Do you Hup or Sit your gun dog?

[110csw]

As the title really.....

 

I sit my spaniel because all the other dog sit as opposed to hup. Most of the Gamies I beat with sit their dogs too.

 

I'm just curious to your preferred sit command.

[Paul taylor]

I sit mine, seems daft saying hup when i want it down

[The Essex Hunter]

My lad is called Chip...so I have started with hup as in my mind chip and sit are too close. He is getting the hang of hup quite well so hup it is....

 

TEH

[chrispti]

Hup for my spaniel.

[scotslad]

I just sat sit, for all my dogs, i just use wot is most natural to me,same with hi-losst as a search command, i just say steeeaady. Possibly going away from tradition but just try to make it as easy as possible

 

Is there a reason why u traditionally say hup for a spaniel but not a lab (or is that the reason to work the 2 breeds together) and where the hi-los command ever came from?

Edited October 13, 2013 by scotslad

[WGD]

Mine all sit, because that's what I want them to do. As scotslad says, I use words I normally use to keep it simple... mainly for my benefit!

[-Mongrel-]

Mine all sit, because that's what I want them to do. As scotslad says, I use words I normally use to keep it simple... mainly for my benefit!

+1

[neillfrbs]

use sit also

[remmyman]

Have always used hup for my dogs. Reason? Quite simple, when out and about 'socialising' them every one you meet will insist on telling your dog to 'sit' at some stage if you spend any length of time chatting etc.

 

Regards Remmyman

[michufc]

I use hup for all three of my spaniels as I have got two little kids and like remmyman says wherever you go every tom **** and Harry come up and say sit sit sit with no way to reinforce the command my dogs just look at me like to say what the hell do they want me to do it just makes me laugh. But on a serious note whatever command you want to use it can be anything just keep it the same every time and it will help with keeping your dog steady hope this helps mike

[kent]

Funny coz I do both, mainly using Hup by accident now and again! Anyhow the dog responds- I bet most trained dogs hear the inflection as much as the actual word and the connection of required action.

"hup" carries better than "sit" but using uncommon words only confuses the rest of the family. The real trick is not to use words at all of course

[Big Mat]

I use either, the dog understands. Unless she is a long distance away, a hand signal or just a certain look makes her sit!

[tigger]

I use hup for my springer and sit for the goldies but they all respond to both commands now so no point trying to distinguish between so just tend to use hup now.....

[110csw]

The real trick is not to use words at all of course

Funnily enough I just tend to stop whistle her thru my teeth when she close or if in the pub etc click my fingers at her. She's a clever wee thing and rarely let's me down.

[delburt0]

Sit, and if he is looking at me just put the palm of my hand to him.

Edited October 15, 2013 by delburt0

[kent]

Funnily enough I just tend to stop whistle her thru my teeth when she close or if in the pub etc click my fingers at her. She's a clever wee thing and rarely let's me down.

 

Yep, dogs associate things real quick once they understand one command for an action you need not keep saying it as they pick up and anticipate so quick (often bad sometimes good though).

[brettguise]

Sit

[fireboy]

sit for my lab

[weejohn]

Actually NEVER heard anyone in Scotland using "hup" to make a dog sit, only hear and use the word "hup" for jumping and "sit" for sitting

[the_commoner]

sit to sit

up (hup) to get in the landy

 

anything other would confuse me let alone the dog

[THE AD]

Sharp single whistle close in or pointed index finger if she's a good distance away. Does the trick for us, no voice commands needed.

[bull dog]

+1 as above no need for voice whistle and hand

[ditchman]

siittt down for ****ks sake

 

shadup

 

get orf me

 

stayyy....i told yu to bloody stay

 

here !...COME HERE.....oi ! get your ar** here now

 

 

i give up

 

 

 

general words of command to my jack russell ...who is 15 and dosnt give a ****.......

 

 

some of you should reckonise the instructions.....

[Blackbart]

sit

 

palm of hand

 

single whistle

 

click of fingers

 

 

I have multilingual dogs as they know any of them means sit