Can some please explain the different titles that you will find on a pedigree ??? Our Yanks pedigree shows the following:-

Ch
Sh Ch
Am Ch
Sh Ch Am Ch
Ch Am Ch

I understand That Am Ch is American Champion and Sh Ch is show champion but what is the difference between a Ch & Sh Ch, being very new to the showing world I do find it a bit confusing
Many Thanks
Mike

Show Champion means it's won the minimum 3 CC's in the showring from 3 different judges.

Champion has the same, minimum 3 CC's but it also has a working award (To show it can work as a gundog) so it entitles it to drop the Show part - in gundogs a Ch. is preferable to a Sh.Ch.

a ch without the sh infront is a full champion, in other words the dog is a show champion and a working champion.

Only gundog breeds and some other breeds have to also prove their working ability to become a full champion, other breeds just become champions.  A dog can have many titles from different countries so Am (america) Aus (australian) Can (canadian) Ir (Irish) Int (international) etc etc etc etc

> a ch without the sh infront is a full champion, in other words the dog is a show champion and a working champion.
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That is so in the UK, but in the US a plain show champion will be shown as champion, but in UK it is called a sh ch unless it gains awards at field trials or gets a show gundog working certificate.

I knew about the three CC's my confusion came with the difference between the Ch & Sh Ch which you have answered and many thanks for that, so as far as the Sc Ch Am Ch before the kennel name that she has a few times in her pedigree I take it that means the dog became a champion in the states then was imported into the uk where it became a show champion or would both titles be won in the states.
Sorry for being a bit dull
Mike

Ok just seen the above post many thanks

Yep became a champion in USA and then a show champion here.

a ch without the sh infront is a full champion, in other words the dog is a show champion and a working champion.


Well no, it isn't a working Champion in any way (that would be a Field Trial Champion -FTCh for a gundog) it just has passed the show gundog working test proving it CAN work.

If a gundog was a Sh Ch and a Ft Ch then it would be a Dual Ch - and they are very rare. :-) Am I muddying the waters? :-)