Original sentence: Judges must also assess specimens of all breeds objectively, regardless of personal favorites.Similarly, the dog that either through his innate behavior, his training, or his handler's skill, appears in the ring to embody what is called "showmanship" (flashy gait, alert expression, always standing in a correct "show stack"), is claimed to be quite likely (at least in the U.Such a dog is said to represent a safe and unassailable choice even though a superior but less well-known dog may be present.Thus the stated ideals of objective assessment, of judging strictly to the breed standard, are thought at times to be honored more in theory than in practice
Edited sentence: Judges must also assess specimens of all breeds objectively, regardless of personal favourites.Similarly, the dog that either through his innate behaviour, his training, or his handler's skill, appears in the ring to embody what is called "showmanship" (flashy gait, alert expression, always standing in a correct "show stack"), is quite likely (at least in the U.Such a dog represents a safe and unassailable choice even though a superior but less well-known dog may be present.Thus the stated ideals of objective assessment, of judging strictly to the breed standard, may turn out to be honoured more in theory than in practice