Dogs of Distinction

Recently I found out about the new book coming out in 2007 -The American Dogs of Distinction book. This book is all about recognizing the variety of service and work our dogs provide for us in the USA. I know, I know, dogs worldwide are invaluable and maybe one day someone will publish a book about the World Dogs of Distinction!

The good news is this book is still accepting nominations for your dog to be entered and hopefully accepted into this soon to be very prestigious book. I am thrilled to find out my dog Shadrach, the Neo Mastiff (that's his handle) was accepted into the book. What did he do? Well he has no awards, no birth certificate (i.e. kennel registration), no pedigree, no service work, none of these. So you might be wondering how he made it in right? Well they have a separate category for those really special dogs who maybe haven't done a lot as far as those kinds of awards but they have been instrumental in the lives of their owners and the joy, focus and enrichment they bring to our lives. My dog is exactly one of those. I do what I do each and every day for him and the others who preceded him. He was the catalyst that sent me into the world of writing and fighting for the welfare of these gorgeous, wonderful, caring companions who fill any void in our lives just by their very presence.

I hope you will go and nominate your special dog to be in this book. Go to American Dogs of Distinction to nominate your dog.