Bob Peters
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I'm wondering what you have chosen for command words for you dog/dogs?
Command words for your dog
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A5 Sweet 16
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It turns out I'm very easy for a FBESS puppy to train. They don't have to say a thing. They just do cute spaniel stuff & I capitulate.
I jest (sort of). I don't use anything out of the ordinary. Come, sit, stay, heel, fetch, drop, move over to Mom's side of the bed, etc.
I jest (sort of). I don't use anything out of the ordinary. Come, sit, stay, heel, fetch, drop, move over to Mom's side of the bed, etc.
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Straightup82
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Here, Whoa and Dead Bird
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Verbal commands:
Sit, Stay, Here, Heel, Place (directs dog to go to a specific place & sit), Kennel (go into dog's crate, field blind, vehicle) Dog's Name (Harley, Jetta, Boogie, Betty, (command to retrieve a visual fall, using the dog's name tells which dog to go when hunting with multiple retrievers), Back (command to retrieve a blind fall), Over (directional verbal command simultaneous with a hand cast). Fetch (the F Word is only used for a retrieve refusal, otherwise not spoken in dog's presence, means retrieve it right F'ing now or forced fetch is coming), Hold, Give, Find The Bird (command to start hunting), Find It (command to start an article or shed search) OK (tells the dog it's now free to do what it wants).
Verbal prep commands (tells the dog that a retrieve command & what type will follow):
Mark... Dog's Name (visual fall), Dead Bird... Back (blind fall).
Whistle commands:
One toot, Sit/stop where you are & sit, two toots, Here.
Hand signals:
Sit/stop & sit, Here, Stay/Place, Heel (slap my leg on side I want the dog to come to heel), Over (go in the direction I point), Back (go further out).
Sit, Stay, Here, Heel, Place (directs dog to go to a specific place & sit), Kennel (go into dog's crate, field blind, vehicle) Dog's Name (Harley, Jetta, Boogie, Betty, (command to retrieve a visual fall, using the dog's name tells which dog to go when hunting with multiple retrievers), Back (command to retrieve a blind fall), Over (directional verbal command simultaneous with a hand cast). Fetch (the F Word is only used for a retrieve refusal, otherwise not spoken in dog's presence, means retrieve it right F'ing now or forced fetch is coming), Hold, Give, Find The Bird (command to start hunting), Find It (command to start an article or shed search) OK (tells the dog it's now free to do what it wants).
Verbal prep commands (tells the dog that a retrieve command & what type will follow):
Mark... Dog's Name (visual fall), Dead Bird... Back (blind fall).
Whistle commands:
One toot, Sit/stop where you are & sit, two toots, Here.
Hand signals:
Sit/stop & sit, Here, Stay/Place, Heel (slap my leg on side I want the dog to come to heel), Over (go in the direction I point), Back (go further out).
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