Dana Martin wrote 01/23/2011 01:41 PM Command for releasing.... #313077 - 01/23/2011 01:41 PM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	So, I have another question (although I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to it but I need backing on this one)... I have trained both of my dogs that the command to release them is "okay". Works fine. No problem. The problem I have is that for some reason my husband has decided that he'll use "release" instead. No rhyme or reason - I think he just thinks it sounds "cooler" than just "okay". I've tried to gently suggest that "okay" is the release word and "we" don't want to confuse them. Thoughts? Ideas? Put my husband in a crate while I train? HELP ME!!! Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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Dennis Jones wrote 01/23/2011 02:02 PM Re: Command for releasing.... [Re: Dana Martin ] #313080 - 01/23/2011 02:02 PM
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004 Posts: 3389 Loc: Richmond Va Offline	I use "OK" I won't use it again, couple of incidents at the park with the kids when I had the puppers in a stay and I told my kids it was "OK" to do something and the two puppers exploded, trying to find the equivalent of "OK" in German
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randy allen wrote 01/23/2011 02:27 PM Re: Command for releasing.... [Re: Dennis Jones ] #313081 - 01/23/2011 02:27 PM
randy allen Webboard User Reg: 08-30-2007 Posts: 3283 Loc: Offline	Attack works. lol
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Anne Jones wrote 01/23/2011 02:33 PM Re: Command for releasing.... [Re: randy allen ] #313083 - 01/23/2011 02:33 PM
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004 Posts: 3825 Loc: Northeast Offline	I have always used the word: 'FREE', as a release for all my dogs. I felt that 'OK' was just way too commonly a used word, for the reasons that Dennis mentioned. MY DOGS...MY RULES
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Dana Martin wrote 01/23/2011 02:40 PM Re: Command for releasing.... [Re: Anne Jones ] #313085 - 01/23/2011 02:40 PM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	Quote: Anne Jones I have always used the word: 'FREE', as a release for all my dogs. I felt that 'OK' was just way too commonly a used word, for the reasons that Dennis mentioned. I guess since I don't have kids I never thought about that dilemma :-) Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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Dana Martin wrote 01/23/2011 02:43 PM Re: Command for releasing.... [Re: Dana Martin ] #313086 - 01/23/2011 02:43 PM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	Quote: dana martin So, I have another question (although I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to it but I need backing on this one)... I have trained both of my dogs that the command to release them is "okay". Works fine. No problem. The problem I have is that for some reason my husband has decided that he'll use "release" instead. No rhyme or reason - I think he just thinks it sounds "cooler" than just "okay". I've tried to gently suggest that "okay" is the release word and "we" don't want to confuse them. Thoughts? Ideas? Put my husband in a crate while I train? HELP ME!!! I'm sorry - I guess I should have made my question a little clearer. My question is whether or not this is potentially confusing to the dogs (JD mostly) since they've been trained to "okay" all this time to now have two words use to release them? Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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randy allen wrote 01/23/2011 02:56 PM Re: Command for releasing.... [Re: Dana Martin ] #313088 - 01/23/2011 02:56 PM
randy allen Webboard User Reg: 08-30-2007 Posts: 3283 Loc: Offline	Oh you want a release command! Dead works. Out is just so over used.
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Dana Martin wrote 01/23/2011 03:28 PM Re: Command for releasing.... [Re: randy allen ] #313091 - 01/23/2011 03:28 PM
Dana Martin Webboard User Reg: 09-13-2010 Posts: 790 Loc: Bothell, WA Offline	Quote: randy allen Oh you want a release command! Dead works. Out is just so over used. No, no, no, no........sheesh :-) I want to know if my hubby's insistance at using "release" while I use "okay" will be confusing to the dogs not to mention me! Here Decoy, Decoy, Decoy!
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Laurel Hamby wrote 01/23/2011 05:00 PM Re: Command for releasing.... [Re: Dana Martin ] #313105 - 01/23/2011 05:00 PM
Laurel Hamby Webboard User Reg: 02-12-2010 Posts: 70 Loc: Auburn, AL Offline	I have a similar predicament. I trained "get off people and furniture" with the word "Off!" and I trained Down with "Down." Now another in the family is using "Down" for "get off the couch" and "Lay" for Down. And they won't listen to me. The dog still does the commands but the performance is slower, I'm sure she's just going by body language and tone of voice now instead of the command. Don't know what to tell you though, lol.
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Barbara Schuler wrote 01/23/2011 05:05 PM Re: Command for releasing.... [Re: Dana Martin ] #313108 - 01/23/2011 05:05 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	It is always best that one word is used, however one of our dogs grew up with "okay" being the release word and Falcon arrived knowing "break". Falcon will only break on that word, but Sadie figured out that both words mean the same thing. Does your dog know release? If so, just drop okay and don't fight it on this one. At least you'll be consistant with the one word. And it is a word which is used less often in normal language...
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