Bouvier des
Flandres Glossary
Belgian Ring Sport -- A demanding canine competition involving obedience, food refusal, agility, muzzle attacks and extensive work with the protection suit. Name comes from rings on ground in guard of object exercise.
Berger Belge -- The Belgian Sheep Dog
French Ring Sport -- French version of the Belgian Ring sport, which see.
Groenendael -- The black, long coated vairety of the Berger Belge.
Laeken -- The rough coated variety of the Berger Belge
Malinois -- The short coated variety of the Berger Belge or Belgian Shepherd.
Raad van Beheer -- The Dutch equivalent of the American Kennel Club.
Schutzhund -- literally "Protection Dog" in German, the German sport and trial system with a tracking, obedience and protection phase. Used to qualify serious working dogs for breeding
Tervueren -- The long coated, redish brown variety of the Berger Belge.
ADRK The Rottweiler Club in Germany.
AKC American Kennel Club
ATTS American Temperament Test Society
AWDF American Working Dog Federation
CKC Canadian Kennel Club
DVG A German "Sports Association for Police & Protection Dogs"
FCI Federation Cynologique Internationale, or in English International Canine Federation, the predominant organization throughout the world with the exception of England, Canada and the United States.
GSDCA German Shepherd Dog Club of America ( AKC Affiliated )
KNPV Koninklijke Nederlandse Politiehond Vereniging - the Royal Dutch Police Dog Association.
NASA North American Working Dog Association (No longer in existance )
NAWBA North American Working Bouvier Association
SRSH Societe Royale Saint-Hubert, the Belgian national canine organization.
SCC Societe Central Canine The French national canine organization.
USA United Schutzhund Clubs of America (a German Shepherd Breed Club)
SV Verein fur Deutsche Schaferhunde,The German Shepherd Club in Germany
VDH West German kennel club, equivalent to the AKC
WDA Working Dog Association, German Shepherd orgaffiliated with the GSDCA
CD Companion Dog, an obedience title granted by both the AKC and the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC).
CDX Companion Dog Excellent
UD Utility Dog
TD Tracking Dog, again with both AKC and CKC versions.
TT Temperament Test given by the American Temperament Test Society(ATTS) successfully passed.
OFA Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, which indicates that the dog has been radiographically examined for dysplastic hips and been graded as "Excellent", "Good" or perhaps only "Fair."
LOSH Livre de Origines Saint-Hubert, the Belgian stud book, or"Book of Origines.
ALSH Annexe au livre de Saint-Hubert, or in English Supplementary Studbook of Saint-Hubert. Provisional registration for dogs of uncertain ancestry in Belgium.
NHSB "Nederlands Hondenstamboek," or Netherlands Dog Registration Book, the stud book of the Dutch "Raad van Beheer."
DSaZB The German Registration designation.
CQN "Certificate of Natural Qualities" the Belgian working test, prerequisite for the Belgian Championship for the protective heritage working breeds.
KNPV "Koninklijke Nederlandse Politiehond Vereniging" or Royal Dutch Police Dog Association. Grants police dog Certificates, which are highly respected. "met lof" means "with honors."
IPO Internationale Prufungsordnung - The FCI trial for the protective heritage breeds, very similar to the German Schutzhund.
SchH Schutzhund, the German sport and trial system with a tracking, obedience and protection phase. Used to qualify serious working breeds for breeding.
The results of the hip dysplasia evaluation appear on the Dutch pedigrees. These designations are as follows:
HD- Negative evaluation, that is free of dysplasia.
HD/Tc Intermediate between negative and light positive.
HD+- Light positive.
HD+ Positive evaluation for hip dysplasia.