Besides the conformation shows (where of course it is important that the judge can see a correct scissor bite)............ here in the very first and most simple obedience test, the handler must show, he is able the show/present the dogs teeth… even the judge doesn’t care one sec. about a correct bite and the numbers of teeth. The judge only estimates, how calm and willing the dog is to cooperate. When the handler lifts up the dog’s lips and open its mouth and “showing teeth”, it is on the same footing as obedience and controlling.
You can very well compare showing teeth with cutting nails and all the other touching “hot spots” as kind of leadership exercises.
I use to have my relaxed/half asleep pup on the floor and my hands all over his body…. and especial the “critical” spots: Mouth, ears, paws and testicles.
In my club we called that: “Training while watching TV “
No matter where you go to show your dog… the judge want to see mouth/teeth, ears/tattoo and it so sucks to fail an AD test just because your dog refuse to “show paws” to the judge and in the conformation shows, the judge not only have to see but feel the testicles!
