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. Few
humans will do as well or better in that regard. 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, and 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. And a Title
says that you loved 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 that
in the end your
faith was justified.
A Title proves that your dog inspired you to have the
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 Title is nothing less than love and respect, given
and received
permanently.
Sandy Mowey, Author
Orig. Published in Front & Finish
