CHESMATE
Breeders of
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
CHESMATE
Breeders of
Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
| ACC | American Chesapeake Club |
| AKC | American Kennel Club |
| BAIM | Best Adult In Match |
| BAISM | Best Adult In Specialty Match |
| BBE | Bred-By-Exhibitor |
| BIM | Best In Match |
| BIS | Best In Show |
| BISM | Best In Specialty Match |
| BISS | Best In Specialty Show |
| BOB | Best of Breed |
| BOS | Best of Opposite Sex (to Best of Breed) |
| BOW | Best of Winners - awarded to either the Winners Bitch or the Winners Dog, depending on which one the judge feels better meets the breed standard. |
| BPIM | Best Puppy In Match |
| BPISM | Best Puppy In Specialty Match |
| breeder | The person who owned (or leased) the dam of a litter at the time the litter was whelped. |
| CD | Companion Dog - the first level of AKC obedience titles. |
| CGC | Canine Good Citizen - this is an AKC test, open to pure and mixed breed dogs, which tests dogs for basic obedience and manners around strange people, other dogs, and distractions. |
| Ch. | Champion of record. |
| CKC | Canadian Kennel Club |
| finish | A dog is "finished" when it completes the requirements for its championship. |
| group | The AKC divides all recognised breeds into several groups. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a member of the Sporting Group. At all-breed shows, all the dogs who were awarded Best of Breed compete in their respective groups. Those who win their group ("go Group 1") then compete against the other group winners for Best In Show. Group 2 - second place in their group; Group 3 - third place in their group; Group 4 - fourth place in their group. |
| HIT | High In (Obedience) Trial |
| leg | This term is used by performance (obedience, tracking, hunting. etc...) exhibitors to indicate that a dog has received a qualifying score. Obedience titles, for example, require three legs. |
| major | Major Win - a dog needs two majors (awarded by different judges) included in its 15 championship points to complete its championship. A major win is worth three, four, or five points. |
| match | Matches are generally considered practice sessions for dogs, handlers and future judges. No championship points are awarded at matches and frequently puppies are not competed against adults. |
| pull | A dog has been "pulled", or has "made the cut", if the judge decides to keep it for further concideration. |
| RWB | Reserve Winners Bitch |
| RWD | Reserve Winners Dog |
| special | A dog which has completed its championship and is concidered good enough by its owners to continue competing. Generally, specials are dogs that completed their championships easily. |
| specialty | A specialty show is a show in which only one breed competes (although some are held in conjunction with all-breed shows, in which case the BISS may also compete for BIS). |
| sweepstakes | A mini-specialty, often for puppies or veterans only. Sweepstakes carry no championship points but are the only classes where a percentage of the entry fees are awarded to the winners. |
| WB | Winners Bitch - The Winners Bitch is the only female of that breed to receive championship points. |
| WD | Winners Dog - The Winners Dog is the only male of that breed to receive championship points. |
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