{"id":94314,"date":"2024-02-04T06:19:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T11:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/learn\/german-dog-commands\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T04:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T09:49:09","slug":"german-dog-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fluentu.com\/blog\/german\/german-dog-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"48 German Dog Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you learning German<\/a> and looking to learn and practice new German words<\/a> with your dog?<\/p>\n

If yes, then we have great news for you\u2014and Rex or Fido, too.<\/p>\n

In this post, we’ll show you exactly how you can learn German with dog commands, Hundekommandos,<\/em>\u00a0and teach you 48 of the most common commands.<\/p>\n

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1. Fetch \u2014 Bring \/ <\/em>Apport<\/em><\/h2>\n

If you throw a ball for your dog and want him to bring it back to you, then the German dog command you need is bring<\/em>. This word comes from the German verb bringen<\/em>\u00a0which, you guessed it, means “bring,” or in this case “fetch,” in English.<\/p>\n

You can also use the fancier version apport<\/em>, which comes from French.<\/p>\n

2. Drop it \/ Let go \u2014 Aus<\/em><\/h2>\n

In German, a<\/em>us<\/em> is a preposition meaning “out of.” As it tends to be used to get a dog to stop clinging on to something with its teeth, you can think of it as asking your pooch to let said object go “out” of its mouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

3. Sit \u2014 Sitz<\/em><\/h2>\n

To teach your dog this German command, just add a z<\/em> to the end of the English verb “sit” to make sitz<\/em>. Sitz<\/em> comes from the German verb sitzen <\/em>which means, you guessed it, “sit.”<\/p>\n

4. Stay \u2014 Bleib<\/em><\/h2>\n

When your dog should stay put, use the German dog command bleib<\/em>. This command comes from the German verb bleiben<\/em>\u00a0which means “stay” or “remain.”<\/p>\n

5. Down \u2014 Platz<\/em><\/h2>\n

Platz<\/em> is a noun that means “town square,” “space” or “seat.” In this case, it’s short for Platz nehmen <\/em>or “take a seat.” You can use this when you want your dog to lie down.<\/p>\n

6. Go to your place \u2014 Auf deinen Platz<\/em><\/h2>\n

With this one, you can direct your dog to move to its bed or designated spot. This command combines auf <\/em>(to)\u00a0with deinen Platz<\/em> (your place).\u00a0<\/p>\n

7. Heel \u2014 Fu\u00df \/ Bei Fu\u00df<\/em><\/h2>\n

Fu\u00df<\/em> is a handy German dog command to use while working with your dog on his or her leash-walking skills. Fu\u00df<\/em> or bei Fu\u00df <\/em>is a noun that literally means “foot,” as in your pal should walk by or behind your feet, not charge ahead!<\/p>\n

8. Here \u2014 Hier<\/em><\/h2>\n

When you want your dog to come over and give you some love or come back if he or she has run off to greet another dog with a friendly sniff, then shout\u00a0hier.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

9. Come here \u2014 Komm<\/em><\/h2>\n

Here’s another one whose English counterpart is similar in both meaning and pronunciation. Kommen<\/em>\u00a0is a verb that means “to come.”<\/p>\n

10. Wait \u2014 Warte<\/em><\/h2>\n

Signal your dog to pause momentarily with this command. Warte<\/em> instructs your pup to wait, derived from the German verb warten<\/em> or “to wait.”<\/p>\n

11. Go \u2014 Los<\/em><\/h2>\n

The command los<\/em> motivates your furry companion to start an action. Los<\/em> is often used to mean “let’s go” in German. With your dog, you can go use it before going for a walk, for example.\u00a0<\/p>\n

12. Go \/ Run \u2014 Lauf\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n

Want to see your dog take off like a streak of lightning?\u00a0Lauf<\/em> comes from the German verb laufen<\/em>\u00a0which means both “walk” and “run.”<\/p>\n

13. Speak \u2014 Gib Laut<\/em><\/h2>\n

If you want your dog to bark, then learn the German dog command Gib Laut<\/em>. Gib<\/em> is the imperative version<\/a> of the German verb geben, <\/em>“to give,” and Laut<\/em> is an adjective that means “loud.”<\/p>\n

14. Quiet \u2014 Ruhig<\/em><\/h2>\n

Command your dog to stop barking or remain calm. Ruhig<\/em> instructs your canine friend to be quiet or composed, derived from the German adjective for “calm” or “quiet.”<\/p>\n

15. No \u2014 Nein<\/em><\/h2>\n

When your dog is being bad\u2014or obviously thinking about it\u2014sometimes all you have to do is say a quick nein<\/em> (no) to bring him back in line.<\/p>\n

16. Yuck \u2014 Pfui<\/em><\/h2>\n

What about those times when they’re determined to put something super gross in their mouth as though it were a piece of tasty candy? Teach your pooch the German command pfui,<\/em> which is an interjection similar in meaning to “yuck,” “ugh” or “eww.”<\/p>\n

17. Stop \u2014 Stopp\/Halt<\/em><\/h2>\n

Stopp<\/em> and halt<\/em> are both common German interjections for “stop” and “halt,” more words that are similar in English. The verb forms are stoppen<\/em> and halten.<\/em><\/p>\n

18. Enough \u2014 Genug<\/em><\/h2>\n

Use genug<\/em> to indicate that your dog should stop doing something, like perhaps jumping up on a stranger. The command conveys a clear boundary and is a German adjective meaning “enough.”<\/p>\n

19. Treat \u2014 Leckerli<\/em><\/h2>\n

After all the training you do together, don’t forget to give your furry friend plenty of Leckerlis<\/em>\u00a0(treats), not to mention a ton of praise\u2014but in German of course!<\/p>\n

20. Search \u2014 Such<\/em><\/h2>\n

Looking to train your German-loving dog to search and rescue or maybe to just help you find your keys? In that case, train him or her with the German dog command such,<\/em> which comes from the German verb suchen <\/em>(search\/look for).<\/p>\n

Some dogs are trained to such<\/em> for drugs, bombs and even trapped or missing people. There’s a German clip about one type of these working dogs on FluentU<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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