Showing dogs isnt important unless you really need money badly, say, you found a dog on the streets, found it was a purebred, but had, say, a floppy ear. You had 100 dollars left- just enough to fix the dog's ear and it would be top choice of any responsible breeder. Then you might make some money at a show, but otherwise, showing dogs isnt very important.I don't like it otherwise, unless the dog was burned or was in some other accident, then it would probably be ok.