Kennel - men thought they had to create uniform - looking dogs from original working stock, then they turned around and resold those dogs back to the farmers or hunters
because pedigreed dogs were supposedly superior.
While tongue in cheek, and surely subject to exceptions, it reflects the reality that there is a growing body of legal work that simply won't be sent to the most
pedigreed law firms, most typically
because general counsel are laser focused on value, namely quality and efficiency.