| The two most important commands your dog | | | | Whoa or Here. The dog goes down into the |
| should know! | | | | bottom ground goes on point, out of sight to the |
| As I have stressed throughout my website and in | | | | driver of the combine. Very tragic story but it |
| other articles I have written "Safety" is the driving | | | | just goes to show how important these two |
| force behind these two commands. Yes it's | | | | commands are. |
| always a wonderful feeling to command your dog | | | | I've written the steps to go through when training |
| to come to you and they actually do and yes it's | | | | your dog to Come when called and Staying when |
| also a good feeling to have them stay when | | | | commanded to do so on my website. I also am |
| commanded. If you think about this seriously you | | | | available for individual instruction when contacted |
| will see that there is a far more basic reasoning | | | | through our contact us page which can be found |
| than obedience, its "Safety". | | | | at If you don't have time to teach your dog |
| I'm going to relay a story that I have second | | | | anything please teach these two commands. You |
| hand knowledge of. It concerns a personal friend | | | | can also have someone do it for you, however |
| and one of his dogs. It's been quite a few years | | | | you will have to work with the dog so that they |
| since I hunted or trained so this story is a little | | | | understand that the command is just that, and a |
| worn around the edges but its because I think it's | | | | command no matter who gives it. All the other |
| imperative that the safety point be driven home. | | | | obedience training is just window dressing, these |
| It was a great fall day and my friend was out | | | | two commands are lifesavers. |
| pheasant hunting. He was working a section of | | | | Also once these two commands are in place it |
| ground that was cleared of crops. The dogs were | | | | makes the rest of their training go easier. If they |
| working great, they were covering all the | | | | are doing something wrong you can stop them |
| waterways and hedges and just flying down the | | | | immediately and make the necessary correction |
| fence rows. Well he topped a hill and there in the | | | | without having to run them down carry them |
| bottom was a combine harvesting corn. He got | | | | back and so on. There is nothing more pleasurable |
| one of the dogs to "stay" and the other just took | | | | than going out with your dog knowing that you |
| off when it got scent of birds. The pheasants are | | | | have control and that you and he/she are having |
| notorious for hanging out in standing corn. Well by | | | | a great time. Whether it's going for a walk or out |
| now you know where this story is headed. He did | | | | having an all day hunt. Both of you will be having a |
| not have the second dog completely broke for | | | | great time. |