{"id":18,"date":"2007-11-19T22:34:39","date_gmt":"2007-11-20T06:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/?p=18"},"modified":"2023-11-03T15:38:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T22:38:25","slug":"guide-dog-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puppyintraining.com\/guide-dog-training\/","title":{"rendered":"What Commands Do You Teach a Guide Dog?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What do you teach a guide dog puppy in training?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

One question I often get concerning Stetson (my guide dog puppy in training) is does he know any tricks. As a puppy raiser we are not supposed to teach our Guide Dog puppies any tricks. We have a specific list of commands that we must adhere to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are actually only nine primary commands on our list and almost all nine commands are something you may have already taught your own dog. For those of you who were wondering what commands we teach our puppies…here’s the list (this list comes directly from a printout I have from Guide Dogs of America<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did You Know:<\/strong> that raising a service dog is different then raising a guide dog? One of the biggest differences is service dog puppy raisers teach 30+ commands<\/a> compared to only 9 for guide dog puppies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Commands Do You Teach A Guide Dog Puppy?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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  1. SIT: <\/strong>The proper positioning would be for the puppy to be on the handlers left side facing the same direction. Place the puppy’s rump on the ground. The puppy must remain in a sitting position with the aid of the STAY <\/strong>command until told to do otherwise by the handler. The ultimate goal should be for 3 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. DOWN: <\/strong>The proper positioning would be for the puppy to be on the handler’s left side facing the same direction. The puppy must lie down on the ground with his elbows hitting the floor. The puppy then must remain in a down position with the aid of the STAY <\/strong>command until told to do otherwise by the handler. The ultimate goal should be 5 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. STAND: <\/strong>The proper positioning would be for the puppy to be on the handler’s left side facing the same direction. The puppy must be up on all four feet and remain in a standing position with the aid of the STAY <\/strong>command until told to do otherwise by the handler.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. STAY: <\/strong>(remain in exact place) When used this command serves to help aid the puppy in extending the time of the SIT<\/strong>, DOWN<\/strong>, and STAND <\/strong>commands.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. COME: <\/strong>When the dog hearshis name and the command “come” he should immediately respond and come to you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. FORMAL COME: <\/strong>From any position relative to the handler, the puppy returns to the handler, coming to the handlers left side and turning into the handler and ending up facing forward in a sit position at the left side of the handler. ie…the puppy should not become engaged in any distractions when on his return to the handler.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. GET BUSY: <\/strong>Tells the puppy to urinate and defecate on lead. The puppy should be able to relieve himself on a variety of surfaces (grass, rocks, cement, dirt, etc..) The dog should be commanded to GET BUSY <\/strong>and the handler should not allow the puppy to do it on its own free will when out on a walk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. LEAVE IT: <\/strong>Verbal corrections for stopping unwanted behaviors from the puppy. It should be used for such behaviors as excessive smelling, jumping up, excitable greetings, growling or barking etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. O.K.: <\/strong>Releases the puppy from any command that had previously been given by the handler.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Those are the 9 commands on our primary commands list. Of course there are a few others I can think of off the top of my head including NO _____, WAIT, and HERE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n