It's allways puzzled me why those owners and their dogs who compete in obedience and working trials , get relatively few kudos, whereas a dog that basically looks good ,and is in fine condition,is lauded, for walking round a ring ,doing a triangle to assess movement ,and standing reasonably still while being handled.
Thats what got me when i used to judge lurcher show you never see the 1/2 cross working dogs lined up, my old collie/greys and wheaton/grey whould do good in a show, i did once put my 1/2 collie (non hancock)in for a laugh the judge said whats that anygood for ??, myself and