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Filly's Commands

4/17/2018

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Filly is a 12 month old Comfort Retriever, in training as a Diabetic Alert Dog. Below are the commands that she knows at this point in time.
  1. Sit (visual signal - j motion with hand)
  2. Down (visual signal - flat hand lowering)
  3. Stand (visual signal - two fingers pointing in front of dog)
  4. Sit Stay (visual signal - palm moves towards dog's face)
  5. Down Stay (visual signal - palm moves towards dog's face)
  6. Stand Stay (visual signal - palm moves towards dog's face)
  7. Come - come to front and sit
  8. Heel - walk at left side
  9. Here - come towards me
  10. Let's go - walk with me (on right side or between legs, depending on previous command)
  11. Watch Me - give eye contact
  12. Touch - touch my hand with nose (visual signal - palm presented in front of dog, verbal required)
  13. Leave It - do not touch or eat item
  14. Under - lay under table, chair, or object (visual signal - pointing where dog should lie)
  15. Close - sit at my left side, facing forward (visual signal - pointer finger drawing a 'U' demonstrating the dog's path)
  16. Side - sit at my right side, facing forward (visual signal - pointer finger drawing a 'U' demonstrating the dog's path)
  17. Between - sit between my legs facing forward (visual signal - point between legs)
  18. Behind - lay between the back of my heels and counter or wall (visual signal - point behind, where dog's nose should end up)
  19. Front - lay between the front of my feet and counter or wall (visual signal - point in front, where dog's nose should end up)
  20. Chill - put chin on my foot (visual signal - two taps of foot)
  21. Paws Up - put front paws on object that I point to
  22. Get Up - jump onto object (visual signal - patting object with palm)
  23. Get Dressed - put head through vest (visual signal - presentation of vest in front of her)
  24. Get Your Vest - retrieve vest and bring to my hand (visual signal - point toward vest)
  25. Get Your Leash - retrieve leash and bring to my hand (visual signal - point toward leash)
  26. That's Trash - pick up item and put in trash can (visual signal - point towards item, then point toward trash)
  27. May I have a yogurt? - open fridge, take yogurt, bring yogurt to me (visual signal - point toward fridge)
  28. Get The Meter - retrieve meter and bring to my hand 
  29. Hold - hold bringsel on collar
  30. Bring It - bring object
  31. Shut The Fridge - close the door to the fridge (visual signal - point toward fridge)
  32. Shut It - close any door or cabinet (visual signal - point to object)
  33. Get In - get in car 
  34. Place - lay on place blanket for a long period of time (visual signal - point to place)
  35. Wait - pause, typically at a curb or doorway while heeling
  36. Break - release word (used for stays, when allowed to relieve herself, when allowed to play)
  37. Off - jump off object (visual signal - point toward ground)
  38. Drop - drop item or food in mouth (visual signal - opening of hand)
  39. All Better - blood sugar is taken care of, puppy party is ending, stop alerting. (visual signal -flat hand moving from left to right in front of her face)
  40. Powder Your Nose - relieve herself, regardless of location - on grass, mulch, concrete, grate. 

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    I'm Libby Rockaway, and this blog is to document my experiences training Diabetic Alert Dogs. Over the years I have succeeded, failed, tweaked, and morphed my DAD training - this blog follows my journey through it all! 

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