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Aug. 27, 1995  -  Nov. 22, 2009

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 honour the dog, an ultimate memorial.  It will remain, in record and in memory, for about
as long as anything in this world can remain.  Few humans will do as well or better.

And although the dog itself doesn’t know or care that its 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 that may have sometimes seemed.

And a title says that you loved your dog, that you loved to spend time with it because it was a good dog, that you believed
in it enough to give it yet another chance when it failed, and that, in the end, your faith was justified.

A title proves 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, volumes of
praise in one small set of initials after the name.

An Obedience Title is nothing less than love and respect, given and received and permanently recorded.

By Sandy Mowery