I absolutely agree with you, but like I say a dog show is a beauty contest.
I think that castration and spaying is acceptable now is because some people had bitches spayed and didnt get permission to show them (how it used to be, or the dog needed to have had registered progeny) in some breeds, like Shelties, Collies, people were known to have had bitches spayed as it improved their coats, making them thicker and more desirable etc.. Some breeds however, spaying and castration can ruin a coat, like a Spaniel for example. With not being able to tell if a bitch was spayed it was decided