Kodi's Commands

Below is a list of commands and words that Kodi has mastered.  All commands have a reliability (i.e., tendency to act correctly on hearing the action verb or phrase) of 95% or better.  The only exception is the command "come," which has a 70% reliability.

There are a total of 111 commands.  The number swells to 121 when you include the "stand alone" words at the end of the list.  I consider the name of  an each object (e.g., "pheasant") connected to a command (e.g., "get your") as a separate command. 

The total number of words that she understands easily exceeds 150.  These include nouns and articles that are associated with a command or phrase (e.g., "Would you like to eat?").  One could argue that in the case of objects (e.g., get your "pheasant") that I am double counting.

#	COMMAND	WORD	OBSERVED BEHAVIOR
1	Sit		Self explanatory
2	Down		Self explanatory
3	Stay		Remains in one place in either a sit or down position
4	Come		Self explanatory (when she feels like it.  70% reliability)
5	Stand		Rises and stays in place
6	Settle		Moves to either side from a down
7	Drop it		Self explanatory
8	Leave it		Self explanatory
9	Forward		Self explanatory
10	Heel		Walks at my left side
11	Look at me		Turns head and makes eye contact
12	Potty		#1 on command
13	Business		#2 on command
14	Wait		A temporary stay
15	High Five		From a sit, raises right paw to contact my hand
16	Touch		Touches my fist with its nose
17	Touch High		Rises up and touches my fist with her nose
18	Back-up		Walks backward
19	Speak		Barks
20	Dress		Approaches open collar
21	Left paw		Puts left paw into my hand
22	Right Paw		Puts right paw into my hand
23	Left side		Immediately moves to left leg
24	Switch	Left	Moves from one side to the other and sits
25		Right	Moves from one side to the other and sits
26	Crawl		From a down will crawl on all fours and remain low to ground
27	Weave		Does a figure eight around my legs
28	Front		Moves from action to a sitting position facing me
29	Free		Release
30	Game over		Used to terminate an activity (frisbee, swimming, searching)
31	Greet		Walks up to a person or dog (does not jump)
32	Carry		Will pick up an object
33	Dance		Jumps up and puts both paws in my hands
34	Come and get a treat		Self explanatory with 90% reliability
35	Jump (including on or off the boat)		Self explanatory
36	Jump up		Jump onto an object
37	Jump down		Jumps from an object
38	Backseat		Moves from front seat of car to backseat
39	Stretch		Looks like a bow
40	Off		Self explanatory
41	Around		Walks around an object or person
42	Over		Jumps over an object
43	Under		Goes under an object (e.g., chair)
44	Through		Used on an agility course
45	Roll-over		Self explanatory (usually from a down position)
46	Eat		Release to eat food
47	Quiet		Stops barking
48	In		Moves into a designated space (e.g., car, house)
49	Let's go		Similar to forward
50	Look (while pointing)		Looks in the identified direction
51	Kiss		Licks open palm
52	Give ____ a kiss		Licks open palm of designated person
53	Turn	Right	Self explanatory
54		Left	Self explanatory
55		Around	Self explanatory
56	Put it	in my hand
57		in Diana's hand
58		in your toy box
59		in your bed
60		Back	Return incorrect object to toy box)
61	Give it to	Diana	Gives object to designated person
62		Lester	Gives object to designated person
63	Go around	the table	Self explanatory
64		the Chair	Self explanatory
65	Go	Between my legs
66		Upstairs
67		Downstairs
68	Go to your	Bed	Proceeds to a known person or place
69		Mat
70		Dingy
71	Go to	Lester	Proceeds to a known person or place
72		Diana
73		Sophocles
74		the dingy
75	Count to	One
76		Two
77		Three
78		Four
79		Five
80	How old are you?		Counts to 5 (her present age)
81	How many?		Counts the number of objects placed in front of her
82	Find your/the		Proceeds to search.  Location not known
83	Get your	Pheasant	Proceed to a known location (e.g. Toy box)
84		Shrek
85		Snake
86		Leash
87		Collar
88		Martingale	Distinguishes between flat collar and martingale collar
89		Fox
90		Alligator
91		Ball
92		Frisbee
93		Dotty
94		Red Ball
95		Hedgehog
96		Squirrel
97	Get the	Stick
98	Get my	Shoe	Retrieves Lester's shoe
99	Get it		Retrieves object previously identified
100	Get the other one		Retieves the other one of the same kind (e.g., show)
101	That's your _____		Drops incorrect object or returns it to toy box
102	Are you a good girl?		Counts to 2 (yes)
103	Would you like to eat?		Counts to 2 (yes)
104	Do you want to play frisbee?		Counts to 2 (yes)
105	Ready		Acknowledges by looking at me and then moves forward
106	Drink		Places paws on drinking fountain or drinks from bowl
107	Tummy Rub		Rolls over and presents tummy
108	Put your head down		Self explanatory
109	Paw		Puts paw in my hand
110	Street		Stops & sits at a street corner
111	Stop		Stops and sits
112		Yes	Kodi's primary marker
113		No	Tends to stop her action
114		Good girl	Another marker
115		Cheese	She loves cheese
116		Ok	A release word
117		Dog	Identifier
118		Treat	Always gets her attention
119		Toy Box	Self explanatory
120		Cow	Barks at mention of word
121		Bad	Reliably stops an action