Originally Posted by
FrostyPaws
First thing, it's not all that easy to get a ROM or POR dog to just pop out of a breeding program. When you consider that most dogs never make it to the show, you should consider yourself lucky when you do have dogs that make it there and win.
Second thing, being a winner doesn't necessarily mean anything except your dog beat the dog in front of it. That could mean your average dog beat a dog that quit in 20 minutes, and in the overall way of looking at things, being a winner isn't all that impressive. The only time winning ever meant anything to me was when a quality dog was beaten. Unfortunately, for my dog, we tended to see more quality action at the yard than the show due to selection, breeding, etc etc. So because a dog isn't a winner doesn't mean it's not "tested in the box". It could be something as simple as the dog simply isn't a winner for a variety of reasons.