Truly responsible breeders with integrity and genuine love for their breed (s) all understand the importance of the true purpose
of conformation dog showing.
Kennel Clubs maintain breed standards, record pedigrees in a breed registry (or studbook), and issue the rules
for conformation dog shows and trials and accreditation of judges.
Any intact Lagotto 6 months of age or older may compete in an
AKC conformation dog show, as long as there are no disqualifying faults per the Lagotto Romagnolo breed standard and the dog has «full» registration status with the AKC.
It may not be important to you to have a registered puppy if you don't plan to breed or compete in
conformation dog shows.
The breed was first shown at
a conformation dog show in England in 1865, and by 1873, the OES was given a separate breed classification with the Kennel Club, and three OES competitors exhibited at the Curzon Hall Show in Birmingham, England.
Agility,
conformation dog shows, tracking, field events, obedience, these are all hobbies that people can enjoy with their dogs and breeding for excellence in the dog show ring is a part of that hobby.
«In addition to
the conformation dog show, we'll have the hardest working dogs in the nation at the AKC National Obedience Invitational and AKC Agility Invitational.
Basset Hounds compete in
conformation dog shows, field trials and hunt tests, tracking tests, agility trials, therapy dog activities, obedience and rally trials, and scent work.
Conformation dog shows, of course, simply speeded up the drive to homogeneity.