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Here - From any position relative to the handler, the dog returns to the handler, coming into an area described by a 180° arc bounded by an imaginary plane projecting straight out from the axles of the wheelchair (or, for an ambulatory handler, the hip), i.e., the dog should not go past or behind the handler in response to this command. Within this arc, the dog should end up facing toward the handler and no further than twelve inches from the handler's body. |
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Lap - From any position relative to the handler, the dog comes to either the handler's left or right side (whichever is closest to the dog's starting position, unless otherwise constrained by the wheelchair design or handler's functional limitations) and rears on its hind legs, resting its forelegs and chest on the handler's lap. It is important that the dog not support itself on its fore paws or pasterns, but use its forearms. |
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Visit - From any position relative to the handler, the dog comes to either the handler's left or right side (whichever is closest to the dog's starting position, unless otherwise constrained by the wheelchair design or handler's functional limitations) and places its head on the handler's lap, leaving all four feet on the ground. In training and using this command, it is important that the dog's lower jaw actually touch the handler's lap. Do NOT have the dog sit while doing visit, the dog should be standing. |
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Heel - From any position relative to the handler, the dog moves to the handler's left side and sits. The dog will wind up facing the same direction as the handler, with its head no farther forward than the handler's knees. The dog may lie down in this position only if cued to do so. |
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Side - From any position relative to the handler, the dog moves to the handler's right side and sits. The dog will wind up facing the same direction as the handler, with its head no farther forward than the handler's knees. The dog may lie down in this position only if cued to do so. |
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Under - Dog goes underneath a table, bench, chair or desk, lies down and remains there until released. The dog should be able to go under any overhang that has at least fourteen inches of space between itself and the floor or ground. Correctly executed, the dog lies completely beyond the line created by the vertical plane drawn between the overhang and the substrate, with its head facing toward the handler. Once the location is known to the dog, the dog should be able to execute an UNDER from an initial point at least eight feet away from the overhang. |
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Out - The dog moves forward, ahead of the handler, through a door or archway (and when the dog has cleared the doorway, it turns to face the handler) and remains there until released. Once the location is known to the dog, the dog should be able to execute an OUT from an initial point at least twelve feet away from the threshold. |
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Bed - Directs the dog to go to a mat, dog bed or similar and lie down on it; remaining there until released. The dog's body must be completely on bed. Once the location of the object is known to the dog, it should be able to execute BED from an initial point anywhere within twenty feet. |
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Car - Directs the dog to go into the car. The dog must remain in the car until released. For the dog's safety, the dog always precedes the handler into the car and remains in the car until the handler has exited and is in position to monitor the dog's exit. |
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Kennel - Directs dog to go into the crate and remain there until released. |
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Back - The dog moves in a straight line backwards. This command is usually performed with the dog in front of, and moving backwards away from, the handler, but also may be done with the dog facing forward backing up alongside the handler.. |
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Jump - From a sitting, standing or walking initial position, dog jumps up on chair, bench or other object. The dog must remain on the object until released by handler. The typical release command from JUMP is OFF, although another positional command can be given instead (e.g., HEEL). |
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Off - The dog returns to having all four feet on the ground from either JUMP, UP, STEP, LAP or CAR. |
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Let's Go - Whether at HEEL or SIDE, dog moves forward with handler, maintaining HEEL or SIDE position, i.e., when in motion, the dog will maintain a position in which its head is no farther forward than the handler's leg. The dog must also sit when the handler comes to a halt, without any verbal cue to sit from the handler. Fluency requires that the terminal behavior, i.e., SIT upon halting after LET'S GO, be cued only by the preceding behavior. In other words, the behavior of coming to a halt cues the sit. This terminal behavior can be preempted by the handler delivering a different command (e.g., UP) as he or she stops moving forward. |
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Stationary Positional Commands
Miscellaneous Commands |
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