Walking on left

[fifer]

One reason is the triangle during ringcraft/dog showing so you are not between your dog and the judge.

But in handling classes you may get asked to do a reverse triangle in which case you would handle the dog to your right.
Also sometimes when a judge asks for a 'straight up and down' the may move to the side for the return in which case you should swap the lead to your right hand so again you do not come between the dog and the judge. 

Yes but just imagine the chaos if at say championship level everyone handled any side they liked when doing the full class circle!  The circle "take them round please" is normally anti-clockwise; therefore (or because) the dog has to be on your left or the judge will be examining your silhouette in movement and cannot see your dogs because you will be obscuring his/her view! Or even worse you'd have some folk going clockwise and some going anti-clockwise.

[Michele]

One reason is the triangle during ringcraft/dog showing so you are not between your dog and the judge.

But in handling classes you may get asked to do a reverse triangle in which case you would handle the dog to your right.
Also sometimes when a judge asks for a 'straight up and down' the may move to the side for the return in which case you should swap the lead to your right hand so again you do not come between the dog and the judge. 

Yes but just imagine the chaos if at say championship level everyone handled any side they liked when doing the full class circle!  The circle "take them round please" is normally anti-clockwise; therefore (or because) the dog has to be on your left or the judge will be examining your silhouette in movement and cannot see your dogs because you will be obscuring his/her view! Or even worse you'd have some folk going clockwise and some going anti-clockwise.

Thank you for explaining that to me! 

[Helen]

One reason is the triangle during ringcraft/dog showing so you are not between your dog and the judge.

But in handling classes you may get asked to do a reverse triangle in which case you would handle the dog to your right.
Also sometimes when a judge asks for a 'straight up and down' the may move to the side for the return in which case you should swap the lead to your right hand so again you do not come between the dog and the judge. 

Yes but just imagine the chaos if at say championship level everyone handled any side they liked when doing the full class circle!  The circle "take them round please" is normally anti-clockwise; therefore (or because) the dog has to be on your left or the judge will be examining your silhouette in movement and cannot see your dogs because you will be obscuring his/her view! Or even worse you'd have some folk going clockwise and some going anti-clockwise.

Thank you for explaining that to me! 

   Sorry to laugh Fifer but Michele is very experienced at showing at championship levels   

[Top Barks]

One reason is the triangle during ringcraft/dog showing so you are not between your dog and the judge.

But in handling classes you may get asked to do a reverse triangle in which case you would handle the dog to your right.
Also sometimes when a judge asks for a 'straight up and down' the may move to the side for the return in which case you should swap the lead to your right hand so again you do not come between the dog and the judge. 

Yes but just imagine the chaos if at say championship level everyone handled any side they liked when doing the full class circle!  The circle "take them round please" is normally anti-clockwise; therefore (or because) the dog has to be on your left or the judge will be examining your silhouette in movement and cannot see your dogs because you will be obscuring his/her view! Or even worse you'd have some folk going clockwise and some going anti-clockwise.

Thank you for explaining that to me! 

   Sorry to laugh Fifer but Michele is very experienced at showing at championship levels   

I'm sure i saw that muddy dog of hers strutting her stuff around the Crufts ring last year!

[fifer]

One reason is the triangle during ringcraft/dog showing so you are not between your dog and the judge.

But in handling classes you may get asked to do a reverse triangle in which case you would handle the dog to your right.
Also sometimes when a judge asks for a 'straight up and down' the may move to the side for the return in which case you should swap the lead to your right hand so again you do not come between the dog and the judge. 

Yes but just imagine the chaos if at say championship level everyone handled any side they liked when doing the full class circle!  The circle "take them round please" is normally anti-clockwise; therefore (or because) the dog has to be on your left or the judge will be examining your silhouette in movement and cannot see your dogs because you will be obscuring his/her view! Or even worse you'd have some folk going clockwise and some going anti-clockwise.

Thank you for explaining that to me! 

   Sorry to laugh Fifer but Michele is very experienced at showing at championship levels   

I'm sure i saw that muddy dog of hers strutting her stuff around the Crufts ring last year!

Yes been there myself many times made up two champions and CC's with 3 others before I turned to rescue.

[Top Barks]

One reason is the triangle during ringcraft/dog showing so you are not between your dog and the judge.

But in handling classes you may get asked to do a reverse triangle in which case you would handle the dog to your right.
Also sometimes when a judge asks for a 'straight up and down' the may move to the side for the return in which case you should swap the lead to your right hand so again you do not come between the dog and the judge. 

Yes but just imagine the chaos if at say championship level everyone handled any side they liked when doing the full class circle!  The circle "take them round please" is normally anti-clockwise; therefore (or because) the dog has to be on your left or the judge will be examining your silhouette in movement and cannot see your dogs because you will be obscuring his/her view! Or even worse you'd have some folk going clockwise and some going anti-clockwise.

Thank you for explaining that to me! 

   Sorry to laugh Fifer but Michele is very experienced at showing at championship levels   

I'm sure i saw that muddy dog of hers strutting her stuff around the Crufts ring last year!

Yes been there myself many times made up two champions and CC's with 3 others before I turned to rescue.

Very well done!

[jennycockerspaniel]

I always walked Jenny on her left but when I cross over I have her nearest the hedge or houses as the traffic while walking on country roads as some of the cars are mad.!!