Why do show owners not allow there dogs to sit!

I do show - and also don't understand this - my boys understand the command sit and stand! So were taught both - I didn't start showing til after obedience training and it was harder getting Max to stand rather than sit when we stopped but he soon got the hang of it. And it's never been a huge problem for Angus!

So I teach both sit and stand and down too! My biggest problem with Angus is stopping him 'giving a high five' when sitting!

When I first started show training I was told not to make my dog sit for the reason you gave, the last thing you want a dog to do in front of the judge is sit, you want it to remain standing to show itself off.

However, I do teach mine to sit and they will obey me, to a degree, they absolutely ignore the command if there is someone making a fuss of them or something going on that they want to get involved in. It hasn't really concerned me in the home as they will do it immediately if they think they're going to get a treat.

Since deciding to take Bradley to obedience I have been teaching him to sit and he will do it 100%. However, it will be interesting to see if he will do it when he starts his training classes tonight, if there are friends to be made instead of concentrating on boring old mummy, well who can say what he'll do

I teach mine with a hand signal rather than a verbal command,simple reason as if they heard somebody shout sit while they were in the ring they may well do it

Kaos has gone into clicker training mode a couple of times in the ring with me if I dont pay attention to him he thinks ok and goes through his handful of tricks problem being he does it one after the other very quickly so we get bow,both(high ten) spin wave a paw and hide ugly face back into bow and round of with a walk back, tell you what though it gets my attention back on him the judges too






He is young and keen so I dont mind and if its the worst thing my male rott does in the ring I will be a happy gal

I dont show but did go to ringcraft with Loki for awhile, he had already learnt sit and getting him to stand was quite difficult particually when we stopped at the end of moving for the judge, in obedience he was already used to sitting nicely at my side whenever I stopped, I wasnt bothered about showing and more interested in continuing obedience so stopped going to ring craft in the end!
Ive not met anyone who was annoyed at their dog sitting of their own accord outside the ring that seems abit extream and mean!

Hi scorpio, I think I know what he will do at training, have fun and enjoy himself. as it should be,
Hi hannah, from what I have seen if they are talking to someone outside the ring and the dog is sat next to them, if someone goes to give the dog a treat they go off on one about not giving the dog a reward for sitting, but some tend to get very upset and obsesed by it,



Kaos doing it like he should (on a good day)

I've always taught mine both but obviously focus on the stand at ringcraft when they're both puppies. They understand both, that's not stopped them from sitting down though in front of the judge though. With young dogs though, it's a sad judge who faults them for sitting down. They're not robots. I would be annoyed if someone treated them without asking though, anywhere not just in the showring. Alot of dogs have allergies and I think it's only polite to ask.

I agree people should ask before treating your dog or even petting them, but I also think some people (particually in the show world from what ive seen, although obviously not everyone who shows!!) get to hung up on little unimportant things! But each to their own and I guess they must be important to them and have their reasons for doing so!

Kaos looks stunning dougiepit im sure he will do well in the ring if he stands like that lovely!!!