Sit down.

[excuseme]

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The words, sit and down, are 2 different commands in this household, how do you use them?

 

[Mad Murphy]

Sit is sit , down is down.. two very different things

 

[JudyN]

Same as Mad Murphy - OH gets a telling-off if he tells Jasper to sit down.

I don't use 'down' for jumping up, or getting off furniture - that's 'off'. I'm wondering now if there's room for confusion there, but maybe Jasper interprets it as 'four paws on the floor'.

 

[Violet Turner]

same as @Mad Murphy

 

[excuseme]

"Off" is for getting off furniture or if jumping up. The same as Judy.

 

[Violet Turner]

Off is your 'drop it' for me.

 

[JoanneF]

Yes, two separate cues here too.

 

[arealhuman]

"Sit" for us is sitting, i.e. hind legs folded, front legs not. Jimmy's good at it if there's a treat to be had. "Down" is lying down sphinx-like, and similarly he'll do that for a treat. "Off" is getting off things, like the furniture. Selective hearing on this as he's usually comfortable where he is

 

[Caro Perry]

Sit is sitting
Down is lying on the floor
Get down - when he's table surfing or jumping up. Basically means 4 paws on the floor
Drop - release whatever object is in the mouth
Off - get off the chair/sofa