Dog Training Commands

There are many dog training commands one can use to train their dog not only for proper behavior but also for protection. The most popular dog training commands to use are sit, stay, heel, and come.

These dog training commands are enough to train your dog to behave properly around your home and around others and they will also ensure that you have a pet that is safe to be around others.

The sit command is a good dog training command to use when you want your dog to sit. Certain instances where one may want to command a dog to sit would be at night when you are wanting your dog to calm down before bed or when guests arrive at your home to prevent your dog from jumping up on them.

Stay is another command that is useful for preventing your dog from jumping up on other people, and it is also a good dog training command to prevent your dog from following you when you go to your car or decide to take a walk around the block.

These two dog training commands should be the first two that you train your dog to follow. Even if you do not train your dog any other dog training commands, these two will ensure that your pet is kind to others and also stays put when you command it to stay in cases when they may be in danger (such as when you cross the road to check your mailbox).

Two dog training commands that are useful for training your dog to follow you are heel and come. Come is the command that indicates that you wish your dog to come to you or follow you. This command is useful if you have commanded him to stay or sit a few moments earlier. Heel is a good command for commanding your dog to follow you as you walk. An instance like this would be after you have checked your mail; you would use the come or heel command to command your dog to follow you away from the road.

There are of course many other dog training commands that you can use to train your dog or puppy, but these four basic dog training commands should be the first four that you train your dog to obey.