Guest WhiteWave Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 My dogs have a wide vocabulary, but most of it I can't post here! But here are a few things they know Move (as in get out of my way) Come Sit Stay Who wants a cookie? Wanna go? Time for bed Get your baby (aka toy) Go see Diane (neighbor) Shut the *&^*(*&^%# up! Supper time Wait Stay with me (when we are walking and I don't want them running off) Load up move over (when on couch or bed and I just need them move over and they don't have to get down) knock it off get down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ethan Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 my boyz know much fewer words: Eat walk go outside treat get in the car come (sometimes) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vers Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 (edited) ETA, we have some "extra commands" because Stella is mostly blind. And to see if I can edit my post since the upgrade. Wait (first and very best thing I ever taught them!) Come by (not in the herding sense; it's just a two syllable come) Sit Focus (look at me) Down Downward dog (bow) Jump Back up Turn around Settle (aka go to your bed) Hop up (bed, couch, car) Leave it Drop it Go left Go right This way Step up (break into a trot from a walk) Ease up (slow to a walk) Organize (gets both hounds walking even with each other) Four on the floor (no jumping to greet someone) Business, right there Let’s walk (stop sniffing, move along) Not your cat (to ignore outdoor neighborhood cats) Dinner Breffass (breakfast) Treat That’s all (no more treats) Kisses Pointy end (curl up with me with your head toward me, not your butt) Make room (move over on bed or couch) Bye bye out of the kitchen Let’s go to bed (go upstairs) At ease (general release) Stuffie! (go get your stuffie) Pounce bounce! (just what it says with a stuffie) Belly? (do you want belly rubs?) Where's your nose? (lift head for putting on harness) Shake it (shake off rain) High five (this one only works sometimes) Hey hey (gentle no) Ehhhh! (sharp no) Stella also knows “touch” (nose to hand) since her confidence needed work and “catch up” on walks since she likes to lag behind. Simba knows the names of many/most of the dogs in the neighborhood, since he relaxes when he realizes by a name it’s a dog he already “knows”. He also knows “simmer down” when he’s too excited before a walk, and “easy” when taking small treats. I'm sure there's many more phrases they both recognize that I'm not thinking of right now, but the above are the most useful and commonly used. And they both know, "I love you". Edited May 16, 2012 by Vers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greytpups Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I love you They know a few more, this is just the most important one Quote Jan with precious pups Emmy (Stormin J Flag) and Simon (Nitro Si) and Abbey Field. Missing my angels: Bailey Buffetbobleclair 11/11/98-17/12/09; Ben Task Rapid Wave 5/5/02-2/11/15; Brooke Glo's Destroyer 7/09/06-21/06/16 and Katie Crazykatiebug 12/11/06 -21/08/21. My blog about grief The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not get over the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same, nor would you want to. ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I love your "be brave" Lexie has the usual and..... out of the kitchen time to visit residents( she is a therapy dog) your friends are here (neighbors kids) the bus is here want your probiotic chew? Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest twoskinnydogs Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Emma was my word hound, she knew: No here stay car ride hungry, and responded towards the end to hun home treat leave it drop it When she got to about 11.5 years old she became selevtive in what she wanted to listen to. Sometimes she would surf and snatch while being told no or leave it at her older age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 English: Sit, (lay) down, come (here), wait, eat, be good, careful, easy, hang on, back (up), stand still, cockroach, bed, out, quiet, bow, toof brush, catch Vietnamese: gioi, xuong, len, an di Haha. Working on the bilingual thing. love it!! Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time4ANap Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 I love your "be brave" Lexie has the usual and..... out of the kitchen time to visit residents( she is a therapy dog) your friends are here (neighbors kids) the bus is here want your probiotic chew? What about the things her Daddy has taught her that you don't know about? Quote Camp Broodie. The current home of Mark Kay Mark Jack and Gracie Kiowa Safe Joan. Always missing my boy Rocket Hi Noon Rocket, Allie Phoenix Dynamite, Kate Miss Kate, Starz Under Da Starz, Petunia MW Neptunia, Diva Astar Dashindiva, and LaVida I've Got Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brindlehound Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Magic knows "supper", "breakfast", "cookie", and "left paw" or "right paw". Quote Carol, missing Magic (1/5/01 - 4/15/15) but welcoming Fuzzy's Joy Behar (Joy) into my life on 5/31/15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mychip1 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Magic knows "supper", "breakfast", "cookie", and "left paw" or "right paw". Wow!! He knows left from right?? That's pretty cool!!! Quote Robin, EZ (Tribal Track), JJ (What a Story), Dustin (E's Full House) and our beautiful Jack (Mana Black Jack) and Lily (Chip's Little Miss Lily) both at the BridgeThe WFUBCC honors our beautiful friends at the bridge. Godspeed sweet angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest happygrey Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Mine are sort of dunces compared to these lists! Let's see...they all know their names and their nicknames (Bentley, in particular, has quite a few) They all know: Stay Wait No Off Do you want to go on a walk? And Tatam knows "it's not scary" -- what we have to say to cajole him to walk over floors or by the skeery, skeery vacuum cleaner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Angelique Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Pointy end (curl up with me with your head toward me, not your butt) I think this will be my next task! I love it! My boy... well he basically understands everything and follows nothing. We have had to start spelling out words like his name if we are talking about him or if we need to mention t-r-e-a-t or f-o-o-d or similar that he is really interested in. His three favorites: Breakfast and Dinner (recently switched to din din) ¡CAR! His least favorite but which he understands and believes: All out (when there are no more treats in my hand) The classics: Sit/down/stay/off (furniture)/here/EPS(no-stop)/walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jbbuzby Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Okay, let's go, out (to drop something), Nope, Go Potty, Go Run, Kennel Up, Touch, Sit, Down, Go Place, Lay Over, Stay, Slow. All I can think of for now, but they do know lots of words . