Baylor Vocabulary

All of Baylor's primary vocabulary words are listed below and have been grouped into the following categories: obedience, agility, food, toys, and house.

Obedience

Word or Phase	Response
Ahh ahh!	stops doing whatever she's doing
Come	walks/runs to caller
Down	lays on ground
Drop	releases whatever's in her mouth
Easy	slows down; becomes less aggressive
Get it	retrieves whatever object was thrown
Get it in	when healing or sitting, moves her rear to right
Heal	walks/runs along side Jeff
Hold	retains object in her mouth until told to "drop"
No	stops doing whatever she's doing
Off	when up on hind feet, returns to all four
Over	goes over a jump
Ready	Looks up at Jeff and prepares for next command
Sit	assumes sitting position
Stand	assumes normal standing position; does not move
Stop	quits doing whatever she's doing
Up	places front paws on person or object
Wait	stays in position until told to "come"
Watch me	looks up at Jeff's face

Agility

Word or Phase	Response
Agility	knows we're going to agility training or competition
Big Over	jumps over a double, triple, or broad jump
Chute	runs through closed tunnel (chute)
Climb	walks up and over the A-frame
Teeter	walks on and over the teeter-totter
Touch	slows down and walks on obstacle
Tunnel	runs through tunnel
Walk on	walks across raised dog walk
Weave	runs through weave poles

Food

Word or Phase	Response
Bone	finds an old bone or dances around as new one is given
Cheesy treat	dances around as medication is wrapped in a piece of cheese
Chewy	dances around as rawhide chew is removed from the cabinet
Food	dances around as food is being prepared
Get a drink	goes to water bowl and drinks
Ice	goes to freezer for an ice cube
Let's eat	dances around as food is presented before her
Treat	sits and watches intently as dog treat is retrieved
Water	watches as water bowl is filled
Weiners	dances and lets out a rare bark as hotdogs are cut up for training

Toys

Word or Phase	Response
Ball	retrieves tennis ball
Big rope	retrieves large sized rope
Bill	retrieves doll of President Clinton
Clown	retrieves clown doll
Dino	retrieves her favorite childhood toy, Dino the Dinosaur which now just a purple piece of cloth
Elmo	retrieves her favorite adulthood toy, the Elmo doll whose arms and legs have systematically been removed
Frisbee	catches Frisbee on the fly
Froggie	retrieves froggie squeak toy
Hedgehog	retrieves hedgehog toy animal
Porky	retrieves porky the porcupine toy animal
Rope	retrieves her rope
Stick	retrieves any stick in the area

House

Word or Phase	Response
Barb	dances around as we prepare to see Barbara Mills
Bath	walks to guest bathroom
Bathtub	gets in bathtub
Bird	watches a wild bird outside
Catch	catches whatever you throw in her mouth
Car	walks toward and gets in car
Dad	finds Jeff
Go around	when on a leash, goes around an obstacle to avoid getting tangled up
Go potty	goes to the bathroom
Groceries	goes to garage to "help" Jeff bring in groceries
Inside	walks to door of house
Jeff	finds Jeff
Kennel	goes into her crate
Kisses	licks person's face
Kitty	finds or seeks out a cat
Let's go	runs to the door
Look	with Jeff pointing, focuses on designated object
Look out	moves out of the way, especially when Jeff is mowing
Mail	goes to front door and once outside, heads toward mailbox
Newspaper	retrieves newspaper from driveway
Nighty-night	goes to bedroom and lays down
Outside	goes to back door
Rabbit	finds and pursues a rabbit
Shake	most dogs would lift a paw for this command, but she would shake excess water off after a bath
Show me	after seeking out Jeff, leads him to whatever she wants
Squirrel	finds and pursues a squirrel
Teresa	dances around as we prepare to see Teresa Nash
This way	used with a hand signal to point to new walking direction; she turns that way
TV	looks at television
Walk	dances around in anticipation of going for a walk
Weiner time	dances wildly and sometimes barks in preparation for food motivated training session
You stay here and I'll be back	walks back to bedroom to rest since Dad is leaving without her