What is considered basic obedience!?

[ShrekDawg]

This is just for curiosity sake and discussion. What do YOU consider basic obedience for a dog!? As in, what commands are essential for them to know. And what commands are basic obedience versus tricks!?

To me, basic obedience includes sit, stay, down, come, and heel and/or loose leash walking.

Those are ESSENTIAL for any dog in my opinion. But ESPECIALLY stay and COME. and SIT. If nothing else, I would teach those three. But preferably all five.

OH!!!!

And a good LEAVE IT! And DROP IT!!!!

Those are vital, essential, and lifesaving commands as well.

So seven.

What commands do YOU consider essential!?!?!?!

Feel free to chime in here or even disagree (politely and respectfully of course!!!!)!!!!!!

And vote in the poll!!!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

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[ShrekDawg]

@Squawkers

 

[Squawkers]

All of the above!

 

[ShrekDawg]

@Sally PB

 

[ShrekDawg]

All of the above!

Nice!!!!

 

[EmmaRainboe]

course!!!!)!!!!!!

 

[Lemon-Drop]

I think all of them are important for a well-mannered dog. I feel like another good one is teaching them to not jump on people/counter surf (so like “off”). Obviously potty training is important too

I definitely have some things I still need to work on with my dog, but she’s also a service dog in training so I’m working on a lot of socialization and specialized tasks (alerting, deep pressure therapy, etc.) and being able to have an on/off switch, and switching between working and being a pup.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Lmaooo

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Obviously potty training is important too

I’m also trying to train her to “do your business” on command… a very slow-going process

Sorry Bridgette…