John Vanek wrote 08/20/2013 11:09 AM Commands #382027 - 08/20/2013 11:09 AM
John Vanek Webboard User Reg: 03-26-2008 Posts: 251 Loc: NY Offline	What commands does your dog know? What words do you use for these commands? What are your future commands? Below is a list I compiled for Carlin. Most of these have hand signals, and the hand signals are much more reliable than words (proofing is something I need to work on). SIT DOWN WAIT COME PLACE (go between my legs) TARGET (go to the touch pad) STICK EM UP (sit pretty) BANG (play dead) CRAWL FIND IT AROUND (go around an object) PAW (touch my fist with your paw) TOUCH (touch my hand with your nose) HIGH FIVE (rear up and hit my hand with both paws) GO (move forward, run) OK (release no reward) YES (his marker word) GOOD (duration marker) JUMP OFF (get off whatever you are on, ie table, log, bed, etc) ON (climb/jump onto whatever I point at) OPEN (open the door to your crate) CRATE BE GOOD (settle) FIND CLAIRE (my girlfriend) GET YOUR TOY BACK UP BARK STAND WATCH (make eye contact with me) CATCH OUT LEAVE IT MUZZLE (he sticks his face into the muzzle) CAR (get into the car) GO SAY HI (meet a stranger then come back for a treat). We are also working on HEEL and SPIN (hand signal down pat, but working on adding the verbal command). Future commands will hopefully include CLOSE (pull his crate door shut), HANDSTAND, ROLL OVER, and BOW. I'm curious to see what words people use for different commands!
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/20/2013 11:19 AM Re: Commands [Re: John Vanek ] #382028 - 08/20/2013 11:19 AM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Nice list, John! Are you working on moving to verbal (away from signals)?
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John Vanek wrote 08/20/2013 11:28 AM Re: Commands [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #382030 - 08/20/2013 11:28 AM
John Vanek Webboard User Reg: 03-26-2008 Posts: 251 Loc: NY Offline	Thanks Connie. The obedience really helped us get through most of his reactivity towards strange men, so we just kept learning new things! I am trying to work on solid verbal commands. I would say that if he is engaged and motivated for training, I can get those commands with hand signals+ words 95% of the time. It's probably at 90% with hand signals alone, and maybe 80% with words alone (obviously with some intra-command variation; his strongest verbal commands are OUT (he LOVES outing since he knows he gets his toy back), DOWN, and STAND. His most un-reliable verbal commands are CRAWL and BANG (these ones really need the hand-verbal pairing at this point). Interestingly (and I may be mis-interpreting this), he has a sensitive butt, so I don't think he likes sitting very much, as he always prefers to DOWN and pretend that's what he heard (but with a NOPE he corrects himself into a sit without me repeating SIT).
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/20/2013 12:00 PM Re: Commands [Re: John Vanek ] #382031 - 08/20/2013 12:00 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Just checking ..... no hip or spine problems (the "sit" reluctance)? Wanted to add that you obviously did a good job with his "out" ! I hope we get more discussion on this.
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John Vanek wrote 08/20/2013 12:12 PM Re: Commands [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #382033 - 08/20/2013 12:12 PM
John Vanek Webboard User Reg: 03-26-2008 Posts: 251 Loc: NY Offline	None as far as I am aware, but he does need to go to the vet for his adult rabies booster this week, so I will check. I know that in his past his rear-end was very bruised from (what they think) was hard beatings, and I don't know if this matters but his butt-hole is very big (comparatively) and he often licks it almost excessively. Of all the places that dogs tend to be sensitive (ears, tails, legs, paws, etc), that is the only place he is really sensitive about, I can pull or BITE or prod any of the "traditionally" sensitive areas, with no reaction. But get a finger near his butt and he wants nothing to do with it. He has always been like this, so I never really put much thought in it until now. I'll be sure to ask the vet.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 08/20/2013 12:21 PM Re: Commands [Re: John Vanek ] #382034 - 08/20/2013 12:21 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Ohhh, so besides beatings maybe he had constipation and/or hemorrhoids. Poor guy. He sure has moved on .... one of the many miracles of dogs! BTW, I'm thinking that "crawl" is challenging for many dogs and their handlers.
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John Vanek wrote 08/20/2013 12:37 PM Re: Commands [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #382035 - 08/20/2013 12:37 PM
John Vanek Webboard User Reg: 03-26-2008 Posts: 251 Loc: NY Offline	He is lazy, I captured it I now use a pair of walking fingers as the hand signal, but you are right, it is challenging to fade that away!
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Kristin Muntz wrote 08/20/2013 12:51 PM Re: Commands [Re: John Vanek ] #382036 - 08/20/2013 12:51 PM
Kristin Muntz Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2012 Posts: 746 Loc: Offline	Sitz (sit) Platz (lay down) Steh (stand up) Bleib (stay there) Hier (front finish) Aus (drop it) Laut (speak) Watch (focus on my eyeballs) Hup (jump on/over that thing which I'm pointing at) Bring - (fetch that ball you have in your mouth to my hand) Touch - muzzle touch on hand, for heeling position or shoulder height jump to my hand. Stand (stand on that thing I'm pointing at) Come'ere (general get your butt over here) Out (leave the room you are currently in - go through nearest doorway/door I am pointing at) Leave it Down (get your fool paws off me/the couch/the counter/the table) Pull (give me some good action on that thing you are biting) Yes - positive marker release Good - a poor bridge that I'm working on rebuilding Ehhn - negative marker OK - general release to eat or come out of his crate when he hasn't been given an active commmand through - go through that thing I am pointing at OR through my legs to a sit. (I know, I know...) recht - right side heeling sit spin - spin kreich - belly crawl
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John Vanek wrote 08/20/2013 01:06 PM Re: Commands [Re: Kristin Muntz ] #382037 - 08/20/2013 01:06 PM
John Vanek Webboard User Reg: 03-26-2008 Posts: 251 Loc: NY Offline	Quote: Kristin Muntz Good - a poor bridge that I'm working on rebuilding I'm in the same boat.
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Carol Blumlein wrote 08/20/2013 02:15 PM Re: Commands [Re: John Vanek ] #382039 - 08/20/2013 02:15 PM
Carol Blumlein Webboard User Reg: 03-29-2012 Posts: 421 Loc: Offline	John~ Glad to know I am not the only one with rear end issues! In my case, he was like that as a 9 week old puppy!!
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