What is considered basic obedience!?

[ShrekDawg]

Another necessary thing espespecially living next to busy roads is i taught them to stop and look both ways and if clear i say cross. They actually do it and if there is a car they dont cross.

That’s amazingly smart of them and you. We don’t live near a busy road thankfully but still smart.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

That’s amazingly smart of them and you. We don’t live near a busy road thankfully but still smart.

We live on a main highway in a small town so even though the speed limit is 30 people are still going 50 to 60

 

[Evadig]

Another necessary thing espespecially living next to busy roads is i taught them to stop and look both ways and if clear i say cross. They actually do it and if there is a car they dont cross.

I like this!

 

[lomine]

I agree with the basics mentioned. We live out in the country on dirt roads so for our fun walks my boy Luc is on a 30 ft long line. (Makes walks more enjoyable for both of us.) So we have a couple more commands that come in handy daily.

"Stop" He stops dead in his tracks. Use this all the time for many reasons.
"Go around" if he puts a mailbox or something between us he knows to come back the way he went and go around the mailbox. This means I don't have to walk over to whatever it was and untangle the leash.
"To the side" He moves to the very edge of the road when cars are passing.

Another thing that isn't necessarily a basic command but something I think is really handy to teach is "touch." You can use it to move your dog around, build up to other commands, and use it to teach other tricks. For example, I used touch to teach Luc "boop" and "tell me a secret." A service dog handler could use it to teach a dog to push elevator buttons or close cabinet doors. It's versatile.

 

[ShrekDawg]

We live on a main highway in a small town so even though the speed limit is 30 people are still going 50 to 60

Damn

 

[ShrekDawg]

I agree with the basics mentioned. We live out in the country on dirt roads so for our fun walks my boy Luc is on a 30 ft long line. (Makes walks more enjoyable for both of us.) So we have a couple more commands that come in handy daily.

"Stop" He stops dead in his tracks. Use this all the time for many reasons.
"Go around" if he puts a mailbox or something between us he knows to come back the way he went and go around the mailbox. This means I don't have to walk over to whatever it was and untangle the leash.
"To the side" He moves to the very edge of the road when cars are passing.

Another thing that isn't necessarily a basic command but something I think is really handy to teach is "touch." You can use it to move your dog around, build up to other commands, and use it to teach other tricks. For example, I used touch to teach Luc "boop" and "tell me a secret." A service dog handler could use it to teach a dog to push elevator buttons or close cabinet doors. It's versatile.

I love all those! I tried to teach Brew go around but he doesn’t really understand lol

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I agree with the basics mentioned. We live out in the country on dirt roads so for our fun walks my boy Luc is on a 30 ft long line. (Makes walks more enjoyable for both of us.) So we have a couple more commands that come in handy daily.

"Stop" He stops dead in his tracks. Use this all the time for many reasons.
"Go around" if he puts a mailbox or something between us he knows to come back the way he went and go around the mailbox. This means I don't have to walk over to whatever it was and untangle the leash.
"To the side" He moves to the very edge of the road when cars are passing.

Another thing that isn't necessarily a basic command but something I think is really handy to teach is "touch." You can use it to move your dog around, build up to other commands, and use it to teach other tricks. For example, I used touch to teach Luc "boop" and "tell me a secret." A service dog handler could use it to teach a dog to push elevator buttons or close cabinet doors. It's versatile.

Touch is another good command.
Tucker knows it. Works well for teaching a lot of tricks.

 

[lomine]

I love all those! I tried to teach Brew go around but he doesn’t really understand lol

Luc doesn't get it 100% of the time. My previous dogs picked it up too. Wasn't really something I taught them, they just sort of worked it out. I stop so they can't really keep going forward, they have to go back. I think the trick it to get them before they completely make it past the object, otherwise they go around the wrong way.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Luc doesn't get it 100% of the time. My previous dogs picked it up too. Wasn't really something I taught them, they just sort of worked it out. I stop so they can't really keep going forward, they have to go back. I think the trick it to get them before they completely make it past the object, otherwise they go around the wrong way.

Ohhh okay that makes sense. Thanks.

 

[Sally PB]

Car manners are also important, you don't want your dog interfering with your driving. Safety first.

With Freya, that's Back Seat. She gets the whole back seat. But she gets into the front seat when she's waiting in the car for us.

Another good command for all of our dogs has been Inside. Go inside the house, get in the car, get in your crate, etc.