Almost all of my commands are one word commands-I made sure I chose thigns that heaven forbid my dogs were ever lost and found by someone they could easily guess what my dogs know:
dance
sit
back
down
bed
leave it (no)
When I trained for lay down it was sit first then I actually used my hand on the shoulders and gently showed lay down by pushing and my dog went down-of course the issue was them rolling over for tummy rubs...no matter how you do it rewards and consistency in effort they'll get it. |