Renee750il, with the Newf's they are breeding for CKC and AKC show are being bred with conformation that's not proper for the job they were intended for, and they are certainly not proper conformation for swimming. Sometimes what happens is a big beautiful dog starts doing all the winning, then every one else tries to breed for the same look. The dogs I own have done fantastic in the show ring and my male was specialized, they all got their championships in 3 countries very quickly. When I look at them I see poor conformation (I'm not going to complain too much as I got the dogs for free and the breeder takes care of all expenses, can't get a better deal than that ). The only thing that concerns me is that once you start breeding without the proper behavior conformation for the shape of the dog, the breed as a whole starts to fall apart. I have seen Newf's that have coats so long they resemble Afghan Hounds! some of the Newf's you see in the ring are completely scissors all over. One of my Newf's has proper length coat, my girls have too much coat,much too long and poofy...but, it's what is winning.
Hope that explains it a little. There are still some breeders who are still breeding for proper conformation but sadly they are not winning in the show ring.
Hope that explains it a little. There are still some breeders who are still breeding for proper conformation but sadly they are not winning in the show ring.