Pedigree indicates what the animal should be.
Conformation indicates what the animal appears to be.
Performance indicates what the animal actually is.
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CONFORMATION

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 herself doesn't know or care that her
 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 that your dog loved you enough to do the  things that 
pleased you, however crazy they may have sometimes seemed.

 In addition, a title says that you loved your dog.

That you loved to spend time with her because she was a
 good dog and that you believed in her enough to give her yet
 another chance when she 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 the name or) after the name.

An obedience, agility, flyball, herding, etc. title is nothing less than true love
and respect, given and received and recorded permanently.

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