This article is from the Obedience Trials, by Cindy Tittle Moore with numerous contributions by others.
Companion Dog (CD)
* Dog has no previous obedience title
* Dog earns three "legs" in the Novice Ring
* Each leg is a qualifying score (170 or more points, at least half
the points earned in each exercise)
Companion Dog Excellent (CDX)
* Dog has CD
* Dog earns three "legs" in the Open Ring
* Each leg is a qualifying score (170 or more points, at least half
the points earned in each exercise)
Utility Dog (UD)
* Dog has CDX
* Dog earns three "legs" in the Utility Ring
* Each leg is a qualifying score (170 or more points, at least half
the points earned in each exercise)
Utility Dog Excellent (UDX)
* Dog has UD
* The UDX has 10 "legs"
* Each "leg" is earned by qualifying in both Open B and Utility B at
the same show
* A qualifying score is 170 or more points and at least half the
points earned on each exercise
Obedience Trial Championship (OTCH)
* Dog has UD
* Dog has 100 pts from Open/Utility (according to published point
schedules, earnable only with first or second place scores)
* Dog must place first in Utility in an all breed obedience trial
(no specialties) with at least 3 dogs in the competition.
* Dog must place first in Open in an all breed obedience trial (no
specialties) with at least 6 dogs in the competition.
* Dog has an additional first place (total three) under the
conditions of the above two bullets.
* Dog won the three first places under three different judges
 
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