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No Debbie, you don't get off that lightly.
Stupid rules, regulations and practices are stupid anywhere they appear. There are no boundaries.
You obviously know next to nothing about dog sports or Governments involvement in sport.
Currently, there are efforts by the respective world controlling bodies to have agility and sled racing recognised by the IOC (Olympic Games). I could expand considerably on this if anyone wants.
Governments worldwide each pour millions and millions of dollars into sport in their particular country. It is therefore in the interest of dog outfits such as the AKC to put forward their dog sports in front of Governments to attempt to gain some of this cash as well as all the other benefits that Governments and their agencies can offer or provide.
To this end, the two world dog organisations and all their national (nation) members proffer all the dog competitions as sport. This includes conformation and obedience along with upwards of twenty other types of competition events
I suppose conformation showing and obedience are a little like dressage in equestrian events. But the term sport can also be applied to games like chess and ballroom dancing.
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