>What Is An Obedience Title Really? >Not just a brag, not just a stepping stone to a higher title, not just an >adjunct to competitive scores; a title is a tribute to the dog that bears >it, a way to honor the dog, an ultimate memorial. > >It will remain in the record and in the memory, for about as long as >anything in this world can remain. > >And though the dog himself doesn't know or care that his achievements have >been noted, a title says many things in the world of humans, where such >things count. > >A title says your dog was intelligent, adaptable, and good natured. > >It says that your dog loved you enough to do the things that please you, >however crazy they may have sometimes seemed. > >In addition, a title says that you love your dog. That you loved to spend >time with him because he was a good dog and that you believed in him enough >to give him yet another chance when he failed and in the end your faith was >justified. > >A title proves that your dog inspired you to that special relationship >enjoyed by so few; that in a world of disposable creatures, this dog with a >title was greatly loved, and loved greatly in return. > >And when that dear short life is over, the title remains as a memorial of >the finest kind, the best you can give to a deserving friend. Volumes of >praise in one small set of initials after the name. > >An obedience title is nothing less than the true love and >respect, given and received and recorded permanently. > >-Sandy Mowery (writer for Front & Finish)
