Guinness's cue list (what he knows so far...)

Key:

*** denotes that he is trilingual for this cue: English Cue, German Cue, Hand Signal

** denotes that he is bilingual for this cue: Hand Signal and Verbal Cue

* denotes hand cue only

Cue & Definition:

1) Guinness to look at me / Pay attention

2) Come Come with me/to my general direction

3) ***Here Come Sit in front of me as fast as you can

4) ***Sit Butt on ground

5) ***Stand Move forward from a sit or down into a standing position

6) ***Down (Platz) Elbows and tail touches ground (sorta with “nubbin”…hehehe)

7) ***Stay Don’t move from that spot (minor movement allowed)

8) ***Heel Get into heel position by swinging around my left side

9) ***Around Get into heel position to going around my right side and into Heel on the left

10) ***What? To bark at me/Speak

11) **Quiet To stop barking

12) Watch To be on alert (at the window, in the car, etc)

13) Get It You may have the item/treat you want

14) Bring To bring the item I want/you have

15) Aus/Out To drop the item you have

16) Circle To spin around in a circle to your right

17) Spin To spin around in a circle to your left

18) Turn To turn 180degrees (used for my Turn/Reverse routine)

19) Reverse To back up through my legs and get into Heel position

20) GoThru/Come Back To weave through my legs while I walk

21) Where’d You Go? To run through my legs, turn around, come back through

22) There You Are! To look up at me from the previous cue

23) Go/Vorous To go away from me

24) “_______” To bite, as in for Schutzhund bite work or tug work. (Cue not stated here/seek professional)

25) **Fooey Wrong. Stop doing that.

26) Hup To jump up

27) **Off To stand, four on the floor (off of people, counters, couch, bed, etc)

28) **Suuk To search/Track

29) ***So ist brav You did it right/used as a Continuer in Training

30) Voron To go search/Go Around

31) Kennel To go into your kennel

32) Go Ahead You may go ahead of me/go scent/have fun, etc

33) Wait Stop and wait for me or wait here (but you can move around) but do not pass thru (like a gate or door)

34) Easy Don’t go so fast or race ahead / Go slower

35) Okay You can break (NOTE: This is said in a funny tone, so not to be confused w/ everyday conversing)

36) Go say Hi You may go greet that person, get pet, etc.

37) Leave It Do not touch, sniff or look at that

38) Go Potty Go defecate.

39) Hurry Up Go urinate.

40) Let’s Go Come with me / in my direction

41) **Back Back up / move away from me

42) Bang! Go belly up (complete dead dog)

43) Side Lay flat on your left side

44) Flat Lay flat on your right side

45) Belly Rubs Go belly up when I am next to you for belly scratches

46) Come Cuddle Come over here and lay in front of me

47) Keys Bring my keys

48) Shoe Bring my shoe

49) Other Bring the matching item

50) Are you Hungry? Go get your dish and bring it to me / into the food room

51) Collar Bring me your collar/leash

52) Elmo Get Elmo

53) Havacow Get the cow

54) Teddy Get Teddy

55) Bone Get your squeaky bone

56) Chew Bone Get the marrow bone

57) Belle City Going to work (he just looks around and gets excited)

58) Go Swimming We’re going swimming / by the lake or at facility

59) Push Get up on the rolling stool and push it with your front paws i. Training session video Seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg4hZQFJ1BI

60) Open It Open the door (usually has a towel on it, so he can pull the lever)

61) Ah-Choo Open the cabinet door, get the Kleenex box, bring it to me, then go back and close the cabinet door i. Training session video seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlvSBbpEkWs

62) Refill Bring me your Tricky Treat Ball

63) Kong Bring me your Kong

64) Ostrich Get Ostrich

65) Walk It Walk the Dog Walk in Agility

66) Weave Go thru the Weave poles (weave)

