So you'll have the bichon frise»; a lap dog that was bred for precious pampering, but is too big to be categorized in the
toy group, the poodle; a versatile breed that was utilized
as a retriever, truffle hunter and then circus performer, and then you have two types of bulldogs; breeds who were once used for bull
baiting, but since this practice has been outlawed, they technically can't be categorized under the working dog category.
Food and / or
toys may be used
as bait by handlers in the ring while the dogs are being judged but the handler must use every precaution not to interfere with someone else's dog, the judge may ask the handler to remove the
bait from the ring if the judge deems the
bait disruptive to the other dogs.