AKC agility titles are broken down into two large groupings, Regular and Preferred. Within each grouping, there are three title tracks.
REGULAR AGILITY TITLES:
Standard Agility:
NA – Novice Agility
Requires three passing scores in the Novice Standard ring, before at least two different judges.
OA – Open Agility
Requires three passing scores in the Open Standard ring, before at least two different judges. Prerequisite for competing is an NA title.
AX – Agility Excellent
Requires three passing scores in the Excellent A Standard ring, before at least two different judges. Prerequisite for competing is an OA title.
MX – Master Agility Excellent
Requires ten passing scores in the Excellent B Standard ring, before at least two different judges. Prerequisite for competing is an AX title.
Jumpers with Weaves:
NAJ – Novice Agility Jumper
Requires three passing scores in the Novice Jumpers ring, before at least two different judges.
OAJ – Open Agility Jumper
Requires three passing scores in the Open Jumpers ring, before at least two different judges. Prerequisite for competing is an NAJ title.
AXJ – Excellent Agility Jumper
Requires three passing scores in the
Excellent A Jumpers ring, before at least two different judges. Prerequisite for competing is an OAJ title.
MXJ – Master Excellent Jumper with Weaves
Requires ten passing scores in the Excellent B Jumpers ring, before at least two different judges. Prerequisite for competing is an AXJ title.
FAST (Fifteen and Send Time):
The third title track in AKC is FAST, a program that’s been around only since 2007. This competition places a premium on strategy and distance handling. Most dogs love doing FAST.
NF – Novice FAST
Requires three passing scores in the Novice FAST ring, before at least two different judges.
OF – Open FAST
Requires three passing scores in the Open FAST ring, before at least two different judges. Prerequisite for competing is an NF title.
XF – Excellent FAST
Requires three passing scores in the Excellent A FAST ring, before at least two different judges. Prerequisite for competing is an OF title.
MXF – Master Excellent FAST
Requires ten passing scores in the Excellent B FAST ring, before at least two different judges. Prerequisite for competing is an XF title.
FTC – FAST Century 1
Requires accumulation of 100 performances in the Excellent B FAST ring, earning a minimum score of 60 (out of a possible 80). Prerequisite for competing is an MXF title.
Once the FTC title is achieved, each additional 100 qualifying performances earn a higher FTC designation – FTC2, FTC3, and so forth.
TQX – Triple Q Excellent
Finally, tying all three agility tracks together, in April 2010 the AKC created the Triple Q Excellent, or TQX, title. This title requires ten triple-qualifying scores in Standard Agility, Jumpers with Weaves, and FAST. A triple-qualifying score is obtained by earning passing scores in the Excellent B level of Standard, Jumpers, and FAST, all in a single day of competition.
