Idiocracy is already here, for dogs.

The Basset Hound has gotten lower, has suffered changes to its rear leg structure, has excessive skin, vertebra problems, droopy eyes prone to entropion and ectropion and excessively large ears. No dog breed has ever been improved by the capricious and arbitrary decision that a shorter/longer/flatter/bigger/smaller/curlier “whatever” is better. Condemning a dog to a lifetime of suffering for the sake of looks is not an improvement; it is torture.

2021-11-08: Another look at extinct dog breeds:

After more than 30 ka by the side of their human companions, and the development of 100s of different types, all around the globe – for different climates, hobbies, tastes, and professions – dogs were suddenly at the mercy of shows and sporting events. “There are a number of dogs that the Victorians kind of abandoned. If dogs don’t get a following in a dog show, then they kind of disappear. Nobody breeds them, nobody buys them, nobody shows them.” The era saw a kind of mass extinction of dogs which had been in existence for ka.