I'm familiar with the no "no" argument. I subscribe to the one that says only use it when there is something you want to stop now and never do again. If my brother needs to stop him, he's not going to go through a list of commands trying to figure out which one is appropriate for the situation. These are more commands than I usually have to use for my house dog. At least "word"commands. Growling and grunts are more effective here, not so much words. I pat the table if I want them on it. I swing my and forward if I want them off. I clap my hands if I want them to come. Of course the show dog requires more commands, and the obedience dog even more. Still, I try to limit to four basic commands, so that someone else can handle the dog besides me. Denise W. The Good Ole Boys~Chopper and Chase http://www.showgermanshepherds.info for show and performance (join my site ring-follow the link) ________________________________ From: Doc Zoe <wynsum@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sun, June 20, 2010 1:07:10 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Essential behavors for any dog? On 20 Jun 2010, at 6:17, Denise Williams wrote: No is the most important. <REPLY> We never use NO or negatives in training. You KNOW what I mean. The word is used too much. I use a sound an EH instead of NO. Works on all dogs whether trained or not <VBG> Leave it works fine Here are some commands I insist on: Come or Here WITH ME (pretty much heel) Easy (slow up you are walking faster than I can) Fast (you may walk ahead of me and move faster than me) Wait (I enter all doors and exit all doors before the dog sothey wait until I say Released or Ok or whatever I want) Kennel up - they either go to their crates or their kennel runs, even when playing with each other HURRY UP - the pee on command DUCE - the poo on command Watch Me Leave it Stand - they learn that one eaerly as I teach them to stack on command Teeth - they will actually show their teeth to the judge OUT - drop whahtever you have in your mouth into my HANDS immediately (no, the cat is definitly NO a plus toy, out) HUP - means put your paws up and jump into the truck, or onto the grooming table OFF - No jumping, not sitting in Grandma's lap Doc Zoe Wynsum http://wynsumgsd.com ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================