German Shepherd info page.

• AD:   Aus dauerprufing, endurance test.
  BH:   Basic companion dog - traffic sureness.
  B or BH Begleithunde:   the preliminary and prerequisite test for a dog going on to get his/her Schutzhund titles. A combination temperament and obedience test. B and BH are used interchangeably.
  WH:  Watch Dog.
  CD:   Companion dog. The first of five working qualifications, each of increasing difficulty,
  awarded to dogs gaining a certain percentage of total marks at working trials.
  CDEX:   CD Excellent.
  DH:  Dienshund, service dog.
  Gebrauchshundklasse:   Working dog class-the only class available for animals over two/in Germany.
  HGH:  Herdengebrauchshund, herding dog- a qualification of dogs working with flocks.
  TD:   Tracking dog. Qualification title for nose work.
  FH:   Fahrtenhund, tracking qualification.
  FH1:   Advanced tracking.
  FH2:   Superior tracking qualification.
  UD:   Utility dog. Working Qualification.
  ZH:   Zollhund, dog trained to work with customs police.
  SchH1:   Novice Schutzhund qualification in tracking, obedience, and protection.
  SchH2:   Intermediate Schutzhund qualification in tracking, obedience, and protection.
  SchH3:   Masters level of Schutzhund tracking, obedience, and protection.
  SchHA:   A limited SchH title, similar to SchH I but without the tracking portion.
  IPO1:   International Novice Schutzhund trial qualification.
  IPO2:   International Intermediate Schutzhund.
  IPO3:   International Masters level Schutzhund.
  BpDH1 2:   Railroad Police Dog.
  BIH:   Blind Leader Dog.
  LwH:  Lawinen Hund-Avalanche Dog.
  DH:   Service Dog.
  DPH:  Service Police Dog.
  PH Polizehund:   Police Dog.
  INT Internationale Prufungsklasse:  International Training Degree.
  BPDH I, II - Bannpolizeidiensthund I or II:   Railroad Police Service Dog I or II.
  GrH - Grenzen Hund:  Border Patrol Dog.
  PFP I, II - Polizeifaehrtenhund I, II:   Police Tracking Dog I or II.
  PSP I, II - Polizeischutzhundprufung I, II:  Police Protection Dog I or II.
  Bundeslestunggssieger:   German National Working Dog Champion awarded at the Bundessiegerprufung.
  Huntesieger:   Herding Dog Champion at the German Herding Dog Championships.
  HT:   Herding Tested.
  HC:   Herding Champion.
  M.H. militar hund:   Military Dog.
  S.H. sanitats hund:   Red Cross Dog.
  Kr.H. kriegshund:  War Dog.

German Conformation titles:

ZB-Zuchtbewertung:  Conformation Show Rating followed by:
VA -Vorzuglich Auslese:  Excellent Select,the highest attainable award by a German show dog and granted only at the annual Sieger Show.
V - Vorzuglich:  Excellent.
SG - Sehr Gut:  Very Good; an official German show grade and the highest obtainable by
dogs under two.
G - Gut:  Good.
A - Austreichend:   Sufficient.
M - Mangelhaft:   Faulty.
U - Ungenugend:    Insufficient.
Jugendklasse-ruden:   Youth class for males of twelve to eighteen months at German shows.
Jugendklasse-hundinnen:   The corresponding class for bitches.
Sieger or siegerin:   Title given to the top Male and Female at the German National Show,
they will also receive the rating of VA-1
Weltsieger:   World Seiger title awarded to the top dog at the FCI All Breed Show.
Europasieger:  Conformation winner at the European All Breed Show.
Bundeszuchtsieger:  Conformation winner at the German National All Breed Show.

European Conformation Titles

CHIB: International FCI-Show Champion
CACIB-certificates on a international dogshow in two differentcountries given under two different judges
CAC: certificat from an FCI international dogshow

Other:

Angulations:   The angles at which bones of shoulder and upper arm meet at the shoulder
joint, and those of upper and lower thigh meet at the knee joint.
AKC:   American Kennel Club.
CKC:   Canadian Kennel Club.
Washed out:   Marked palling of color and pigment in nose and nail.
Monorchid:   A dog possessing one testicle.
Bloodline:    Animals sharing a specific familly relationship over several generations.
SV:  Schaferhund Verein, GSD Society of West Germany.
Sable:   A gray, brown or fawn foundation color with black- shaded guard hairs. (Wolf like colorings).
Korung:  German breed survey to select animals for breeding. Class 1 animals recommended,
Class 2 animals suitable.
KK1:   Korklasse, survey class.
Inbreeding:    Deliberate mating together of close relatives.
High withered:  When the area where the neck runs into the back is definite, long and
well filled in with muscle over the vertebrae between the shoulder blades,
and slopes into the back, rather than being on the same horizontal with
it (flat-withered).
Dew claws:  Additional toes on inside of the leg above the foot and making no contact with ground. Many puppies are born without them on the rear legs.
Cow hocked:  The dog stands and moves with the point of hock turned inwards.
Croup:   The pelvis together with covering of muscle and coat.
Entire:   Having both testicles in the scrotum.
TT:  Temperament Tested.
TC:  Temperament Certified.
OFA:   Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (Hip Certification in U.S.).
OVC:   Ontario Veterinary College (Hip Certification in Canada).
CGC:   The dog has a Canine Good Citizen certificate.
Penn HIP:   Developed at University of Pennsylvania (USA) The procedure measures hip joint laxity; it does not grade a passing or failing score. Loose hips are more prone to developing degenerative joint disease. (See OVC, OFA, "a stamp").
SV Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde:   (German Shepherd Dog Club) The original GSD breed club and breed registry, based in Germany.
TSB Triebveranlagung:  fighting drive.
ZW Zuchtwert:   ZW-value — Zuchtwert evaluation — is a Breed Value Assessment - a number assigned that gives an indication of the genotype of the dog for breeding purposes.
KKLI:  Korklasse I, Breed surveyed recommended to breeding- Koer Class rating which states that the dog has been breed surveyed and found to be breeding quality.
KKLII:   Korklasse II, Breed surveyed suitable for breeding.
Lbz - Lebenszeit:  Lifetime rating 

