German Dog Training Command Words
Here are a few dog training commands that I use. They are German commands, and used in the sport of Schutzhund:
- Achtung! (Ahk-toong’): Watch! Attention!
- Aus! (Ows): Out! Drop It! Let Go!
- Bleib! (Blibe): Stay!
- Bringen! : Bring! Fetch!
- Fass! (Fahs):Attack! Take hold!
- Fuss! (Foos): Heel!
- Gib Laut! : Bark! Speak!
- Hier! : Here! Come!
- Hopp! : Up! Jump!
- Nein! (Nine):No!
- Pass auf! (Pahs owf): Pay attention! Heads Up!
- Pfui! (Foo-ey): Shame! Stop That! Drop That!
- Platz! (Plots): Down! (Place)
- Setz! , Setzen! (Zetze’n): Sit!
- Such! (Zook): Search!
- Voran! (For-ahn): Go forward! Take the lead!
- Voraus! (For-ows): Go forward! Run out!
Not only are they “cool sounding”, but fun to use as well!
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July 22nd, 2009 at 11:08 am
Thanks for this translation guide i have a 7 week old East German/Czech Black sable male GSD who will be trained ( HOPEFULLY ) in Schutzhund in the future so i
am teaching him german commands but don’t really know how to say them properly and this helps a GREAT deal !!!
July 22nd, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Your welcome Robin! Your pup sounds awesome! Please send us pictures of him. What’s his name? Don’t forget the “Achtung” command
August 14th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
We have been training our all black german shepherd in german for a while.. Just forgot a couple of the words! This helped alot! Thanks!
By the way the german really helps with the bigger ones.. It makes him listen so much better in german than english for some reason.. He’s 10 months old and already 85 pounds (Not fat) and head up to my waist (I am 5′3”)…..
August 15th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Awesome Jessica! I totally agree that German, as it feels “more pronounced and heavy” – you “feel” like they listen better
Ok, you talked the talk, “my dog is bigger than your dog!” (jk) – so send us pictures!!!
September 28th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Hi,
Just got Jayda, an eight week old female german shepard, two days ago.
The father is a Police K-9 from Germany and the mother is also from Germany.
I just found your website and can’t wait to try some of this out.
November 17th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Hello,
i was just curious if there was a command in German for “leave it”… like when u are walking the dog and it starts wondering to smell and wat not…
thanks much
November 21st, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Hey I just adopted an almost 3 year old Belgian Malinois about a week ago, She is very Beautiful. I am also teaching her in German(my boyfriend’s mom has a Malinois also and he knows all his commands in German) I have already taught her to Setz, she is a very fast learner. any tips? Her name is Atheena
December 2nd, 2009 at 12:42 pm
The command I use for leave it is pfui! (fooey). It always makes my kids laugh when I use it on them.
December 9th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
@Rita – phui is a great one! And I bet your kids get a kick out of it too lol!
December 9th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
@Melody – I’m so waiting for TONS of pictures (yeah, I know…whe am I gonna post MY latest dog pictures?!?) of your Mal!
December 9th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
@Justin – Rita got your answer! Thanks Rita!!!
December 9th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
@Kristine – send us some pictures and let us know how your training goes with your Jayda! What breeder did you get her from?
January 3rd, 2010 at 7:47 pm
Thanks so much for posting this!
I haven’t had a dog in years, and just recently I received a 2 year old shepherd/keeshound mix. He’s had a tough life, much of it which is a mystery, and now I’m his last chance so I’m intent on making it work. I’m still in the process of figuring out how to train him, but he’s a pretty quick learner. Hopefully this works!
January 3rd, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Hey Stephanie, NICE looking dog! I’d wish you good luck with him, but with passion and determination on YOUR part, I’m sure he’s gonna be great!
January 13th, 2010 at 1:33 am
Hey Melody
I love Malinois. Use Pfui (foo-ey) with the correction. like the pulling of the leash. Then re-give the command. like sitz. never correct her with the command.
We have a Shepherd nameed Rocky.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
Since I am a German-born American, I decided to learn German. I have now found the name for the family rottweiler (Konig) and will train him in German as well. We’ll be getting him as soon as I find the right dog parents to get him from. A lot of people train Rotties to be mean dogs, and I have small kids. So, when I find the right dog parents that have excellent dispositions, we’ll get our dog and We’ll train him in German. I can’t wait!
February 12th, 2010 at 10:37 am
I will be getting my rotweiler puppy in march of 2010. me and my husband currently have 2 akc registered pit bulls. and want to add a rottweiler to the family, we also want to teach him german, but will it effect my other 2 dogs english cammands?
February 28th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
The key is CONSISTENCY. Use the same command and pronunciation for each behavior you wish to train. You can Google “Dr. P’s Dog Training” for phonetic pronunciations in several languages.
When you have a choice, use commands that don’t sound similar. For example, to go to their crate either “Box” or “Zwinger” is okay (zwinger means kennel). But, Box and Platz (lie down) sound similar. Make it simple. Zwinger and Platz won’t be confused.
Also, keep in mind that besides the different dialects, there is High German and Low German; formal and daily conversational. If you’re going to learn one, use High German, it’s solid in the field and for competition. Don’t advertise not understanding the language by using Low German in competition — it’s like speaking Cockney in the UK rather than acceptable British English.
I train and cross-train GSDs, nearly all imported, for Search and Rescue, Personal Protection, and “Hard” Dogs that when sent are trained to do irreparable damage, all in German. You’ll have much better results if you learn a bit more of the language and can converse with them in German as well, but the key is consistency.
February 28th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Thank you Dean. It’s great to get a pro involved with these conversations! Do you have a site we can link up?