Schutzhund Training Commands
I am working on my new series Cerberus Tactical K9s, part of my Iniquus World.
In book one, Survival Instinct, the K9 responds to English language commands as K9 Valor's job is Search and Rescue.
In book two, Protective Instinct, K9 Zeus is trained for both search and rescue and close protection.
Where dogs are both a nose and a bite, handlers will often train their dog using a foreign language as a safety feature. This is particularly useful in the United States where German language studies are less popular than other language choices.
German language is often chosen (along with Czech or Dutch) as the dogs are often bred and initially trained in those countries and purchased for military, law enforcement, or private work here in the U.S.
If you are writing a tactical dog into your plot, you might want to add another layer of interest by using German language commands.
Common Schutzhund Training Commands, their proper pronunciation and their meaning in English.
ENGLISH GERMAN
- Heel Fuss(fooss)
- Sit Sitz(siitz))
- Stay Bleib(bly’b)
- Down Platz
- Come/Here Hier(hee er)
- Stand Steh(shtay)
- Retrieve/Fetch Bring(brrring)
- Jump Hopp
- Go Out Voraus(for owss)
- Track Such (tsuuk)
- Guard Pass auf/Wache
- Bite Packen/Fass
- Out/Let Go Aus(owss) Halte(alt)
- Speak/Bark Gib Laut(geblout)
- Narcotics/dope Rauschgift
- Find narcotics Such Rauschgift
- Building/Blind Voran
- Kennel/Crate Zwinger
- Go Outside Geh Raus
- Go Ahead Geh Voraus
- Go Inside Geh rein(gay rine)
- What is going on? Was ist los?
- Good (praise) So ist brav
- Correction Word “No” Pfui (fooey)Nein (nine)
- Don’t do that! Lass das sein
- OK In Ordnung
- Eat Nimm Futter
- Stand Still Steht Noch
- Article Search Such Verloren
- Leave it Lass es
When I was in Norway on the trail with the mixed breed sled dogs, they were commanded in Norwegian, of course.
It was a fabulous experience!
Happy writing!
Fiona