GSD is an abbreviation that stands for German Shepherd Dog.

TEMPERAMENT
Temperament refers to the personality traits and innate characteristics of any given dog.
PEDIGREE
A pedigree is the record of descent of an animal, showing it to be purebred. A pedigree contains information regarding a specific dog's ancestors and may include information on health testing and titles. A dog's pedigree is essentially a family tree, showcasing his or her relatives.

NERVES
Measured by a given dogs resilience, ability to withstand stress and mental stability in the face of things that are potentially unnerving.

THRESHOLDS
Thresholds refer to the amount of stimulation required to activate a dog in various drives. Evaluated as low, medium or high thresholds.

DRIVES
Innate genetic attributes or driving forces that motivate or compel a dog to take action. Drives include prey, defense, hunt, fight, etc. Commonly evaluated as low, medium or high.

HUNT DRIVE
The desire to seek out an object and search for it relentlessly despite distractions, environment and length of time. 

TOY/BALL DRIVE
Stemming from prey drive, ball drive refers to the dog's desire to play with or work for a ball or other toy.

PREY DRIVE
Prey drive is the instinctual desire to chase a moving object then capture and/or kill it.

DEFENSE DRIVE
A dog's innate desire to protect itself, but also their young, their food, their pack, and their territory from a perceived threat.

RANK DRIVE
The desire of a dog to acquire and maintain a position of dominance (dominant rank) both inside and out of their pack. It is the desire to improve their social standing.

PACK DRIVE
The desire to interact and socialize with members of its pack. An independent dog would be considered low pack drive whereas a high pack drive dog is the one who would rather play with their handler than by themselves. Commonly evaluated as low, medium or high.

FIGHT DRIVE
A dog's desire to dominate, control and overpower an opponent.

HARDNESS
The dog's willingness and ability to overcome stress and distraction, or the dog's ability to recover after a correction or bad experience.

CIVIL
Refers to a dog that is willing to engage a human/threat without equipment being present (such as a bite suit or protection sleeve).

SOCIAL AGGRESSION
Refers to suspicion and inclinations towards individuals both inside and outside of a given dog's pack. Social aggression is also the willingness to accept a challenge and fight.

HANDLER AGGRESSION
Aggression directed towards the handler (person), especially when the dog is pushed or corrected.

REACTIVITY
An abnormal response to a normal situation, can manifest in varying degrees of intensity. Reactivity is a symptom of a potential issue with any of (or a combination of) the following: temperament, thresholds, drives, nerves, etc. 

The OFA classifies hips into seven different categories: Excellent, Good, Fair (all within Normal limits), Borderline, and then Mild, Moderate, or Severe (the last three considered Dysplastic).

• Excellent: Superior conformation; there is a deep-seated ball (femoral head) which fits tightly into a well-formed socket (acetabulum) with minimal joint space.
• Good: Slightly less than superior but a well-formed congruent hip joint is visualized. The ball fits well into the socket and good coverage is present.
• Fair: Minor irregularities; the hip joint is wider than a good hip. The ball slips slightly out of the socket. The socket may also appear slightly shallow.
• Borderline: Not clear. Usually more incongruency present than what occurs in a fair but there are no arthritic changes present that definitively diagnose the hip joint being dysplastic.
• Mild: Significant subluxation present where the ball is partially out of the socket causing an increased joint space. The socket is usually shallow only partially covering the ball.
• Moderate: The ball is barely seated into a shallow socket. There are secondary arthritic bone changes usually along the femoral neck and head (remodeling), acetabular rim changes (osteophytes or bone spurs) and various degrees of trabecular bone pattern changes (sclerosis).
• Severe: Marked evidence that hip dysplasia exists. Ball is partly or completely out of a shallow socket. Significant arthritic bone changes along the femoral neck and head and acetabular rim changes.

The hip grades of excellent, good and fair are within normal limits and are given OFA numbers. This information is accepted by AKC on dogs with permanent identification and is in the public domain. Radiographs of borderline, mild, moderate and severely dysplastic hip grades are reviewed by a team of consultant radiologists and a radiographic report is generated documenting the abnormal radiographic findings. Unless the owner has chosen the open database, dysplastic hip grades are closed to public information.