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rschultz Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I love your "be brave" Lexie has the usual and..... out of the kitchen time to visit residents( she is a therapy dog) your friends are here (neighbors kids) the bus is here want your probiotic chew? What about the things her Daddy has taught her that you don't know about? like what??? Quote Lexie is gone but not forgotten.💜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wasserbuffel Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 (edited) If you say any word in our house that just might sound like walk, car, or supper, prepare to get punched in the face by a very excited dog. DH said "world" once and she came tearing out of another room wanting a walk. Most of Jayne's words have already been listed. She knows the phrase "Here it is" though, because that's what we use to get her to cleanup spills on the kitchen floor, or clean th cats' dinner plates. She's very handy. I think the most important one she knows in "Mine". We do occasionally share food with her, so she's well within reason to come up and ask, but when we say mine she knows to be on her merry way as nothing will be forthcoming. Edited May 17, 2012 by Jayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tequila Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Love this thread! Let's see..... Tequila knows the following: Treat Cookie Walk (also "wanna go for a walk??") Settle (lay down on your bed) Let's go quickly (walk faster) Go potty (go outside to backyard to potty) Sit (only works on carpet) Down (lay down) Crawl (from a "down" position, she will crawl forward, usually to get a treat!) Stretch (downward dog, or "play bow" position) Mommy's home That's all I can think of right now.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitycake Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Monty knows mostly walking commands: left (walking and we're turning left at the corner) right turn (walking and we're turning right at the corner) straight on (walking and continuing across the street) kitty-corner (going to cross the street diagonally at the corner) nope (indicates I'm not slowing for him to sniff the tree or whatever - just keep moving) step up ("please quit dragging behind and walk up next to me") wait (pause forward movement) park (stop and don't move - a firmer command than the wait and reinforced with a hand pat over his shoulders straight down - usually when I have to do something with Allie or get the mail or do something else and don't want him moving to get tangled or something) "check the mail" (we're going to go to the front of the house and I'm going to collect the mail from the front steps - it's a longer direction in 3 words) "and home" (means we're going to turn in to go up the side sidewalk at the end of the walk, instead of the normal detour past the walkway to the garage to toss a bag) He knows the "hup" for jump up into a car or to stand from a lie down, down to lie down, bed to lie on his bed, "hey" means stop what you're doing and give me your attention, "nah" (similar to "hey," but I use it only in the kitchen to get his nose away from the counter or the cat dishes when they're eating), "paw" with a corresponding tap to the leg to shift weight from that leg so I can lift the paw. Knows non-commands like car ride (also car OR ride), hungry, snack (that' s the word for the cats' dinner, NOT his, but he gets excited anyway).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest newgreymombeth Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 So far, 2 months into being Bo's mommy, he knows a few words: his name his OTHER name (naughty spotty - he's a cow dog!) breakfast dinner potty dog park wait cookie and kisses (he will give me kisses if I ask for a kiss!) that's about it so far. I'm sure he will know more as time goes on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmcd7 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Max knows: kennel up, come here, uh-uh, upstairs, downstairs, outside, hound food, hound water, treats, wait, target, stay, inside, let's go, cone on, paw, toy, .....I think that's it. Oh also, down, bow (as in bow down), crate, hug, daddy, mommy, trey, Eden (all our names) and max if course!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFullHouse Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) Mine all know Wanna Eat Cookie Go Outside Go Potty Come Here Go To Your Bed Leave It Leave Jilly Alone Move Please Outta The Way Down No No Dammit Arrow Edited May 23, 2012 by JillysFullHouse Quote Judy, mom to Darth Vader, Bandita, And Angel Forever in our hearts, DeeYoGee, Dani, Emmy, Andy, Heart, Saint, Valentino, Arrow, Gee, Bebe, Jilly Bean, Bullitt, Pistol, Junior, Sammie, Joey, Gizmo, Do Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawna Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Learned from Captain Jack: Who wants a cookie Oops Learned from me: Houndies go! (ride in the truck) Keith's coming (my guitar player, who is just a loud human being, it gives Mojo a chance to hide) Damnit Max No Leave it Who wants to poop outside Mine! (stop asking for whatever it is I'm holding/eating) Waffles Pretty simple, but I haven't really tried to teach them anything. They're smart and probably know more than what I think Quote Missing Hiro, Tank, and Tractor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feisty49 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I already listed in a previous post but on Sunday, Annie Bella showed she knows a lot more than I think. I was on the phone and said to my friend "OK. I'll be there about 6:30." Annie Bella went nuts, as she does when I say, "Walk?" She tossed her bed, she trashed her stuffies, she ran to the back door, she trashed her bed again, she snuffled the cat, and then she look at me and her eyes asked, "So when are we going?" I wasn't leaving for about an hour and she didn't settle down until we walked out the door and she was laying in the back of the SUV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest badderh Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 We've had our greyhound for about 4 months now and we've been able to teach him: Touch my hand (comes in handy for many things that you want them to do!) Shake Lay down Lay on your bed Go in your crate Walk up the stairs and we are working on wait and stay those are about 50% there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_daerr Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Mine know the usual ones. These are a few of my favorites: Dinner Go Poo-Poo Pee-Pees No Kitty! Hurryhurryhurry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Angelique Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 ¿No Kitty? ¿What is that exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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