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,
the in the record and in the memory,
for
about as long as anything in this world can
remain. Few humans will do as well or
better in that regard.
And though the dog doesn't know or care that
her achievement has been noted, a title says
many things in the world of humans,
where
such things count.
A title says your dog is intelligent, and
adaptable, and good-natured. It says that
your dog loves you enough to do the things
that
please you, however crazy they may have
sometimes seemed.
And a title says that you love your dog,
that you love to spend time with her because
she is a good dog, and that you believe in
her
enough to give her yet another chance
when she fails, and that, in the end your
faith is justified.
A title proves that your dog inspires you to
that special relationship enjoyed by so few;
that in a world of disposable creatives,
this dog with a title is greatly loved, and
loves greatly in return.
And when that dear short life is over, the
title will remain as a memorial of the
finest kind, the best that you can give a
deserving friend,
volumes of praise in one
small set of initials after the name.
An obedience title is nothing less than the
love and respect, given and received and
recorded permanently.
Sandy Mowrey
