Cavalier Talk

CAN CH: Canadian Champion: When a dog enters Canadian sanction shows in conformation and obtains 10 points they are then given the title as Champion under the Canadian registry. A dog can obtain several champion titles under different registries as well. Conformation championship titles always appear at the beginning of a dog’s registered name.

CD: Companion Dog: The letters CD may be added after a dog’s registered name when it has been certified by three different judges as receiving qualifying scores in Novice classes at three licensed or member obedience trials.

CDX: Companion Dog Excellent: The letters CDX may be added after a dog’s registered name after it has been certified by three different judges as receiving qualifying scores in Open classes at three licensed or member obedience trials.

CERF: Canine Eye Registry Foundation. This registry is used by all breed clubs and all eye certifications are sent to CERF not OFA. CERF then forwards the certifications on to OFA once a dog reaches 12 months of age and has obtained another OFA certification. For more information please visit www.vmdb.org/cerf.html.

CGC: Canine Good Citizen Title

CH: Champion

CHIC: Canine Health Information Center. To help encourage more breeders to health certify their breeding stock a CHIC number is given to dogs once they have passed all the required testing for their specific breed. For more information please visit www.caninehealthinfo.org.

CKCSC: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, USA. This is the first Cavalier breed club that was established in the United States before AKC recognized the Cavalier as a breed. For more information please visit www.ckcsc.org

Coarse: A dog has too much bone, is too heavy, or seems over built.

Cobby: A dog is short bodied and very compact.

Course Design - A set of signs, previously arranged by the judge, that the dog and handler team will navigate for rally competition. Each class will have a different course design.

Cow-Hocked: Hocks turn inward towards each other.

Crabbing: The dog’s rear will seem to be off to the side rather than directly behind the front of the dog at an angle when the dog is moving forward.

Crossing Over: The rear legs will cross in front of the front legs when moving forward. Watch the placement of your dog’s rear feet compared to where their front feet were from a side angle when they are in movement.

Crowding - A dog that is so close to the handler as to interfere with the handler’s freedom of motion.

More abbreviations can be found on our website at http://www.cruisincavaliers.com/dog-world-abbreviations.htm