Please understand that I'm not one to think that to be a good dog owner, you must totally train your dog and put some sort of title on him/her. I've seen MANY well-behaved dogs who have no titles... have never been certified to do something or other... and who fit in beautifully with their human packs... and who are loved to the fullest extent possible.
There are some of us, however, that do spend a huge amount of time training our dogs because it's our passion, and we enjoy it. An agility friend shared this with me, and I want to share it with the forum members. It's not about the "title"... it's about SO much more....because the dog could care less if he/she carries a title or not. 
What a title means....
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 honour the
dog, an ultimate memorial. It will remain in the record and in the
memory for about as long as anything in this world can remain. Few
humans will do as well or better in that regard. And though the dog
himself doesn't know or care that his 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 him
because he was a good dog, and that you believed in him enough to
give him yet another chance when he failed, and that in the end your
faith was justified.
A Title proves that your dog inspired you to have the 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 or after the name.
A Title is nothing less than love and respect, given and received
permanently.
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