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
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.
-Sandy Mowery (writer for Front & Finish)
| "Diva" and her handler showing what they can do |  |
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