A Breed Standard OR A Show Standard?

                                       A BREED STANDARD FOR ALL GOLDENS?
   The Golden Retriever breed standard in the United Kingdom is written for and applies to ALL Golden Retrievers registered in that nation of origin.
   In contrast, the breed standard of the AKC/GRCA is written for Golden Retrievers who enter the conformation ring.
   TRUE or FALSE?
   Consider the fact that nowhere in the British document is there any reference whatever to exhibiting dogs or the conformation ring. Not a single word. It is a standard which is intended to apply to ALL Golden Retrievers, regardless of venue. Which is as it should be. One would think.
   Now consider the document issued by the GRCA with AKC approval. Under General Appearance
   in the FIRST paragraph of the written standard it says:
     ....Primarily a hunting dog, he should be SHOWN in hard working condition....
   Barely forty words into the standard, reference is made to the "show" Golden. Why? Was the standard written and meant to apply to a small fraction of the entire breed? Those deemed worthy (or maybe not so) to enter a ring to be judged.
   Are the other AKC-sanctioned standards-- for each and all breeds --likewise intended to refer to the "show" dog?
   I'm just askin'.