Type vs. Hype – Judging Dogs According To Breed Standard

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164 – July, 2026

By Omar Gonzalez

There was a time when the conversation always began with type. When breeders spoke, they spoke of heads and boning, of expression and balance, of silhouettes that told a story long before the animal ever took a step. We discussed virtues, forgave faults, and measured excellence against the standard, not against popularity. But somewhere along the way, the conversation shifted. The dialogue quieted. And in its place rose something far louder, far emptier: hype.

We see it in the rings. Animals promoted not because they embody the ideal, but because they have been packaged well, marketed, circulated, hashtagged, and declared “important” long before their merit ever earned the whisper of that word. It is a strange phenomenon, when we as a community begin to accept hype as proof, as if repetition alone can create correctness. But hype has no pedigree, no bone structure, no proportionality. It carries no genetic weight. It cannot produce the next generation. Only type can do that.

Yet hype spreads quickly. It is seductive. It makes people believe that approval is equivalent to excellence. That popularity is synonymous with quality. And that recognition, no matter how shallow or short-lived, is the same as true achievement. We all know better, but we don’t always demand better. And that is where the damage begins.

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164 – July, 2026

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