[Professional Engineer]

You see it in my breed - Labrador Retrievers - the show dogs have diverged so much from the field dogs that they look like two different kinds of dog. Also, many of the show dogs can't find a bird in a phone booth, and that's not good for a breed that's supposed to be a Bird Dog.

Hey, yer talking about my dog. LOL

I agree, I hope this doesn't lead to the death of yet another good breed.

[brytlea]

I agree, I hope this doesn't lead to the death of yet another good breed.

It won't, as long as there are breeders out there who care to use them for their intended purpose and breed for that. And, I think labs are probably the most popular retrieving breed in the US (at least it would appear so).

susie