Most Important Command

[baileyboy]

What do all of you wise Weim-o-philes think is the most important command that one's family Weim should know (these aren't show dogs, just happy members of the family)? My 2, Bailey & Murphy, only know "sit"
and can sometimes do "down". I'm very ignorant when it comes to training--and now I'm paying the price!

Thanks!
trish

[greyflyte]

"Come" and "Down"
Both can save the dogs life if he is out exercising and something happens at a distance.
Cyd

[rute_paredes]

Our 1-year-old Iago is also a family pet and since we live in an apartment in town, we have been very concerned with Iago's behaviour. We worry about people's reactions towards him (he is seen as a big dog), we worry about cars and roads and about his friendlyness ( he makes a point of trotting over and sniffing anything on 4 legs, if we would only let him). For these reasons we make a point of taking him to obedience classes as often as we possibly can, in an effort to extend our "control" over him.
I absolutely agree with Cyd; some commands can indeed save your dog's life - Come, Heel and Freeze (or whatever word is used in English for making the dog stop in his tracks) are the ones I have found to be crucial.
rute and miguel (and Iago)

[emma]

I have only one command that must be obeyed at all times and it is NO. In Finnish we say EI so that is what I use of course.
To my dogs, NO means stop doing what you are doing immediately and wait for new orders or come to me.
The NO-command is used only when I have to so that my dogs know that I am always serious.
My dogs of course also know a lot of other commands which we use when training and working but the NO-command is our "life-saver".

[greyflyte]

I have just had a litter of pups and am running 2 wee bitches on. 2 together can be a nightmare so getting some kind os response is vital. I use a gutteral sounding "BAH" when I want the young pups doing something but this always turns into NO and they pick it up pretty fast.

[Alkemist]

hehe a tricky one, because the most important command for me changes with each dog. But I suppose it is always the command that you KNOW the dog will do without fail - for example if I raise my hand and say SIT Anya will immediately sit now, but none of my other dogs know that as well as she does, they might respond better to STAY.

Just my thoughts on this,

Nina

[Landlord]

I think my most important command is the Stop whistle. If I blow this then they must stop

[Wetdog]

baileyboy--go to my website and check out the article "Training, Getting Started" in the On Training section.

[weimaranermama]

The most important commando for me is come and sit.
Gr Ina

[tasha]

mine is LEAVE... leave the food in the cupboards, leave the hare legging it across the field, leave the cow poo... the list is endless :-)

[sian]

Oh - a tough question!
If I had to narrow it down to one thing it would be "Down". But this is because it's the most reliable command at a distance with Cassie. Ok, she may not always drop her belly to the ground, but she always freezes, which means she misses the bike, car, runner, sheep - or whatever danger is around. But I think "Stay" is also a vital one - so that once you have stopped them at a distance, they will stay there until you can get your hand on the collar! And I couldn't live without Come, Sit, Wait, Stand, Leave it, No, Gently (when approaching another dog or puppy), find it ....

Basically - to be a proper member of the family, we need to communicate with each other. I use more than one word to my husband, and so why just one word for my dog!! :-)