Definitions and German Terms
These are some abbreviations, definitions and terminology commonly used in the German Shepherd Dog world. We hope this table will help you read German pedigrees and will aid you in understanding German Shepherd Dog “slang.” If this article doesn’t have a definition that you are looking for, feel free to ask us.
GSD
SV
WUSV
AWDF
USA = USCA
DVG
FCI
AKC
CKC
HD
"a" 1
"a" 2
"a" 3
"a" - Ausland
OFA
ZW
BSZS
BSP
WUSV
ZB
VA
V
Vorzuglich (Ger.) - Excellent - Show rating awarded in working class only. Also a SchH rating awarded to dogs who score 96 points or more out of 100 in SchH trail/competition.
SG
G
A
M
U
Puppy Class
JKL
JHKL
GHKL
Ruden (Ger.)
Hundinen (Ger.)
VP
P
NP
vom = von der (Ger.)
SchH
IPO
AD
BH
Korung
Kkl
Kkl1
Kkl2
lbz
HGH
PH
FH
SAR
TSB
T1, T2, T3 or T4
T1
Is indicating that even though the dog has demonstrated “pronounced” TSB, the dog did not release on command during the courage test. (Did not “Out”).
T2
T3
T4
WT
Z
E
H
Fuhrer (Ger.)
Ahnentafel (Ger.)
Vater (Ger.)
Mutter (Ger.)
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