Over the years I've seen some guys who were not the most knowledgeable Dogmen but had more success/luck than some I've seen that seriously claim to know this and that. Then again I think sometimes the humans take too much credit from the dog itself. And in my opinion your knowledge don't really shine until you've shown start to finish, from raising the pup to schooling it to campaigning to aftercare to selective breeding and then some! Lots of us are great shapers or great handlers or great breeders but the complete package coupled with a line of dogs that speak for themselves is far and few in between.