The trouble with your view though, R2L, is it seeks to control what other people do. If you personally don't want to see your dogs go in the hands of anyone but a fellow dogman, then you personally can control where your pups go by your own personal selection criteria.

However, when you start to ascribe your own values to other people, and when you expect everyone else to follow "your" belief system, it is my opinion that you have crossed the line a bit. The truth is, these dogs may excel at dog-vs-dog combat, but they also excel at other things too. Another consideration is many people who match dogs treat their dogs like shit. They feed them cheap feed, they put no straw in the house, give them no socialization, nothing. So a lot of times selling a pup to a dogman means guaranteeing that the poor dog doesn't have much of a life.

There is nothing wrong with people showing beautiful pit bulls IMO. No, I do not personally care for it, as "how a dog looks" is subjective (compared to did this dog whip that dog?, which is objective), but for those people who enjoy this, that is their right to do so. Also, if we believe the adage "form follows function," then those people who pay attention to build quality in their (performance) dogs will have a leg-up on those who do not.

In the end, it is as simple as this: you can't control what other people do, so there is no sense worrying about it. Also, for those show people who truly are professional, they display these dogs in a favorable light. The fact of the matter is, if it wasn't for the ADBA and "pet owners" who care, these dogs would be totally outlawed. They're the only ones standing up for the breed at city assemblies and whatnot ... as you sure as hell don't see dogfighters there.

Jack