Raising Emma: Emma's Cues

Emma has learned cues throughout her training and will continue to throughout her working career. We are not going for a record number of learned cues since many of these cues can be combined, like Left Around and Right Around for going around something in a certain direction. What we are doing is building a working vocabulary for Emma that will make it possible to learn new behaviors based off of known ones when they are needed.

The Basics

Cue	Meaning
Emma	Turn and look at who called my name and give eye contact (focus)
Leave It	Turn away and don't touch, pick up or sniff what I am looking at.
Sit	Fold up my back legs and put my bottom on the ground
Down	Put my elbows, belly and hips on the ground
Off	Get off of what I am on
Come	Run to my handler when my name is called or they say Come
Settle	Settle down and relax
Stand	Stand in place without moving my feet/stand up without stepping forward or backward or sideways
Back	Step back several steps
Left	Turn left
Right	Turn right
Around	Go around something
Stay	Don't move or change position
Wait	Puase but I can change position
Let's Go	Start walking with my handler
Go to Mat	Go to a mat and lay on it until released
Crate	Get in my crate
Load Up	Jump in Car, on scale or in tub
Heel	Move to my handler's left side and face the same way they are
Side	Move to my handler's right side and face the same way they are
Front	Sit in front of my handler facing them
Rattle	Shake off as if to release tension or remove water from my fur
Potty	Go to the bathroom when told

Service Dog Cues

Cue	Meaning
Take It	take what is offered in my mouth
Hold It	Hold the item in my mouth
Give It	Give the item in my mouth
Get It	Pick something up and give it to my handler
Bring It	Bring what I have to my handler
Look	Look at my feet or on the floor for something to pick up
Leash	Pick up my leash and give it to my handler
Pull	Pull something with my mouth
Push	Push something with my nose
Close It	Close something with my nose
Paw	Give my paw or put my paw on something
Touch	Put my nose on something
Light	Turn on or off a light
Find It	Find something
Go	A moving command like "Go Give to" for delivering notes or giving an item to someone
Go In	Go under a table or in my crate or even through tubes for agility
Shoes	Go get my handler's shoes
Socks	Remove my handler's socks
Basket	Put an item into a basket or trashcan
Keep Going	Keep looking for an item
That's It	Found item, wait for instructions
Step Up/In	step onto or into something
Get Help	Carry a bringsel to the first person I can find to tell them my handler needs help
Show Me	Lead the person back to my handler
Paws Up	Put my paws up on something
Make Bed	Pull covers to head of bed
Turn Down	Pull covers away from head of bed