What Is An Obedience Title Really?
Author-Sandy Mowery (writer for Front & Finish)
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 achievments
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 disposible 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 that the true love and respect,
given and received and recorded permanently.
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