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What is a title?
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 the world can remain.
And though the dog itself doesn't
know or care that it's 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 your dog loved you
enough to do the things that pleased
you, however crazy they may have
seemed. In addition, a title says
that you loved your dog, that you
loved to spend time with your dog
because it was a good dog, and that
you believed in your dog enough to
give it yet another chance when it
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 before or
after the name. A ch., obedience,
agility etc. title is nothing less
than true love and respect, given
and recorded permanently.
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