Pedigreed dogs, including those officially classified as working dogs, must conform to standards set by organizations
that issue pedigrees. Those standards generally specify the physical appearance necessary for a dog to be recognized
as belonging to a breed but stipulate nothing about other genetic traits, such as those that enable breeds originally
developed as working dogs to perform the work for which they were developed. Since dog breeders try to
maintain only those traits specified by pedigree
...
that issue pedigrees. Those standards generally specify the physical appearance necessary for a dog to be recognized
as belonging to a breed but stipulate nothing about other genetic traits, such as those that enable breeds originally
developed as working dogs to perform the work for which they were developed. Since dog breeders try to
maintain only those traits specified by pedigree
...
