[VEGLAS - SPB]

working breeders are a whole different ball game. They're improving the abilities that the dogs were intended for in the first place Though there are a raft of breeds who no-longer have a legitimate purpose and thus must be bred for some other purpose which may or may not be a close approximation of their original purpose and call for a similar makeup of dog. Hence this...

Breeding more selectively for health and temperament This is what most who are deemed "good" breeders will claim to do, whether breeding for show or agility or tracking or whatever.