Just found out I need to teach Brick a new command
Mind you, I've never tried this before so..... It took me a couple of times to get him to stay without pouncing on the treat, but the third time was kind of funny. I got him to lay down & stay, I put the treat in front of him, and then I couldn't get him to retrieve the treat. He was in a perfect stay and I didn't know what word to use for him to retrieve it. Like I said, we've never done this before. It was kinda funny. I was trying words like, "here", or "treat", or "get", or "go". I was saying them as questions, as if he was a hidden door and you had to say a magic word to get him to operate.  So what command do you guys use to get your dog to retrieve the treat? |
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| Use your release command - whatever you use to let him know an exercise is done. I do this as a "trick" at therapy dog visits and also to demonstrate the "leave it" command in my classes. I even set the treat on top of his front paw/leg. (yep, I am that evil  )I use "leave it"; and then "all done" - that's our release command. It's pretty easy to teach, but really looks impressive  |
| "OK!" |
Ron wrote: "OK!" Ok is OK, but as it is used so often in random conversation, it's not really recommended as your release command......just sayin'....  |
| I suppose I could train my dog to release on "COCHISE!" |
Ron wrote: I suppose I could train my dog to release on "COCHISE!" Perfect!  ...we have one family that used "pickles".... |
| LOL, "Cochise" as a reserved word came from one of my favorite gags from an episode of "Cheers." Woody somehow came into possession of a dog whose attack word was "Cochise". So he hung a large sign on the dog that said: "Do not say 'Cochise' to this dog"  We've never had a problem with our dogs and a release word of "OK". It isn't used in a normal tone. That isn't to say that it might not be an issue if we were into agility or some other public activity, so feel free to use 'Cochise' or 'Geronimo'. |
| Hahahahaha I LOVE Geronimo. Too bad I've already trained my two otherwise I'd use it. I can see myself at the beginning of an agility trial yelling "Geronimo".  |
Mim wrote: Hahahahaha I LOVE Geronimo. Too bad I've already trained my two otherwise I'd use it. I can see myself at the beginning of an agility trial yelling "Geronimo". That would be fabulous!  Someone would probably complain it's not PC, but I love it.  |
| What are some good release words? |
got sheep wrote: Mim wrote: Hahahahaha I LOVE Geronimo. Too bad I've already trained my two otherwise I'd use it. I can see myself at the beginning of an agility trial yelling "Geronimo". That would be fabulous! Someone would probably complain it's not PC, but I love it. Oh I didn't think of it being not PC.  Here in Aus it's just a word that kind of means "go for it" but in a big way, like if it's something that will get your adrenaline going. I don't think it's really used any more so I'm showing my age. When I was a kid in primary school we would yell it if we were doing crazy stuff like jumping of the shed roof  I have a vague recollection about it being an American Indian name or the name of a terrible battle/slaughter or something but I could be totally off track there. Please forgive my ignorance. |
Mady wrote: What are some good release words? Free, go, play, run. There are lots but my aged brain is failing me. |
| Geronimo was a legendarily fierce Apache warrior in the late 1800's. His reputation was likely enhanced through romanticization in US movie westerns. American paratroopers (used to) shout "Geronimo" as they jumped, supposedly in reference to Geronimo's yelling of his own name as he leapt to his death when cornered by the military. However that was a fictitious account ( a movie ) detailing Geronimo death. I don't know how Geronimo died, but WikiPeeyingYa says he died of pneumonia while in captivity. That's all I "know" and it's how I heard it (and Googled it), for what it's worth. That would put it squarely in the "nearly worthless" and "don't quote me on this" class.  |
Mim wrote: Mady wrote: What are some good release words? Free, go, play, run. There are lots but my aged brain is failing me. Some of the people I train with use "break". Not a command I'd be comfortable giving to Sybil   I use OK. I've gotten myself in hot water only when discussing something with my agility instructor, confirming that I was getting what she was saying by saying "OK" and inadvertenty releasing the dog. But once I caught myself a couple of times I seem to have eliminated that response from casual conversation that would impact interacting with my dogs because hasn't happened in a long time. Besides, I've used it too long to change now. I could see myself standing there at the startline, forgetting that I'd used something other than OK and repeatedly saying OK to a dog who just sits there staring at me like I'm an idiot Geronimo has too many syllables, but otherwise I love it  As for the original question - the treat - a release word only releases the dog from the stay at which point a polite dog should NOT gobble the treat. In reality, most dogs with half a brain will of course scarf it down. But the other way to train it is to teach an active command that specifically means get the treat. I could use "take it!', but I use that as my retrieve command and I don't really want the dogs thinking they are supposed to eat the dumb bell and so on. There's not a chance in hades it would work as intended (trained) and they would actually grab a treat and offer to give it to me  Kristine |
Mad Dog wrote: Mady wrote: What are some good release words? Free, go, play, run. There are lots but my aged brain is failing me. Some others - take off, fall out, words in another language like french, norwegian, german As for the original question - the treat - a release word only releases the dog from the stay at which point a polite dog should NOT gobble the treat. In reality, most dogs with half a brain will of course scarf it down. But the other way to train it is to teach an active command that specifically means get the treat. I could use "take it!', but I use that as my retrieve command and I don't really want the dogs thinking they are supposed to eat the dumb bell and so on. There's not a chance in hades it would work as intended (trained) and they would actually grab a treat and offer to give it to me Kristine As Kristine mentions - it is in fact just a release, not an actual command to get the treat. As Chewie is pretty mellow, he calmly gets the treat and comes to me..... Infact, when Chewie gets his release command in obedience, he rarely actually moves from position at all. Even in rally or obedience trials. So to get up and get a "leave it" exercise treat with his release word is a huge move! In agility, he gets a "wait" at the start line, and "break" is his command to move. Break is used to move from his contacts as well. Like most things, there are many ways to do them. The important thing is to pick something that works for you (and something you will remember!!) and be consistant with it. |
| I forgot to mention the problem with "go" is it sounds a lot like "no", especially to a dog. But it can be confused even for humans. So when I used to do flying trapeze we used the word "hup" to tell a flyer to go and then we could call "no" if it was dangerous and they needed to stay on the take off board. |
Mim wrote: I forgot to mention...So when I used to do flying trapeze   |
Not to highjack the thread you must have forgotten I did flying trapeze Ron. I posted this photo for you once before. |
| Nice toe point! |
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