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List of German, French, Czech, & Hungarian Working Dog Commands

By Ed Frawley

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This table was constructed by M. Plonsky, Ph.D. Dr. Plonsky is a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and is an excellent dog trainer.

English	German	French	Czech	Hungarian
Heel	Fuss (fooss)	Au pied (oh-pee-aye)	K Noze	La'Bhoz
Sit	Setz	Assis (ah-see)	Sedni	Ul
Stay	Bleib	Reste	Zustan	Ott Maradsz
Down	Platz	Couche (coo-shay)	Lehni	Fekszik
Come	Hier	Ici (e see)	Kemne	Gyere 'de
Stand	Steh (shtay)	Debout (da-boo)	Stuy (vstan)	A'll
Retrieve / Fetch	Bring (brrring)	Apporter (aport)	Aport	Hozd
Jump	Hop	Saute<(soot) / Aller	Vpred	ugorj (ugrik)
Go out	Voraus	En Avant (onn-avauhnn)	Vpred	Elore
Track	Such (suuk)	Pistage (piss-ta-ahshh)	Hledey	Keresd
Guard	Pass auf	Garde (guard)	Pozor	Figyelj
Bite	Packen, stell	Attaque	Drz	Fogd
Out/Let go	Aus (ows)	Halte (alt) / Donner (donaye)	Pust	Ereszd
Speak/Bark	Gib laut (geblout)	Aboie (ah-bwaa)	Stekey	Ugass - Koszonj
Narcotics	Rauschgift	Drogue	Hledej oznac	Szagold
Find Narcotics	Such Rauschgift	Cherche Narcotics	Drogy	Keresd - Szagold
Building/ Blind Search	Voran or Revier	Cherche (sherch)	Revir	Furkessz
Kennel	Zwinger	Chenil	Kotec	Kennel

Can I teach my dog commands in multiple languages?

We recommend teaching your dog one set of commands in one language and sticking with it. Your dog may get confused if you try to teach commands in multiple languages.

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About Author

Ed Frawley

Ed Frawley is the founder and owner of Leerburg.com and has been producing professional dog training videos since 1982. Over the years, he has collaborated with some of the most respected dog trainers in the country. His body of work includes 194 full-length training DVDs and 95 comprehensive online courses. In addition to these, he has produced and published over 4,000 short training videos available free of charge on Leerburg.com and across the company's social media platforms.

Ed and his wife, Cindy—also a professional dog trainer—bred working-line German Shepherds and Belgian Malinois for more than 35 years. Although they retired from breeding in 2009, they had produced over 300 litters by that time.

Ed also served as a K9 handler for the local sheriff's department for 10 years, working in partnership with the West Central Drug Task Force. During his time in law enforcement, he handled multiple narcotics and patrol dogs and conducted more than 1,000 K9 searches. If you want to learn more about Ed, read about his history here.