Well I was thinking about dog commands for my new dog and I came up with the following so my family and I are using the same commands. Just wanted to get some input as to "correct / standard" ones used.
Ready
Go-Play
Friend
Good Boy
No
Sit
Down
Stand
Shake / Paw
Back paw
High Five
Roll Over
Belly
Crawl
Hug
Come
Help
Wait
Stay
Block
Backoff
Stop
Pull
Off
Out
Heel
Close
With Me
Backup
Go Home
Yard
Crate
Lets Go
Go-Look
Get-it
Seek (Object Smell)
Go-Check Area
Go-Jump
Go-Over
Go-Dig
Go-Ahead
Go-Inside
Come-Out
Goto-Mat
Leave-it
Drop-It
Give-it
Go-Potty
Dish
Quiet
Speak
Basic herding terms
Come-Bye
Walk Up
Look Back
Easy
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Nothing to add to your list, Erik--it looks very comprehensive (and ambitious!) good for you for getting everyone in the family involved and on the same page. If you decide to compete in any sports (agility comes to mind since that's what I do), there might be some new commands to add. But if your dog learns half this list, you'll be doing great.
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That's terrific. Keep up the good work. Aren't puppies fun?~!
With a pup this age, keep training sessions short and fun. They don't have much attention span, and you want them to really enjoy learning, not find it boring or intimidating.
At this age, I'd also prioritize a few commands and really get those down. In my opinion, the single most important thing any dog needs down cold is "come." That's the one that could save his life. Things like heeling can wait.
Responding to his name, "Watch me" (rewarding him for making eye contact with you) are also important. Careful what you wish for when teaching "speak." ;-)
Once you're pretty confident in his understanding of a command (like if he's really good at "sit") then you can work on having him do the command in different places. Dogs are very situational, and new places and distractions are the way to make sure he knows the commands. So if he always does "sit" in the living room, try it in the yard. Then try it at PetSmart. Working up (gradually) to more distractions. The goal, eventually, is that he will always pay attention to you, no matter what else is going on. For now, that takes lots of treats and baby talk.
But always set him up to succeed. Don't push him farther than you think he will be successful or you'll just frustrate him and yourself. He's still just a baby. Baby steps.
That is one seriously cute puppy! What kind is he?
I always like to focus on really functional behaviors and commands with pups. Things like sit, down and wait are great places to start.
But I also like to teach them to back up, To "go on" which means do something other than be in my face, and a place command for them to go to their crate or bed or whatever.
He is a very, very cute guy! Just wanted to say don't forget to just play, bond and have fun at this age - it goes very, very fast and you will have lots of time to train!! NOT that training at this age isn't important, just wanted to say puppies grow into dogs wayyyy too fast. (On the other hand, some days seemed like they were wayyy too long as well! LOL!)
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