Different Command Words for Each Dog?

[Adrianne Matzkin]

What names do you give for the same commands/tricks so each one understands what you want?
I need help to differenciate what I want for each Doodle - I am making Samantha nuts.
Do you use the words sit, down, stay, wait for both or different words for each dog?


Samantha - Bang (trick for her to play dead) Charli - Nap (didn't want to use the word 'dead')

Please list each one next to each other
Command = Dog A - Dog B
Play Dead = Bang Nap

[F, Calla & Luca]

Sounds more confusing to me to have different words and how will you and the family remember all of this. Have you forgotten craft. I think they'll get used to obeying commands after their own name with time, mine sometimes do. In the worst case scenario they both obey and usually that's not bad. They certainly seem to understand who I'm reprimanding. The other day an adorable 2 year old came to see them and, of course the dogs were very excited. When I said sit the toddler promptly sat on the driveway.

[Adina P]

All dogs have exactly the same commands. We give commands preceded by their names. I've worked to proof Rosco on only responding to Rosco __Command__. He needs a refresher but is very good so that I can have him and Thule in a sit stay next to each other and he'll only come to me when I say his name first. I did it by throwing in curve balls like "Doggy Come" or other random words/names connected to COME and correcting him back into place (a very mild correction, mostly just returning him to his spot since he was TRYING to do what's right).

It is thoroughly confusing to have a different command for each dog and doesn't work well if someone else has to care for them. I guess for tricks it's fine. But for basic obedience terms I prefer universally recognized words like: Sit, Stay, Come, Heel rather than getting more creative. Easier to remember and, when appropriate, easier for others to use. It's hard enough when others don't even use the commands they know correctly asking "Can you sit, sit, sit?" in a high pitched voice when my dogs have learned the command "Rosco, SIT," for instance.

But if you can make it work for you...it ain't a problem!

[3jjyubejf81l5]

I use the same commands for both dogs preceded by thier name. Have both dogs sit, tell one to stay and tell the other to come, or have one sit and one lay down, or whatever. A couple minutes a day for a week or so and they will get it, very easy to teach.

[Adrianne Matzkin]

Thanks everyone! It is so much easier to use what I know. Charli starts PK class next week and I want to make sure I start off right.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

We use English for our other two and German for Ned. We did this because our Springer thought he was in trouble when we would say No, Leave It and Drop It. We used German because we knew the simple commands because our son trained his Doberman in German. We also say the dog's name before the command.

[Tante & Jordan & now Annie!]

To add to everyone's: when I would want both dogs to do something I would say "dogs ________" both of them were expected to do whatever was asked. What is fun is to put them in stays release one and leave other for longer. It would drive Payton nuts but he would not break that stay.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I am impressed!

[Adrianne Matzkin]

me too!!

[Adrianne Matzkin]

So far the hardest part of training 2 doodles is ME! I have gotten out of the habit of "name - command". With just Samantha I just gave the command usually forgetting to use her name unless she wasn't paying attention to me.
Bad teacher. CRAFTS is not helping at all either! It is a good thing Charli is starting PK next week.

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

My commands are the same for both dogs, BUT there is one big difference: Taquito has never obeyed any command beside "come", while Peri already knows, sit, down, stay, come, shake, rollover, off, leave it, drop it at 5 MONTHS. Ha! Taquito doesn't matter as much because he is a little squirt and doesn't get into trouble.

[Kyoko]

This is funny.... Because I use same commands preceeded by their name as well, but, when it sounds like something good is happening, they both do it!! I find myself often saying "Not you, I said so-and-so !"