[ashleynicole452]

They have problems for sure, I have a purebreed dog, and she sits around the house and plays with the kids like she should, I would never have her out in a compition somewhere.

[trannyboy]

Ideally breeding is about creating the best dog and making the breed in general better. Ideally showing is about comparing the dog to the ideal standard that is much more then just looks. It is about strength, fitness, temperament and ensuring a way to know that the best genes are being passed on to the next generation. It is not about which dog looks prettiest because if that pretty dog has a bad temper or bad hips they are disqualified and hopefully people can avoid breeding that dog.Dogs are not compared to each other so much as compared to how closely they much the ideal standard. Perfection by the way is readily admitted as not possible but that the dog who most closely matches what they are meant to be. Every standard lists that the major faults are not for how pretty the dog is but something that prevents them from doing what they were bred for. Which is why the standards say things like grey hair from age and honorable scars from working are acceptable.Unfortunately like in everything in life people pervert what is a good thing because of their own issues but that doesn't mean that showing is a bad thing.

[Cris]

There are certain standards per dog breed and some people just want to get together and see how their dogs match up to those standards, plain and simple...