The breed standard is the description of the IDEAL corgi. It's a standard of perfection that cannot and will not ever be reached. No dog COMPLETELY meets every aspect of the standard 100%. So it's not that they are deformed, just not 100% perfect (who is?). There are some faults (like fluffies, whitelies, bluies, dropped ears, etc.) that are very major from a "standard" point of view. But some others that are subjective, based on the preferences of the breeder or judge. And some judges or breeders feel that some things are more important than others, so they will weight those higher or lower when judging the dog. That's why winning one dog show isn't a guarantee of winning the next. It depends on whether or not that dog is the closest to the standard out of the group that is showing.
Does that help? Or just make it more confusing?
