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Why Title a Dog?
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 record
and in memory for as long as anything in this world can remain. Few
humans will do as well or better in that regard.
And though 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 they 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 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 pride in one small set of initials after
the name.
A title earned is nothing less than love and respect, given and received, and permanently recorded.
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