my question is how important is conformation to a hog dog? I was reading a post at another board and a man said a dog can only perform to its full ability and conformation has everything to do with it,
is it really that important?
Thanks for any info
While conformation has it's place...drive, nose, work ethic, hunt, heart, etc. have more to do with it than conformation. Conformation is nothing but how a dog stacks up against it's breed standard (and the standard for a particular breed can change from time to time). Matter of fact, I'd put structural soundness ahead of conformation as well.
My 2 pennies...
