it has to fit to the breed standard. i don't see why this is so hard to understand.
why. WHO says that they must fit the breed stardard? you? the people who make their living with beauty contests? why? just cuz they say so? and why should I listen to them or you? why are only you guys correct and the people with dogs that can actually DO the work wrong? please enlighten me as to why my whippet built, flop eared, extra fine boned border collie cant herd? (and she can by the way, she was dropped on sheep after 5 years of city living and right off the bat was herding better then the expeirenced dogs) and please explain how conformation has imporoved the bearded collie, and wehn people see then bouncing and barking at sheep the response is "oh thats how they are supposed to herd" thats odd because actually beardies were originally more like a wire coated BC and worked like BCs, in fact the 2 breeds used to be freely interbred.