I use a few German commands with my dogs....some of it became habit after doing schutzhund for a couple of years. And some of the German commands do have a bit more "punch" to them. There's a big difference between my dog's response to my command of "platz!" versus his response to my husband telling him to "lie down....Mike, down....Down....DOWN!" Of course context is everything :) I prefer to use commands that aren't part of everyday conversation, and commands that are different from the sorta commands others try to give my dogs. I don't care if my dog is slow to "down" when my husband says it, but when I tell my dog PLATZ he better hit the deck, pronto. Hey whatever, it works for me! --Regina and the GSDs PAM Mike SchH2 UDX TD RE VER PAM Ianna UDX TD BH RE PT FGDCh and von Sontausen Holy Grail (The Bunny!) RN, 2/3 ASCA RNX On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 11:30 PM, <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Jackie you know I love you but when I read your post I ready did laugh out > loud...are you trying to get us to drink purple kool-aid? > > 1 German command " sitz"...=English" sit' 2. German command " bleib' = > English "stay" 3. German command "hear" = Eng lish "here" 4. German command > "platz" = English 'down" 5. German command "Fuss" = English "hee l"......and > really you can give your dog commands in Latin, the dog does not > care!...lol...commands given in Deutsch ( German) are fashionable....nothing > more nothing less....anyone that tells you different has issues...lol...FB > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jackie Short-Nguyen" <marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx> > To: edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: izaackerman@xxxxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:35:35 PM > Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "German" commands > > I use German for competition because the commands are more crisp, easier for > me to say, and the behavior I'm asking for is different than the behavior I > ask for in English. > -- > Jackie & Jonathan Nguyen Marcato German Shepherds > S Konzert vom Drachenberg, RN, CD, CGC "Strauss" > Devine's Gunpowder N Lead RN "Mirada" > Somerset Rose's Honor Bound "Bravo" > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================