Originally posted by Aspen and Misty
Wow! The joy of rescueing animals! That was really great! I bet your guys did wonderful!

I was wondering? What comands do you use and what do the ymean?
Like Sidewalk- Means get on the sidewallk.

I'm trying to train my dog to rollerbade but I need to figure out what ind of words to use but Right and Left sound to alike.

Thanx for the help!
Ash

Well, there are no sidewalks around here, but I do use "in the ditch" Occasionally I have to run beside a road--a quiet one, but still a road.

For right, I use "GEE" and left is "HAW" I always teach them on leash first before I put the dog on a sled. Much safer that way. I rarely have to give a go command, but when I do it's just "let's go." They also know "easy" for going down hills and "hold" for when I want them to stop for a minute--that one doesn't work so well unless they are tired The other one we use alot is "on by"--we are getting better at that one. I use it for passing other dog teams, loose dogs or turns in the trail.

Good Luck with the training. Rollerblading with a dog would be a blast, but I like the brakes on the sled! Snow is much softer than concrete!