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Bison's titles

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Officially, Bison's name can appear a few ways. CH URO2 UCD UCH UCICB Southwind TME Purple Majesty Am/Can CD RAE ANDD HCT-s O-TN-N CGC TDIA is how he currently would be listed if you put all of his titles together. Parsing out that volume of letters, here's what it all means.

CH — Bison is a Champion of Record with the American Kennel Club. He completed his championship at the St. Croix Valley Kennel Club show in 2005.
URO2 — Bison has completed the requirements for Rally Obedience Level 2 with the United Kennel Club. He completed the URO1 title at the Obedience Training Class of Harrisburg trial in 2009. He completed the URO2 title at the Catahoula Owners, Breeders, and Research Association trial in 2009.
UCD — Bison is a Companion Dog of Record with the United Kennel Club. He completed this title at the Northern Lights American Eskimo Dog Association show in 2006.
UCH — Bison is a Champion of Record with the United Kennel Club. He completed his championship at the United German Shepherd Dog Alliance show in 2005. He was ranked #1 Bernese Mountain Dog in UKC Conformation for 2005; #2 in 2006.
UCICB — Bison is an International Champion with Union Cynologie International e.V. He completed his championship at a International All Breed Canine Association of America, show in 2004. This title is often listed as "Intl CH".
Southwind TME Purple Majesty is his registered name with the American Kennel Club. He is also registered with the Canadian Kennel Club, Union Cynologie International, and the United Kennel Club.
Am/Can CD — Bison is a Companion Dog with the American Kennel Club and the Canadian Kennel Club. He completed his American obedience title at the Fargo-Moorhead Kennel Club trial in 2006. He completed his Canadian title at the Thunder Bay Kennel & Training Club trial in 2006. Bison was ranked #4 in the Front & Finish Novice A Standings for 2006.
RAE — Bison is a Rally Advanced Excellent dog with the American Kennel Club. He completed the Rally Novice obedience title at the Anoka County Minnesota Kennel Club trial in 2005 and completed the Rally Advanced level at the St. Paul Dog Training Club trial in 2006. He earned his Rally Excellent title at the Key City Kennel Club trial in 2006. He completed the Rally Advanced Excellent title in Allentown at the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Watchung's regional specialty in 2009.
ANDD — Bison is an Advanced Novice Draft Dog with the Bernese Mountain Dog of America. He earned the Novice Draft Dog title at the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Watchung Draft Test in Allentown, PA in 2008. By passing the test five times under at least seven different judges, he completed the requirements for the Advanced Novice Draft Dog title in 2009. The final leg was earned at the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Watchung's draft test in Allentown, PA in 2009.
HCT-s — Bison is Herding Capability Tested for sheep with the American Herding Breed Association. He earned this title at the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America National Specialty in 2007.
O-TN-N — Bison is Outstanding Novice Tunnelers with North American Dog Agility Council. He completed this title at the Trained N' Talented Canines trial in February 2010. He completed the Novice Tunnelers title at the High Octane Agility trial in January 2010.
CGC — Bison passed the Canine Good Citizen® Program examination in 2004.
TDIA — Bison passed the Therapy Dog International evaluation in 2005.
Bison made his 50th visit in March 2008, reaching the Therapy Dog International Active (TDIA) level.

Because the different registries don't recognize titles earned elsewhere and do not list certifications, Bison's name will appear in catalogs as follows:

AKC: CH Southwind TME Purple Majesty CD RAE
UKC: URO2 UCD CH Southwind TME Purple Majesty
CKC: Southwind TME Purple Majesty CD

His most recent performance titles are the Advanced Novice Draft Dog title from BMDCA, Rally Advanced Excellent title from AKC, and the Outstanding Novice Tunnelers title from NADAC. He is only the fifth Bernese Mountain Dog to complete the ANDD and the third to earn the O-TN-N. He's the first male Berner (and first US Berner) to earn the O-TN-N.