Field Trial Titles

AFC

Amateur Field Trial Champion:

A highly competitive title.

Open to Amateur handlers (non-professional) only.

Win a National Championship Stake, Handled by an Amateur or:

Win 15 points with at least one win of 5 points or better in:

Open All-Age

Limited All-Age

Special All-Age

Amateur All-Age, Owner handler All-Age or Restricted All-Age Stakes

No more than 5 points may be obtained in trials not open to all breeds of retrievers.

FC

Field Champion:

A highly competitive title.

Open to all handlers - professional and amateur alike.

Win a National Championship stake

Win 10 points, with at least 5 points and 1 first place in:

Open All-Age

Limited All-Age

Special All-Age

Restricted All-Age

No more than 5 points may be obtained in trials not open to all breeds of retrievers.

DC

Dual Champion:

Any dog that has been awarded the title of Champion of Record (Ch.) may be designated as a "Dual Champion," after it has also been awarded the title of Field Champion (FC).

NAFC

National Amateur Field Champion:

Win 1st place in a stake that has been designated as the National Amateur Championship stake.

NFC

National Field Champion:

Win 1st place in a stake that has been designated as the National Open Championship stake.

AKC Hunt Test Titles

Description Major title/stake requirements

JH

Junior Hunter:

For inexperienced dogs

A junior hunter is a dog you are happy to hunt with.

Dogs must be able to retrieve 4 single marks on land and water.

Dogs need not be steady, but MUST deliver to hand.

Designed to test natural abilities of inexperienced dogs, with basic, but limited training.

SH

Senior Hunter:

For not-so-seasoned, yet capable dogs

A Senior Hunter is a dog that you and your hunting partners are happy to hunt with.

For a title, a dog must receive qualifying scores at 5 licensed or member tests.

If the dog has already received a JH, the dog need only qualify 4 times.

Dogs must be able to retrieve a land double, water double, land and water blinds.

Dogs must be steady and deliver to hand.

Designed to test more advanced natural abilities and trained abilities than JH.

Intended for "not so seasoned", yet increasingly capable retrievers.

MH

Master Hunter:

For truly finished, accomplished dogs.

A Master Hunter is a dog that you, your hunting partners and others ask to hunt with, and brag about!

For a title, a dog must receive qualifying scores at 6 licensed or member tests.

If the dog has already received a SH, the dog need only qualify 5 times.

Dogs must be able to retrieve multiple marks on land, water and a land/water combo.

Dogs must be able to make a minimum of three blind retrieves on land and water.

Dogs must be steady, and deliver to hand.

Designed for the truly finished, accomplished retriever