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I think over-emphasis on any one aspect of a breed is a mistake (and how you end up with what are essentially two different breeds within a breed, as happened with English Springer Spaniels, for example). Working ability (and proof thereof via titles) is very important, but, frankly, so is conformation, AND health, AND temperament. A dog of any breed should look like it should, act like it should and be able to do what it was originally intended to do (or at least show some indication of trainability, with some kind of performance titles).