UaKU made-up title
WAI – Water Acclimation Initiate
Awarded to dogs who show confidence entering shallow water, respond to basic commands near water, and tolerate gentle splashing.
WAC – Water Acclimation Competent
Awarded to dogs who willingly enter chest-deep water, retrieve from shallow areas, and display calm, responsive behaviour near natural or artificial water.
WAS – Water Acclimation Skilled
Awarded to dogs who swim comfortably, retrieve in open water, and demonstrate stable behaviour on slippery or unstable aquatic platforms (e.g., docks, and boats).
WAE – Water Acclimation Expert
Awarded to dogs who perform reliable tasks in varied water conditions (mild currents, waves), stay focused despite distractions, and are safe off-leash in aquatic settings.
WAM – Water Acclimation Master
An advanced title reserved for dogs with consistent, controlled performance across multiple water environments (lakes, pools, coastlines), including emergency recall and task execution under stress.
Dog surfing is a type of surfing manoeuvre involving dogs that are trained to surf on surfboards, bodyboards, skimboards, windsurf boards or bodysurf
SN- Surfdog Novice
SI- Surfdog Intermediate
SA- Surfdog Advanced
SM- Surfdog Master
TANDEM SURFDOG
Tandem surfing involves two or more dogs surfing together on one surfboard, or a dog surfing with a human.
TSN- Tandem Surfdog Novice
TSI- Tandem Surfdog Intermediate
TSA- Tandem Surfdog Advanced
TSM- Tandem Surfdog Master
LONG DOCK SPLASH
LDSN- Long Dock Splash Notice
LDSJ- Long Dock Splash Juniour
LDSE- Long Dock Splash Elite
LDSS- Long Dock Splash Seniour
LDSSE- Long Dock Splash Seniour Elite
LDSM- Long Dock Splash Master
LDSME- Long Dock Splash Master Elite
LDSU- Long Dock Splash Ultimate
LDSUE- Long Dock Splash Ultimate Elite
SHORT DOCK SPLASH
SDSN- Short Dock Splash Notice
SDSJ- Short Dock Splash Juniour
SDSS- Short Dock Splash Seniour
SDSSE- Short Dock Splash Seniour Elite
SDSM- Short Dock Splash Master
SDSME- Short Dock Splash Master Elite
SDSU- Short Dock Splash Ultimate
FETCH-IT
FiM- Fetch-it Master
FiE- Fetch-it Master Elite
FiU- Fetch-it Ultimate
FiUE- Fetch-it Ultimate Elite
CHASE-IT
CiM- Chase-it Master
CiME- Chase-it Master Elite
CiU- Chase-it Ultimate
CiUE- Chase-it Ultimate Elite
CiF- Featherweight
CATCH-IT
CaiM- Catch-it Master
CaiE- Catch-it Master Elite
CaiU- Catch-it Ultimate
CaiUE- Catch-it Ultimate Elite
SHORT DOCK CATCH-IT
SDM- Short Dock Master
SDME- Short Dock Master Elite
SDU- Short Dock Ultimate
DN- Dock Novice
DJ- Dock Junior
DS- Dock Senior
DM- Dock Master
DE- Dock Elite
DNA- Dock Novice Advanced
DJA- Dock Junior Advanced
DSA- Dock Senior Advanced
DMA- Dock Master Advanced
DEA- Dock Elite Advanced
DNX- Dock Novice Excellent
DJX- Dock Junior Excellent
DSX- Dock Senior Excellent
DMX- Dock Master Excellent
DEX- Dock Elite Excellent
DP- Dock Premier
DPA- Dock Premier Advanced
DPX- Dock Premier Excellent
AN- Air Retrieve Novice
AJ- Air Retrieve Junior
AS- Air Retrieve Senior
AM- Air Retrieve Master
AE- Air Retrieve Elite
ANA- Air Retrieve Novice Advanced
AJA- Air Retrieve Junior Advanced
ASA- Air Retrieve Senior Advanced
AMA- Air Retrieve Master Advanced
AEA- Air Retrieve Elite Advanced
ANX- Air Retrieve Novice Excellent
AJX- Air Retrieve Junior Excellent
ASX- Air Retrieve Senior Excellent
AMX- Air Retrieve Master Excellent
AEX- Air Retrieve Elite Excellent
HDN- Hydrodash Novice
HDJ- Hydrodash Junior
HDS- Hydrodash Senior
HDM- Hydrodash Master
HDE- Hydrodash Elite
HDNA- Hydrodash Novice Advanced
HDJA- Hydrodash Junior Advanced
HDSA- Hydrodash Senior Advanced
HDMA- Hydrodash Master Advanced
HDEA- Hydrodash Elite Advanced
HDNX- Hydrodash Novice Excellent
HDJX- Hydrodash Junior Excellent
HDSX- Hydrodash Senior Excellent
HDMX- Hydrodash Master Excellent
HDEX- Hydrodash Elite Excellent