A Pedigree is the family tree of the dog. This will show the parents, grand parents, and great grandparents, up to 7 generations back.

Pedigrees are used to decide what breedings will produce the best results based on the background of each dog.

When participating in the shows the titles of  "Champion" "Grand Champion" to different degrees can be achieved. These will appear on Registration certificates and Pedigrees as Ch, Gd Ch, G/C I, G/C II, G/C III, etc. 
     When participating in the Weight Pulls the titles of "Ace" and "Ace of Ace" to different degrees can be achieved. These will appear on Registration certificates and Pedigrees as Ace, Ace of Ace, A/A I, A/A II, A/A III, etc.