What are the commonly used command words?

[EchoGSD]

Dogs will associate a behavior with whatever word you consistently use for that behavior. If you consistently say "Cabbage" when teaching your dog to sit, the "cabbage" will be your dog's command to sit. I tell my students to pick a word that makes sense to THEM, rolls easily off the tongue, and one they won't forget, then stick to that word.
For example, when I want my dog to walk closely beside me (as in, when we are competing in an obedience ring, or walking through a crowd of people), I tell her to "heel". When we are walking around the neighborhood visiting, I tell her "let's go". "Heel" means one thing (in position beside me, her shoulder in line with my pantleg, no forging or lagging, and I expect automatic sits), "let's go" means something else (no pulling, but more relaxed and no autosits). In the ring when I want a finish to the left, I say "heel". When I want a finish to the right, I say "by me". When I want and expect her attention, I say "Ready?". I use "leave it" to mean "leave it alone" -- whatever it is (squirrel, car, food, slippers, etc).

[crewchief_chick]

Lets see....my obvious ones are:

Sit
Down
Wait (to go in and out doors, get in the truck, out of the truck, etc. . .)
Drop it (toys)
Leave it (whatever)
Out (generally kitchen and bathroom)
Stay
Paw (cant use Shake, as thats the labs name)
Enough (generally used when i want her to quit something)
Lets go to bed (bedtime, go to our bedroom(
Go to your house (kennel)
Get up there (jump in the truck)
Tell me (speak)
Hush (quit barking)
Go get your toy (generally followed by name of toy (cow, duck, etc. .)

Her instant hype up is asking her if she wants something...."do you want ....." the best one is asking if she wants to go for a ride, or go in the truck)

[billsharp]

Thanks, these lists are great.

I also use "attack" when my DW is bugging me, but fortunately Liesl has no clue...yet.

[StryderPup]

Ok I use "LEAVE IT" alot - for whatever I want him to leave alone at the time (dogs, socks, etc.), but we have some other words that are non - traditional..

"bed" - means go to your carpet and wait to eat, we used this when he would eat in his crate...which he is no longer crated so it just stuck

"whatfer" - means game on! He loves to play with my kids...so if you say "Give her a whatfer" ... the he is over and ready to wrestle and play ball

"pineapple" - this is used as an emergency code word for when he is getting rough, although he hears pineapple, he expects a "leave it" directly after that soooo I am not sure if this counts

"walk" - this is code word for I am running to my collar and leash and I am not leaving your side until I get a walk

"bath" - self explanatory and Stryder is already waiting in the bathtub...he may have heard me type it....

[chelle]

I've actually changed my words as time has gone on. I was being too confusing to him.

Revised list:

Off - get off of whatever - person (jumping up), bed, couch, counter
Down - drop down on all fours
Sit
Shake
Stay
High Five
Car (Let's go the the car)
Drop it (release it from your mouth)
Leave it (leave it alone) (thank the Lord, he doesn't try to eat poo anymore, but that's where this command was "born." )
Get it (or Get.. Your ball... your frisbee, etc... not doing too great on this, still working. Works great while playing fetch, but just to tell him to go get something, nah, not so much.)
Bedtime
Breakfast (don't ask me why, all meals for all dogs are "breakfast." )
Up - as in a release from a command, in particular the down or place command. (I need to consider changing this to "free.)
Upstairs - go up the stairs
Downstairs - go down the stairs
Heel
C'mere or actually, Bailey, c'mere. (I try to not include his name in commands other than this one.)
Go potty/ Go poopy
NO! (Reserved for big ugly stuff I want to stop right NOW)
Ok - my release word to release him to eat. I'm inconsistent here though in that I use "up" to let him up from place or down. I need to change what I'm doing there.
Let's go - when offleash, usually trail walking
Ready - used when wanting his full focus, when I'm getting ready to throw the ball/frisbee/toy - when I expect him to go after it