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What do you feel is the most important command to train? A situation today got me thinking about what everyone feels is the most important command for their dog to know. Obviously sit & down come in handy- it is nice to put my dog in a down stay at the vet while other dogs are lunging at the end of their leash. But today I dropped some candy on the floor and Chloe grabbed a piece in her mouth- I yelled "drop it" and she did. I honestly, dont care about most things- I don't invite my dogs on the furniture, I don't care if they jump on me, I don't care if they heal perfectly- but to me DROP IT- is one command they MUST know. So what is the most important command in your house?! |
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"Drop it" and" Leave it" are the most important for my dogs. I have 5 children who leave toys and things around on the floor in their rooms. Belle is always grabbing an action figure or lego or piece of paper. "Drop it" is extremely important. "Leave it" is great for keeping the dogs from even picking up something that they shouldn't have. I use that when one of the cats vomits - heaven knows that the dogs would love to clean that up! I also will use "leave it" when my shih tzu starts to chase or harrass our cats and when outside walking and they see something that I don't want them to get into. |
The 2 commands I feel are the most important are the 'come' command and 'stay' command...either of them could save the life of your pet...after that would be 'drop it'. |
I would have to say the "Come" and the "Stay" commands... next after that the "Drop" and "Leave It"!! :) |
I think stay is number one for me. Come is a close second. Drop it or leave it would be third. |
"Sit" - which we command by saying "What are you supposed to do?" - and Remy will sit. Did not intentionally train him this way, somehow "Sit" evolved into the question. It's funny because when we say it to him, he will immediately sit and look up at us for approval. Strangers are frequently taken aback. It's pretty funny. Anyhow, this one is critical because we live in a condo and ride elevators frequently, so he needs to have good public manners and can't be jumping on people. "Drop it" - we command by saying "not for you" and he will leave whatever it is that he is interested in alone. "No" and "Come" are the other important ones |
Come Come or Hear, Walk, Sit, Stay , Leave it, Drop it, and Aaaa Aaaa or (NO) It's simple.... use the same comands all the time and they will pick up on it in no time at all. Be consistant.. |
"Leave it" saved my dachsund's life when we stumbled upon a copper head during a walk. Have I mentioned that I hate snakes? |
Good question! I agree, leave it and come are critical. But the one I've used most successfully and am thankful for is STOP. It works 100 percent of the time on both Yorkies, whereas our COME isn't perfect. If they've got something better going on, come doesn't always work first time. STOP, however, is critical. If there's a hazard between me and the dogs, I don't want them to come. If another dog is harassing them, I don't want them running to me and inciting the other dog. I want them to stop and let me take care of the problem. |
We are still working on the COME command with Buster he is very motivated if he knows I have a treat but inconsistent otherwise On our walks he has been quite the vacuumn with anything and everything so LEAVE IT has been very important. We are working on the STOP command because I am always afraid that if he is across the street with my roomate that he might run across when he sees that I am home. |
Leave it and let's go. I use that instead of come. Works great for my dogs |
Come,Stay and leave it !!! |
I've always thought logically Come would be most important, but I like the thought of Stop, too. I've had to really say come out of near desperation a couple of times & if she's in super turbo terrier mode she doesn't even flinch. The one time it didn't work & could've been tragedy was when she went to take on a husky. I was putting her & some things in the car & she flew past me, thankfully I still had the leash & it ended inches away from the well trained dog! So we have to continue to work on that. I think Drop It is important as well. Since she used to just gulp whatever she had before I could get to her (usually paper), it's a relief to have her spit it out now! |
Come,and stop barking!!!! |
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