I already explained that Westminster is NOT an example. I repeat:

Actually the Westminster Kennel Club as well as the show itself are wholly American in their attitudes displaying the same damned "We're the Greatest and You Can Fuck Off" attitude known so well by our neighbors on the planet. The WKC follows the AKC in this and instead of standing up for the breed and it's world-wide history and influence they tag along with the American Kennel Club.

Here's an example near and dear to me.........Longhair Weimaraners are not recognized for conformation show competition in the United States although they can be registered and are eligible for agility, obedience, and field trial competition. But everywhere else in the world and they are recognized for all competition and even highly sought after in many places including Germany, the ancestral home of the breed (obviously). Longhairs developed right alongside their shorthair brethren but when they came to the U.S.A. they were verboten. The story is too long and too damn silly to tell, but once again, the United States sucks owl dicks!

Spaw