“a lot of the owners are idiots.”
The owners range from the wealthy to average middle class people. That mix of classes occurs often on one dog because each owner has a different reason for wanting his name on the registration. Most owners and most breeders are not wealthy, don’t own many dogs and are amateurs but are able to compete against the wealthy and the professionals because of hard work and personal skill. The dogs are treated with better care than most people treat their kids.
PETA hates them because they hate dogs and believe humans are evil. The MSM hates them (and promotes PETA and the HSUS) because they hate the idea of pure competition, private property and believe in controlling what other people do.