Forum "lingo"

DH - Dear Husband

IMO - In my opinion

IDK - I don't know

TMI - Too much information

ROFL - Roll on Floor Laughing

KWIM - know what I mean

BTDT- Been there done that

WTF- I'm sure we all know what that one means lol

LOL- Laugh out loud

WWYD- What would you do

ACD- Australian Cattle Dog 

WTG - Way to go 

PM- Private Message 

LMAO- Laugh my a@# off 

OT- Off Topic 

KUP- Keep us posted 

JRT- Jack Russell Terrier  

BRT- Be right there

AKC- American Kennel Club 

APBT- American Pitbull Terrier

GSP- German Shorthaired Pointer

Pyr- Great Pyrenees

IOW- In other words

YKYACTW- (found this one on another dog site lol) You Know You're A Clicker Trainer When...

Doxie- Dachshund

Aussies- Australian Shepherd

Thats all I can think of/ find right now lol 

I can cover some of them...

MIL, FIL, BIL, SIL - the In-Laws....mother, father, brother, sister

DH, DW, DD, DS - Dear_____ (insert: husband, wife, daughter, son)

CGC - Canine Good Citizen

SO - Significant Other

IMO (E) - In My Opinion (Experience)

Alot of other ones refer to showing and titles that have been won, but I don't know what they are.  I'm sure someone will be along soon to help with that.        

Once the list gets built it might be something good to stickie in the Intro area...so newbies can find it when they say hi....just a thought

ETA:  GSD - German Shepherd Dog (?)

BC - Border Collie

LGD - Livestock Guarding Dog

ACD - Australian Cattle Dog

PB - Pit Bull (Pibble)

X - used after a breed name to mean cross or mix

Edited again to fix LGD....oops        

I think Liv has a great list there! I moved this to NDR-Non Dog Related...I will have to see if I can think of anything else.

FWIW ~ for what it's worth
IM(NS)HO ~ in my (not so) humble opinion
LMAO ~ laughing my ass off
POV ~ point of view
BF/GF ~ boyfriend/girlfriend
PWC ~ pembroke welsh corgi
GSD ~ german shepherd dog
PR ~ positive reinforcement
CT ~ click - treat
Mal ~ either malinois or malamute

 I think LGD = Livestock Guard Dog. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

TheDogHouseBCMPD

LGD - Large Guard Dog

No - Livestock Guardian Dog!

General: 

ETA = EDITED TO ADD

FYI = For your information

HTH = Hope that helps

TBH = To be honest

PITA = Pain in the...

Training Jargon:

R+ = Positive reinforcement (something nice you give the dog... usually refers to food, toys, petting, praise)

P+ = Positive punishment (something not so nice; maybe a collar pop or a rattle-can)

R- = Negative reinforcement (something that is nice when it stops, like the tightening of a prong on a pulling dog) 

P- = Negative reinforcement (Something nice that you take away... shutting the door if the dog doesn't remain in a sit for example)

Breeds:

APBT = American Pitt Bull Terrier

GR = Golden Retriever

GSP = German Shorthaired Pointer

Sorry if some are repeats!  Ones I use a lot:

GSD - German Shepherd Dog

SchH - Schutzhund (German Shepherd sport)

CGC - Canine Good Citizen (AKC thing, not sure if it's an official title)

NILF or NILIF - "Nothing in life is free" (Dog training/behavior philosophy) 

BTW - by the way

ATM - at the moment

OTOH - on the other hand

WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get

IMHO - in my humble (honest) opinion

JMO - just my opinion

.02 - my two cents
 

Yay!!! Thank you so much so far! That has helped SO MUCH! You have no idea! I don't feel like a "lost soul" anymore! haha!

I don't even mind the repeats because its like a quiz like "oh ya! i remember that one, okay good..." :o)

Thank god for this post! I felt so lost with all the lingo but I didn't want to ask! I feel some what smarter now 

Thanks for this thread indeed!! I guessed some of them but sometimes I don't write because I'm lost in translation

I didn't wanted to ask, because I know it has to be hard to read my posts sometimes, even though, I try my best to write well. I'll print a little list and put it in my desk for help!

I have a question: why do you write lol, LOL, ~lol~ or ~LOL~? Is the same? Once I wrote lol lol, like haha

And my little contribution: Neo = Neapolitan mastiff  (The first time I read it I thought it was something related to The Matrix )

Calinisima

I have a question: why do you write lol, LOL, ~lol~ or ~LOL~? Is the same? Once I wrote lol lol, like haha

Yes, they're all the same. Just different people's preferences. And sometimes I say "Hee hee!" or something similar, too for a laugh.

Your English is very good! I've never had any trouble reading your posts. 

Calinisima

I have a question: why do you write lol, LOL, ~lol~ or ~LOL~? Is the same?