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
*** 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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