January, 2009
Keep foul weather gear available to you at all times.
Training and trialing go on no matter the weather.
The exception is if the facility is rendered unusable.
Another thing to remember is that we do not put
up the lights at class at Long Beach on rainy days
so if you can not make it out before dark
you probably will not get training on that RAINY day.
Brags...
If
I do not get your brag then it doesnot show here. This is the case
with a couple of more for this month, sorry you did not make this
issue with your brag!Format for Brags...
Dog’s call name-dogs formal name complete with their titles already
earned-followed by the new accomplishment, trial where it happened, with
who handling and where it happened.
example: DOG-Sir DOG UD, HX-earned his WTCH at Anybody’s Trial on
any date with Mr. Handler at any town. (any breed)
Duncan - Jola's Sunny's Strike CGC (Smooth Collie), handled by Dena
Campbell, earned his JHD at the IEHDA AHBA Trial in Perris, CA on Sept.
15. ..
What is a Title Really? by Sandy Mowery
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 please you,
however crazy they may have sometimes seemed.
In addition, a title says that you love 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 (or you!) 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 after a
name.
An title is nothing less than the true love and respect,
given and received and recorded permanently."
(submitted by Kimberly)