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What
is an Obedience Title ... Really?
by:
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 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.
(At Kaponomana we would expand this
writing to include all working titles.) |
