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Originally Posted by warriec  if you have a bitch that wins best in show she is worth her weight in gold. She will have super offspring passing on good genes |
Sorry, this is absolutely not true. She MAY have good genes, she MAY have good offspring, but simply being a very successful conformation dog does not mean that a dog has good genes OR that they will pass along their good conformation, nor does it mean that a dog is healthy, has an appropriate temperament, or anything else other than that individual dog was the best match for the breed standard and showed well on that particular day at that particular show. Conformation showing is just ONE ingredient of making breeding decisions, it is nowhere near an indication that a dog has good genes that they will pass along (indeed, there are MANY dogs with mediocre success in the breed ring who produce offspring which are far better than themselves, and many other very successful dogs who produce mediocre at best offspring).