"So am I to understand that a Showman/breeder after picking and negotiating
their 'show potentials' out of their litter, then choose to sell the
remaining litter as companions/pets means that they don't have sound
breeding/bloodlines behind them? I am sure their are many Showman that will
be very disappointed to hear this. "
Nope that is not at all what I'm saying at all (and you know it)since responsible breeders sell their pets on spay/neuter agreements and limited registration and these same breeders also carefully screen their potential buyers (although even in the most careful of screenings a bad apple can slip through)... therefore in 99% of the puppies sold by responsible breeders there will be no pets only being bred.... The Pets only people that breed for pets only are mostly made up of people who buy their dogs from less then stellar breeders..people who have virtually no idea (or very little) about breed standard, health, bloodlines, etc is all about, may or may not have dogs registered with a legit registry such as AKC, CKC (Canadian Kennel Club), UKC (United Kennel Club) and very often either don't have registered dogs or have them registered with one of the scam registries such as CKC (Continental kennle Club), ACA (American Canine Association), APDR (American Pet Dog Registry) and the like, breed to the closest possible stud, pay no attention to breeder code of ethics, etc. These are also the same people that advertise "rare" colors and such.
Responsible breeders don't need to be disappointed at all...they are doing what they should be doing...it is the irresponsible that should be disappointed. A responsible breeder knows that even breeding the best to the best doesn't always result in the goal they were trying to achieve..they also know that there will be nice pets in every litter..pets they can be proud of and know they have done the best they can to produce with health, conformation, longevity, temperament..a complete package..pets that will make loving family companions.