Obedience commands

TDave · #1 11th May 2004, 10:08 PM

What commands have you all found to be most needed, or just the best for practical use ?

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**Jan** · #2 11th May 2004, 10:25 PM

Sit, down, stand, wait, stay, off, leave it, come, heel, & here. Just a few of many!

kacee · #3 12th May 2004, 05:08 AM

I have ONE that to me is more important than the others ... I keep a rug right inside the back door, and when my dog comes in the command is "stay on your rug." She stays until her feet dry and I give her the "FREE" release. This is handy because we send her there when we are sitting at the table (we are close by but she is not underfoot and/or begging, also when we have visitors and she is making them uncomfortable with all her boxer attention, or when the cat doesn't want hassled by her little boxer sister! I use this command so consistently that it is the ONE thing she rarely disobeys ... all I have to do really is clear my throat and give her "the look" and she jumps back on her spot!

TDave · #4 12th May 2004, 07:11 AM

I like that 'stay on your rug'. Like crating, but not quite. How'd you train for that?

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kacee · #5 12th May 2004, 08:16 AM

I keep treats right there ... first treat her for coming in from the backyard when we call, then sit on the floor with her for a few minutes and keep her company ("Emma, stay on the rug"). Then leave her by herself for gradually longer periods (since the backdoor is from our kitchen we are usually close by to monitor and walk her back to the spot and repeat the command if she strays). Then treat again when her feet are dry (GOOD stay, Emma!) and say FREE! We have trained four dogs like this. It transfers (eventally, not yet with this puppy!) to other throw rugs too, which is good when we take her to Grandpa and Grandma's etc. and don't want her underfoot. Wish I could train the other commands as well, but this one is handy!

Alisha Mobley · #6 12th May 2004, 08:30 AM

The one command I could not live without is "down". That is the most used command in our home!!

Jan, what's the difference between "come" and "here"? Most use one or the other for the recall command (although, our instructor advises against using "here" if you're using "heel"...says they sound too much alike).

DogNamed_Boo · #7 12th May 2004, 08:36 AM

I use..come...off...leave it...get it....kiss.... sit...stay...down..relax...up...stand....wait....watch me....heel...lets go ...ok ...ready....lay down. I also have a rug ...I use the command "go to your place" ...Now all have to do is point towards his "place" ..and he goes !

Boo & Vickie

**Jan** · #8 12th May 2004, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Alisha Mobley

The one command I could not live without is "down". That is the most used command in our home!!

Jan, what's the difference between "come" and "here"? Most use one or the other for the recall command (although, our instructor advises against using "here" if you're using "heel"...says they sound too much alike).

"Come" means come and sit in front of me, while "here" means come towards me as you are too far away or about to go through or over the wrong obstacle in agility.

TDave · #9 12th May 2004, 10:49 AM

So, I just called a doggie school. Personal trianer. Trainer comes to my house once a week, then I work with jr each day outside that. Guy I talked to said it's $250 for the course. Here's the thing. He'll work on any problems (biting, jumping, digging, fencing climbing, whatever) , plus a variety of commands, and will continue to come for as long as it takes to complete the course, AND has a gaurantee that if problems arise in the future he comes back at no further charge. That's about all I asked him at the time, certainly would depend on his training methods tho his ad says 'gentle and humane techniques'. I don't know if the price is right, but sound too good to be true to anyone else??

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Alisha Mobley · #10 12th May 2004, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Jan

"Come" means come and sit in front of me, while "here" means come towards me as you are too far away or about to go through or over the wrong obstacle in agility.

Ah...I now see that I use "too far" in place of "here" to let my dogs know they are too far...

As for agility...I never made it to the off leash stuff so there was no problem. But, when my dogs are off leash and head in a direction I didn't mean for them to go I use "wrong way".

Stuff has to be kept simple for me to remember...

Alisha Mobley · #11 12th May 2004, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TDave

Trainer comes to my house once a week,

I wouldn't go this route simply because I prefer classes with other dogs. I feel the dog gets more out of it. Not to mention I do most of my practice training at home in my yard...that's not gonna proof my dog out but, getting them in a different environment around a class full of other dogs will!

Also, when in a class questions/problems may be brought up that you have as well but aren't having at the time or thinking to ask/bring up, or the instructor may point out something he's seeing done wrong in class that you have been doing at home, etc. Lots of ways to learn and things to pick up on when in a class.

Where we train it costs $85 to take a 6 week basic ob class. You can take the class as many times as you want at no extra charge (with the same dog). If there is a specific problem that you just can't seem to over come you can schedule a private lesson (or more if you need to)...$20 an hour I believe.

TDave · #12 12th May 2004, 12:42 PM

I have considered the social aspect of that. Am really tempted to look farther into the personal trainer, but puppy DOES need to socialize with other dogs now. He's umm, a little fearful of them right now. Kinda had an incident where the neighbors standard schnauzer introduced herself before he was ready. LOL. I will probably look for a puppy class for him, but preferably with smaller dogs, or cats.

Guess I can always call the personal trainer later.

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