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This blog - http://pedigreedogsexposed.blogspot.co.uk/ - has a lot of information on how breeding to meet show requirements has had disastrous affects on the health of lots of breeds. Not just the obvious ones - Pugs, Bulldogs, French Bulldogs - but also German Shepherds, Great Danes, English Mastiffs, etc. She has lots of photos of the old breed standards that emerged from the working dogs, compared to the modern show standards that accentuate health problems and shorten the life of dogs.
There are some pretty harrowing photos and reports. I'm astonished that people will buy "pedigree" dogs without looking into issues, health testing, checking hip and elbow scores, etc. But, I guess there's no accounting for some people's vanity and stupidity.