Of course there's many commands we want to teach our dogs. My husband loves the command, "Watch Me!" And his dogs have always done just that. I have a little issue between the obedience trainer I have at this time. And she has many titles under her belt. She teaches the class "Stay!" in two different meanings & I will NOT do that. "Stay!" means stay until I come back to that dog & release him. "Wait!" means that dog will be given another command in some time after. I told my trainer I will not give my dog a "Stay!" command on a recall. I tell my dogs, "Wait!" Lets say something happened (whatever) when you give your dog the "Stay!" And for some reason can't come back to that dog. You have to give the dog a different release or the dog could be there forever...;o) I've taught the dog I have now the command "STOP!" or a recall on a full run. Just like K-9 police training a recall after the bad guy. It's a very important exercise. That might save your dogs life some day if he's running after something & there's traffic! They say, "In a real-life drama commands might be much different than just practice too. Your voice will/could have a different tone if stressed. So you want to practice in all different situations if possible. Sometimes all easier said than done. And oh yes, trying to teach people to say "OFF!" instead of "Down!" Oh dear! I guess there's a lot more we want our dogs & friends to know than we think. Kathy Partch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stormy Hope" <Stormy435@xxxxxxx> "Wait," because I want to open the door/gate either going into them or we are heading out.. They don't go out before I release them to go out. Of course Come! "Back' so they get away from the door or gate that I'm opening. (So I guess it's Back, Wait) I use Down rarely, but can see how important it would be for those who have dogs out in herding, open fields, etc. LEAVE IT! Very Important in any context. " Stay Here" and "Stay" and they know the difference. I think the different ways that dogs are owned makes a difference in the important commands. Stormy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================