READING A PEDIGREE

The parents of a dog in the pedigree are always to the right of his or her name, with the sire (father) listed above the individuals name and the dam (mother) listed below. Any titles are listed either before or after the dogs name, depending on the type of event.

		Grand Sire
	Sire
		Grand Dam
Dog
		Grand Sire
	Dam
		Grand Dam

PEDIGREE KEY OF ABBREVIATION:

CH - Champion in Grouse Trial or Shooting Dog Trial competition.
RU-CH - Runner-up Champion.
S.D. - Shooting Dog
G.R. - Grouse Ridge
TSDA - Top Shooting Dog Award (An award given annually to the dog with the most points in S.D. Stakes in a season)