Title?
Not just to brag, not a stepping stone for some higher title, not just an adjunct to competitive scores. A title is a tribute to a dog that
bears it, a way to honor the dog, an ultimate memorial. It remains in the records and memory for as long as time can come.
Few humans will do as well if not better in that regard; and though the dog himself/ herself does not know or care that
his/her achievements have been noted/ recorded. A title says things in this world for humans to count.
A title says your dog was intelligent, adaptable and good-natured enough to with hold the highest achievement.
It says that your dog was willing enough and loved you enough to do these things to please YOU no matter what those things you
ask of him/her. It says you loved your dog enough to spend the time; sacrifice all that you have scarified to prove he was a good
dog, and that you believed in him/her. That you gave him/her the chance when failed, and recovered and learned so that in the
end it was justified your faith between dog and man.
Is inspired you to create and have that special relationship between you and your dog enjoyed by so few; that in a world of disposable
creatures this dog with a title was greatly loves, and loved greatly in return. 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
his name. A title is nothing less than love and respect, given and received permanently
"If you want your young dog to become a champion… you must believe in him. You must treat him like a champion. You must make him believe he is a champion. You cannot fret over how wide his turns are, how slow his times are, how so and so beat him etc etc. you cannot be disappointed in him. You must instill confidence. You must build trust. You must come off the course making him feel like a champion no matter what happened. Your response at the end of the run should be positive that your dog wants to make it happen again. You must convince him he is a champion even when not doing agility (tell him, and believe, what a great dog he is). You must believe in your dog so he can believe in himself."- Linda Mecklenburg.
bears it, a way to honor the dog, an ultimate memorial. It remains in the records and memory for as long as time can come.
Few humans will do as well if not better in that regard; and though the dog himself/ herself does not know or care that
his/her achievements have been noted/ recorded. A title says things in this world for humans to count.
A title says your dog was intelligent, adaptable and good-natured enough to with hold the highest achievement.
It says that your dog was willing enough and loved you enough to do these things to please YOU no matter what those things you
ask of him/her. It says you loved your dog enough to spend the time; sacrifice all that you have scarified to prove he was a good
dog, and that you believed in him/her. That you gave him/her the chance when failed, and recovered and learned so that in the
end it was justified your faith between dog and man.
Is inspired you to create and have that special relationship between you and your dog enjoyed by so few; that in a world of disposable
creatures this dog with a title was greatly loves, and loved greatly in return. 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
his name. A title is nothing less than love and respect, given and received permanently
"If you want your young dog to become a champion… you must believe in him. You must treat him like a champion. You must make him believe he is a champion. You cannot fret over how wide his turns are, how slow his times are, how so and so beat him etc etc. you cannot be disappointed in him. You must instill confidence. You must build trust. You must come off the course making him feel like a champion no matter what happened. Your response at the end of the run should be positive that your dog wants to make it happen again. You must convince him he is a champion even when not doing agility (tell him, and believe, what a great dog he is). You must believe in your dog so he can believe in himself."- Linda Mecklenburg.