Both of mine stand to eat - always.

When Sparky pulls his finicky act, he will lay down in front of the bowl and stare at it - like he's thinking "not THAT again". Eventually he will realize that it's eat what's in the bowl or go hungry. When he doesn't eat it, he gets it for the next meal!

Myndi has a silly little ritual - I think it's senility setting in. She will check out what's in the bowl, then jump back and bark at it. She does this 2 or 3 times before she finally eats it. Silly dog.

BTW Cindy - Sparky is a hip sitter too.