Show dog

Often used as a single word (showdog), the term is also used within the sport of conformation to refer to a dog that displays a particularly energetic or outgoing character.

Entry into many sports of dog shows is restricted to purebred dogs registered with the kennel club or breed club sponsoring the show, and dogs are selected by breeding to excel at the particular sport for which they are being shown.

., Dog shows may be held indoors, in horse arenas or other suitably large spaces, or outdoors on groomed fields.

Types of dog shows include: One argument is that the kennel clubs' requirements that breeding be conducted within a breed is tantamount to mandatory, continuous inbreeding as all members of the same breed are related.

[1] Another is that whether breeding primarily for appearance[2] or for a particularly desirable working style,[3] too much emphasis is placed on breeding from the few winning stud dogs,[4] causing an already limited gene pool to encounter a genetic bottleneck.<>