67) Climb It Go up and then down the A-frame

68) Tire Go thru the Tire Jump

69) Table Jump on the Table / Wait

70) Chute Go thru the Chute Tunnel

71) Tunnel Go thru the Tunnel

72) Teeter Go up and then balance down the Teeter i. A session video seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU3jQ18fB9U

73) Wave Raise your paw and Wave at me (or someone else, depends on position)

74) Bow Take a Bow

75) Jump Jump up in the air

76) Ball Get your ball

77) Go to Bed Go to your bed

78) Open It Open Your Present

79) Over Roll Over

80) Carry Carry this item for me

81) Hold Just sit or stand there holding this item for me

82) Be A Bear To growl

83) Inside Voice To woof/lower bark (instead of bark loudly)

84) Yes! This equals a paycheck and he will usually look to my hands or pockets after hearing it.

85) Touch Put your nose to my hand

86) Target Put your paw on the target

87) *High Five Left

88) *High Five Right

89) *Double High Five

90) *Right Foot Touch

91) *Left Foot Touch

92) Take It Take this from my hands

93) Dance To stand on hind legs

94) *Nod Head Nod

95) *Blink Blink

96) Catch Catch the Item/Treat

97) *Crawl Army Crawl

98) Smile Show Your Teeth

99) I Love You Give me a Kiss

100) Hugs Two paws up on me so I can hug you

101) Bell Ring the Bell

102) Nubbin’ Wag your Tail (nub)

103) Gesundheit Sneeze

104) Balance Balance the Treat on your nose, forehead, etc (see Trick Challenge #1)

105) Remote Bring me the Remote

106) *Heel Backwards

107) Pas Auf Go bark at the bad guy (Schutzhund) but don’t bite him yet

108) *Permit me to put a paper bag over your head (see Trick Challenge #3)

109) *Backpack Carry your stuff in your backpack

110) Lead Your Sister Take her leash and bring her over here

111) Stop Whatever you are doing, stop immediately

112) Bring Me A Beer Open the mini fridge and get me a can of beer

113) Can You Get That? Bring me whatever I am pointing to

114) Pray Put your paws on my praying hands and let’s pray

115) Light Turn on or off the light switch

116) Under Go under that (table, chair, etc)

117) Moose Go get Moose

118) Hedge Go get Hedge

119) Football Go get the football

120) Squeaker Go get a squeaky toy

121) Cookie Prepare for a treat! (he gets excited)

122) Car Ride Go get SOMETHING because you’re coming with (and he needs to bring something)

123) Outside Go to the door

124) * Drop on Recall

125) * Drop on Go Out / Chasing a ball/squirrel, etc

126) Settle Go lay down and relax

127) Twirl Stand on rear legs and turn in a circle/turn around

128) Streeeeeeetch Stretch Out

129) Shake It Off Shake

130) Bed/Bring Bring me your bed/blanket

131) Purse Bring me my purse


Some more: (ones I missed)
132) Monkey  Bring me your Monkey (squeak toy)
133) Over   Roll Over
134) In the Room    Go into the Bedroom / Get ready for bed
135) Where's the Kitty?    Go find a cat and let me know where they are
136) Where's Your Sister   Go find Pixie / Have her follow you back (usually he gets her to chase him
137) Get Hedge    Get your Hedgehog
138) Up and Over    Jump in the Car and then over to the passenger seat
139) Want a cookie?   Usually head tilt)
140) Brush Your Teeth (comes by me and sits, for tooth-brushing


This is everything I can think of thus far...I am sure I am missing some though…



If you include ALL of the multi-cued behaviors (English, german, hand signal, etc) we are over 150 different understood cues…and still going!



Just some recommended videos to watch our relationship: Small recent demo video in the rain: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dacjrjjMKPU Dog Day video seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMauYn-z1bQ (Understanding in and around Distractions)



Aim for true understanding of cues regardless of YOUR position! Seminar video seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_31ZH7EkRs



More videos can be seen at: www.youtube.com/awesomepawsacademy

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