Find it is a good one if your going to do scent work

Goodogu
JRTs are excellent in agility and flyball.
They can do excellent OB work if it is a game. If things get compulsive, the'll either shut down like a mule, or come up your arm like a lion. When I competed in Ob with terriers(Kerry Blues)20yrs ago, they taught me to have fun before inducive or positave training was even called that. There is nothing worse in the OB ring than a dog(especially a terrier) that goes through the routine with his head hanging and his tail between his legs.

back is a handy command to get them to back up a bit if there is no room to turn around.

I think the "Find it" command is a field specfic command like "Watchem", we trained for it and they know it as a command to find something/someone. Some people use the "Search" command, I like "find it".

The "Back" is a nice command, I never trained it as a command, I usually will use "Move" a finger point to show the direction. Sometimes they will backup, sometimes they turn around. The main thing is they get out of the way.

I have a friend with two Rotties, that used that command "back" these dogs (not the new Male but the well to do wifes his male & her female Rottie) would march backwards 3-4 steps and if he said it again 3-4 more. It was kinda of neat, but a lot of work for 3-4 steps (usually to go out of a door, and their too close). My "move-finger point" does the same with less time, but lacks the precison in routine.

These 2 Rotts were also trained to (growl & bark) when they exited the house to the back yard as a warning, He explained to any intruder, here we come.

Percison is the difference here, My wife dog will get into the car, then she has to wait him out or pull him out to get him out. My dogs (all together) will get "In" and "Out" of the Jeep on command, as many times as I ask, then go get "In" the fence, on command. Funny I can see the need for precise routine here, but not with the marching "Back" command, though I think its impressive. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I say "Go find it!". I have found that I can use this command both for finding a toy or person hidden around the house, and for tracking, and he is not confused about what I want. I think that putting the harness on him and having him take scent from the scent article are enough of a clue to him that I don't have to have a different command. If/when I do train him in airscent, I plan on using "search" just to be safe and avoid potential confusion.

I have also found that teaching "Back" is extremely simple. My dogs are pretty precise, and will take three to four steps backward at feeding time, but around the door, they'll try to get away with just moving sideways. I have to be pretty insistent for them to get it right sometimes.