A breeder should never make any single criterion, whether winning in the show ring or reducing epilepsy risk, the only reason for doing a breeding. (ashgi.org)
If overweight dogs win in the show ring, more and more fanciers associate the excess weight with «correct» conformation! (iwfoundation.org)
Just because a dog is of the «conformation» type does NOT mean that it can not work in the field, just as being of the «field» type does NOT mean that that dog can not win in the show ring. (goldenretrievers.org)