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>>176535
Well, cynical about the show dog world, yeah.
I don't hunt, but the traits hunters look for require a healthy, intelligent, even-tempered dog. If you've known labs, the difference between a lab bred as a hunting dog and your average stupid, unhealthy, neurotic lab from a less work-oriented breeder is like night and day.
Show breeders go for a lot of bizarre, pretty-but-useless traits that can cause health problems - like the flat faces on Persian cats that cause breathing difficulty. And they often forget about temperament and intelligence completely.
Breeders seeking work ability have to look for traits that actually make the dog healthy and functional, instead of the arbitrary bullshit show breeders froth over. If you're gonna be bringing more puppies into the world, I vastly prefer a breeder who's looking to preserve practical traits, instead of a show breeder who forgets that stuff because they're too busy wanking about unacceptable coat colors.
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