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Joined: 04 Mar 2019 Posts: 1843 Location: Central ND

I guess I my odd commands are no commands at all.

When hunting I rarely talk to the dog(s) until I kill the bird.

Two reasons, first the dogs don't need direction from a guy that has no sense of smell. Second the birds don't need anymore heads up then us crashing through the cover.

Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 367

from a distance.

Started this back in mid-80's, with my first Springer Ginger", and got reinforced after Ia put a new TV antenna and the first movie was John Wayne's - "The Horse Soldiers "
Every time the tune was played GINGER came and heel. Rewarded her with a bone.

Since then all dog got trained to respond.

Seems tht whistling travels farther, than jusst yelling.

Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 367

from a distance.

Started this back in mid-80's, with my first Springer Ginger", and got reinforced after Ia put a new TV antenna and the first movie was John Wayne's - "The Horse Soldiers "
Every time the tune was played GINGER came and heel. Rewarded her with a bone.

Since then all dog got trained to respond.

Seems tht whistling travels farther, than jusst yelling.

Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 367

from a distance.

Started this back in mid-80's, with my first Springer Ginger", and got reinforced after Ia put a new TV antenna and the first movie was John Wayne's - "The Horse Soldiers "
Every time the tune was played GINGER came and heel. Rewarded her with a bone.

Since then all dog got trained to respond.

Seems that whistling travels farther, than just yelling.

Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 367

Started this back in mid-80's, with my first Springer Ginger", and got reinforced after Ia put a new TV antenna and the first movie was John Wayne's - "The Horse Soldiers "
Every time the tune was played GINGER came and heel. Rewarded her with a bone.

Since then all dog got trained to respond.

Seems that whistling travels farther, than just yelling

Joined: 18 Feb 2010 Posts: 37 Location: Tennessee

"Barn"

Over 20 years ago when our oldest daughter was about 10 (and I was younger and dumber), I let her have a Saint Benard puppy someone was giving away. She named her Princess and the dog was anything but (more like a bull in a china shop). She was an outside dog but we didn't have a pen or kennel at the time. The dog usually stayed around the house but she started roaming when she got older so we were going to put her in an extra stall in the barn at night. She had no obedience training but she would come when called EXCEPT when I called her to the barn. So I leashed her and wrestled her to the barn saying "barn" all the way. After the third day she finally got it and when I would give the command "BARN!", she would immediately head to the barn and wait in "her" stall.

I was cutting firewood one day a few hundred yards from the house and "Princess" was hanging out watching. I decided to teach her to load up in the pickup so I patted the tailgate and said "LOAD UP". She took off to the barn and her stall!

Kennel is to get in the vehicle and into the crate.

Two whistles is to either come back or to look at me for hand commands.

I use hup because I had a few Springers.

Out means give me that da#n bird and no backtalk!

Go means get out there and hunt-up some birds.

Whoa means STOP! Do not pass go, do not collect a bird on the way,....just stop!

Here means come back to me.

Joined: 12 Sep 2010 Posts: 1973 Location: Maine

My dogs were not as thoroughly trained as many others, but we understood each other and what was, or was not, appropriate at the particular moment. To keep control of my dog when other people might be inclined to tell her what to do, I trained them to commands I would give in German.

The late Sasha especially liked "Gasse gehen?" which means "wanna go for a walk?" Using that command obviated all the problems that come from dogs hearing us people say things like "walk" in our human conversations and believing it's meant for them.

Unlike a lot of people who train their dogs to release and retrieve when the owner gives the dog's call name (retriever people, I'm looking at you), I was stuck with the old habit of giving commands military-style. That meant I usually wound up prefacing my command with the dog's call name, as in "Sasha, come!" Although I would surely lose points in field trials and such, doing it this way I got the dog's attention and the dog knew I was directing my command at the dog.

Something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl1kFMA-A6Q

My landlord has trained both his dogs on "potty break". On anyone giving that command, the dogs immediately go to the corner of the yard by the hedge and empty themselves. Very useful.

Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 694 Location: MN

Fetch.....good dog!!

I use "Ach!" in place of "NO"

I "Release" for giving me a bird or dummy to hand.

I use "break" from sit or to eat food or come out of kennel.

Joined: 10 Jan 2011 Posts: 22 Location: New Jersey

My GSP gets in the back seat of my truck when I say "truck", gets up on the tailgate to put her collars on when I say "up" and sits when I say "have a seat" ! And there are many more such as "come here" and out in the field "WHOA" !

Member Joined: 27 Jun 2012 Posts: 1114

The command I use that does not pertain to hunting is "drop it". Seems like every time I take them out for a run, they find some little treasure that they have to pick up and carry around. Usually their treasures are quite gross, and I don't even want to touch it. Example from today was a skunk's hind leg that likely came from a coyote kill, Yuck!

How many human dialects are there in the U.S.? All my commands mush be unusual, as I see very few of them above. I don't field trial, so I don't know the correct commands, just those passed down to me by Dad and the ones I've come to use since.

Ho (Whoa) tells my setter to stop or to get steady on pointed birds.
A Whistle Blast and/or Come Here, work closer you track star or greyhound imitator.
Nail'em, Come Here is self explanatory.
Dead or Dead, Find 'em for downed birds.
Leave It for give me the bird.
Truck for load up.
Pen for get in the kennel.
Deck Dog for get on the enclosed deck or enter the house.
Lay Down for when he is in the house.
Eh, Eh, Eh or Eh, Eh, Bad dog for discipline of bad behavior.
Good Dog (with petting at times) for doing the right thing.

I also point with my extended arm and finger, and my current dog adjusts his behavior to that location.

If I leave the house with truck keys in hand, the Truck command is unnecessary if the tail gate is down--the dog is ready to go, hopefully hunting. A gun in hand seals the deal.

4setters,

All sound like good commands to me, you missed one however NO, it's an important command in most owners vocabulary.

Just for the record I like a lot of your commands and also use some of them. None are unusual however.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods!

Pine Creek/Dave
Pine Creek Grouse Dog Trainers