Send outs!

[summer_jackel]

I am trying to explain the "send out" concept to Coba again; he seems more ready to learn it than he was last year and we are getting closer to the point where I need him to know it in order to teach other things. The goal is a dog who moves away from the handler in the direction indicated and then waits for further instruction.

What I need is a command for it. It needs to be shortish, easy to say and not overly similar to anything else I regularly say to the dogs. I've introduced it as "send," but as Coba doesn't understand yet, it isn't too soon to change it. "out there" is tempting but too confusing, since I've used "out" to make dogs leave my presence or the house and of course I don't want him to think I'm punishing him or angry.

In the ideal world, I would like something cute, interesting or clever. Anyone have a better sendout command than "send?"

Comments

[bloolark.livejournal.com]

Go away!
Flee!
Vamoose!

Um. That's just off the top of my head. :)

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

I really love 'flee!' I wouldn't want people to think I was telling my dog to 'flea' instead, alas.

Sometimes I tell my dogs to go away if they are snouting me and I'm doing something else, so that won't work, and I don't thing 'Vamoose' trips off my tongue easily enough. I appreciate the suggestions, though...perhaps I can find a synonym for 'flee'...

[bloolark.livejournal.com]

I love the thesaurus:

Dash
Skedaddle
Bolt
Split
Fly

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

Hee! The thesaurus is delightful. "Split" is on my maybe list, as is "leave". I'm not convinced I like them better than "send." I am picky! I guess that's ok, because whatever I choose now is probably what I will be using to train dogs with for a long time.

[summer-jackel.livejournal.com]

Ah, I can't use Split. Too close to Sit. "There"? (I point in a direction, say "there" and the dog goes. That could be cool?