for dogs who love Fast CAT.
Titles and rules from the UKC Precision Coursing Rulebook.
UKC Dock Jumping Titles
UKC dock jumping is UKC's own program, separate from NADD dock diving, and its titles can only be earned at UKC events. There are four events: Distance, Vertical, Fetch It and Raider Run, the newest of the four, which is timed.
Your dog's score puts each jump in a division. In Open Distance that's Novice (under 10 feet), Junior (from 10 feet), Senior (15), Master (20), Elite (25) and Marvel (30 and up). Small dogs, under 16 inches at the withers, have their own shorter bands with the same titles. Each division has three steps:
- The first title takes 5 qualifying scores in that division.
- The Champion comes from points (or runs, in Raider Run) in the same division.
- The Grand Champion takes more of the same, and then keeps adding numbers.
| Event | First titles, by division | Champion | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance Jumping | UNJ, UJJ, USJ, UMJ, UEJ, UMRJ | 150 points | 300 more points, then a new number every 150 |
| Vertical Jumping | UV, USV, UEV, UMV | 100 points | 250 more points, then a new number every 150 |
| Fetch It | NFI, JFI, SFI, MFI, EFI, MRFI | 100 points | 250 more points, then a new number every 150 |
| Raider Run | NRR, JRR, SRR, MRR, ERR, MRRR | 10 more runs | 15 more runs, then a new number every 10 |
The Champion and Grand titles follow the division, so a Senior distance dog works toward USJCH and then GSJCH.
Titles and rules from the UKC Dock Jumping Rulebook.
UKC Weight Pull Titles
A qualifying pull means moving the cart or sled 16 feet in 60 seconds or less, with at least 8 times your dog's body weight on wheels, 10 times on rails, or 3 times on snow. Championship points go up with how many times its body weight your dog pulls, and they depend on the surface.
| Title | Abbreviations | What it takes |
|---|---|---|
| United Weight Puller | UWP | A qualifying pull at 3 different pulls |
| Advanced Puller | AP | 10 more qualifying pulls, with a new number every 10 |
| Versatile Puller | VPN, VPA, VPE, VPU | 10 to 20 qualifying pulls spread over 2, 3 or all 4 surfaces |
| Weight Pull Champion | UWPCH | 100 points after UWP |
| Champion Excellent | UWPCHX | 250 more points |
| Grand Champion | UGWPCH | 250 more points, all in Division B |
| Elite Champion | UEWPCH | 500 more points, all in Division B |
| Versatile to Ultimate | UWPV, UWPO, UWPS, UWPU | 200 to 400 points, with at least 100 on 2, 3 or all 4 surfaces |
Once a dog has UWPCHX it pulls in Division B, where the Grand and Elite points have to come from.
Titles and rules from the UKC Weight Pull Rulebook.
Super Dog, SPOT and Barn Hunt
Super Dog is for dogs that do a bit of everything. SD takes a qualifying title in at least six UKC sports, and SD2 through SD5 and SDE ask for higher titles in fewer sports. You apply to UKC for it once your dog qualifies. The details are on UKC's Super Dog page.
SPOT is a one-time pet manners test with 10 stations. A dog that passes gets SPOT after its name, and a dog rated Outstanding at every station gets SPOT-ON.
Barn Hunt isn't run by UKC, but UKC adds Barn Hunt Association titles from RATN to RATCHX to a dog's record. The titles and what they take are on our Barn Hunt title tracker page.
UKC's hunting programs (Coonhound, Cur and Feist, Hunting Retriever, Beagles, Pointing Dog and Elite Shed Dogs) have their own titles too. You can add the ones your dog has earned, and UKC's titles page lists them all.
Same Letters, Different Title
UKC reuses a few abbreviations across its sports, and some of them mean something completely different at AKC. If you're reading a dog's name and something doesn't add up, it's probably one of these.
| Letters | What they can mean |
|---|---|
| CH and GRCH | Conformation Champion and Grand Champion, but the Coonhound, Beagle and Cur and Feist bench shows use the same letters for their own titles. AKC uses CH and GCH too |
| AC | Advanced Container in Nosework, and on a UKC pedigree, United Agility Champion |
| CA and CAX | UKC Coursing Aptitude. AKC has a Coursing Ability title with the same letters |
| CT | UKC Coursing Tested. At AKC, CT is a Champion Tracker |
| NCH and NWCH | Both mean Nosework Champion. UKC’s titles page says NCH, and the rulebook says NWCH |
| UAGI and UAGII | The old names for BA and IA in agility. Older certificates still show them |
The tracker keeps each title with its organization and sport, so your dog's UKC CA and AKC CA never get mixed up.
Start From Where Your Dog Is Now
Add the UKC titles your dog has already earned, then the one it's working on now, and log new legs and points as they happen. Maybe your dog already has its UCD and is working on Open, or has a UACH and is counting UGRACH days.
UKC results can take a few weeks to show up on UKC's own records, so it's nice to see where you stand right after the trial instead of waiting.
Personal Tracking, Not Official Records
Use the tracker to stay organized between events, then check official titles, points, eligibility and records with UKC.
UKC Title Tracker Questions
What does UKC stand for?+
United Kennel Club. It’s a dog registry and dog sport organization founded in Michigan in 1898, and it runs agility, rally, obedience, nosework, conformation, coursing, dock jumping, weight pull and hunting events.
Is UKC the same as UKI?+
No. UKC is the United Kennel Club, with titles in agility, rally, obedience, nosework, dock jumping and more. UKI is UK Agility International, which is agility only and has its own titles.
Can mixed breeds earn UKC titles?+
Yes. A mixed breed can get a UKC Performance Listing (PL) number and earn titles in UKC performance sports like agility, rally, obedience, nosework and dock jumping. PL dogs can’t be shown in conformation.
Do AKC titles count toward UKC titles?+
No. UKC titles are earned at UKC-licensed events, and the dock jumping rulebook, for one, says titles from other venues can’t stand in for UKC titles. Barn Hunt is different, because UKC adds Barn Hunt Association titles to a dog’s record.
How do I check my dog’s official UKC titles and points?+
Use UKC’s own points and title check on ukcdogs.com. UKC says most performance results take at least three weeks after an event to show up, so it helps to keep your own record in the meantime.
Can I add UKC titles my dog already has?+
Yes. Add the titles your dog has already earned, then keep tracking the legs or points toward the title it’s working on now.
Can I track UKC with my dog’s other organizations?+
Yes. UKC progress sits in the same dog profile as AKC, UKI, CPE, ASCA, USDAA, NADAC and the other sports you track, and each one keeps its own titles.
Is this an official UKC tool?+
No. Dog Title Tracker is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially connected to the United Kennel Club or any other dog sport organization.
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