"Stay" "Stop" "Wait" - I teach all 3 to stop him in his tracks or keep him in place. I use several words with Tibbe that mean "do not move" in case, in my excitement, I might use a word he's not trained to respond to. He's one who comes very naturally so I don't worry much about him coming when called in an emergency but I want him freezing when I use one of those 3 words.
"Leave it" is the next most important. When I say "Leave it", he will drop his object and back far off. It's funny - like he doesn't want to be too close to what he's just dropped. He's so smart!
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |