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Are there dramatic differences between show and working varieties of breeds

 

German Shepherd

Working

http://www.donauwolf.ro/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/ara31-main.jpg

 

Show

http://germanshepherdtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/andy1.jpg

 

 

What is improved about a dog that can barely move or work due to cruddy hips and a duck waddle gait?

 

Old Bulldog

http://www.leavittbulldogs.co.uk/communities/4/004/006/961/364/images/4525157068.gif

 

New Bulldog

 

http://www.zeridanu.com/bulldog-gallery/J.T.Jack-ACTION-ALET.jpg

What exactly are the extreme flat face and rolly-polly figure acomplishing?

 

 

 

Show Border Collie

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wtMirEYkS50/SLZjeudn6WI/AAAAAAAAAaE/cBxe74Nmvek/s1600-h/BOB.BIS.23.08.08.jpg

Working Border Collie

http://www.dreamydoodles.com/puppies/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Border-Collie.jpg

 

How does all of the fur and the shorter muzzle on the show Border actually assist it with herding. That and the fact that they have stripped it of all its working drive. The Border Collie has been ruined.

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I believe the obvious answer for the bulldog is that now it teeth don't meet so you don't have to worry about it biting you. Oh and it can't breed naturally, so you don't have to worry about pet overpopulation. Yeah, I'm seeing it. :blink:

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Both of the border collies are beautiful, but you just cannot beat the intensity in the working border collies eyes. I will stick with the ABCA border collies, not interesting in the AKC show border collies.

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