 german dog commands
#119235 - 11/30/2006 11:52 AM |
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hi folks,
i've started memorizing some of the commonly used dog commands in german and working on my pronunciation, because i've noticed with my dog (and her sister, when she's around) they pick up the english words in different sentences and take them as commands when they're not supposed to... i figured that the commands in german would be much harder to mistake, because i'm not likely to use anything that sounds even remotely like any of them in general conversation...
... which leads me to some confusion as what i should be using as a release command. all the pages i've seen that list common dog commands don't show any release commands. in english, i've been using "okay" - what would be the german equivalent of that besides "gut" (which really doesn't fit what i'm trying to express)?
my german friend who used to help me with such things hasn't shown up in a while. 
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#119247 - 11/30/2006 04:33 PM |
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I don't know what's used as a formal release command in German, but you could try "alles" (pronounced all-es) or "ganz" (pronounced gants)...
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#119277 - 11/30/2006 10:14 PM |
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thanks candi 
"ganz" sounds appropriate, babelfish calls it "completely", and my wife can remember it if i tell her it rhymes with "pants" in a funny accent.
it also fits the criteria of not sounding like anything i might say on a daily basis. it's terrible telling the kids to get in the car, and then all of a sudden having a dog at the back door wetting herself with excitement!
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#119317 - 12/01/2006 12:48 PM |
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Hi there. We came across a site that lists common commands in multiple languages, and also has audio so you can here how the commands are pronounced in each language. Midway down in this "useful links" section of our website you can get to it.
http://www.jolietschutzhund.com/links.htm
Enjoy! I've found this helpful as a reference.
Beth
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#119320 - 12/01/2006 01:48 PM |
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beth, thanks so much! the audio is a great help with pronunciation - i was actually surprised my instincts were right, i was pretty close to right on all of them. that site shows "sitz" for sit, i was using "setzen", i don't suppose anyone happens to know the difference?
my dog is picking them up pretty quickly (i've decided to use them for practice, so i guess maybe my dog will be "bilingual" when i'm done?) and i've found that when someone's "ruined" a command, it makes a great fresh start... my brother in law's dog was told "down" when she jumped up unwanted (i prefer just pinching the paw), and while i'm not an expert i seem to think of that word being "ruined" for a command, because she won't really know what i'm expecting. because she gets almost no OB work, i've taken to doing a few exercises with her as well, and she's doing absolutely fantastic - i was ecstatic to have her downstay the entire time i was in the cellar getting firewood!
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#119322 - 12/01/2006 02:02 PM |
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beth, thanks so much! the audio is a great help with pronunciation - i was actually surprised my instincts were right, i was pretty close to right on all of them. that site shows "sitz" for sit, i was using "setzen", i don't suppose anyone happens to know the difference?
my dog is picking them up pretty quickly (i've decided to use them for practice, so i guess maybe my dog will be "bilingual" when i'm done?) and i've found that when someone's "ruined" a command, it makes a great fresh start... my brother in law's dog was told "down" when she jumped up unwanted (i prefer just pinching the paw), and while i'm not an expert i seem to think of that word being "ruined" for a command, because she won't really know what i'm expecting. because she gets almost no OB work, i've taken to doing a few exercises with her as well, and she's doing absolutely fantastic - i was ecstatic to have her downstay the entire time i was in the cellar getting firewood!
Truth is for pure training purposes, you can use any word (or non-word LOL) that you want to.  So far for me, I've only used made up words to describe myself as a handler. i.e. "In my novicity, I am a craptacular handler."
Glad you enjoyed the link!
Beth
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#119325 - 12/01/2006 02:20 PM |
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Yes, "setzen Sie sich" is formal & would not be used to address animals, thus the informal "Sitz" command in the imperative (if I recall my highschool German correctly)...
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#119328 - 12/01/2006 02:49 PM |
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Yes, "setzen Sie sich" is formal & would not be used to address animals, thus the informal "Sitz" command in the imperative (if I recall my highschool German correctly)...
so what you're saying is "sitz" is like saying "sit!" and "setzen sie sich" is like saying "please take a seat" and i am being polite to my dog? :p
Truth is for pure training purposes, you can use any word (or non-word LOL) that you want to.
yeah, it took me a bit to get that message across to my wife. dogs don't hear "english" or "german", they hear sounds that i expect them to respond to. only difference between me saying "platz!" and "gobbledegook!" is i expect a certain reaction from the dog after the former!
she gets mad when i show her that yelling at a dog "OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU YOU'RE SUCH A GREAT DOG" is usually met with a reaction of "wha'd i do?", while saying in a sweet voice "you're so stupid, you're a bottomfeeding lifeform that should never have been born" is usually met with a wagging tail.
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