Language / Dog Commands in Polish [49]

Hello all,

The forum would no longer allow me to post to this thread as a guest, so I had to register.

This is what I have so far. Please correct the things that I have wrong.

Good: Dobry
Bad: Żle
Good/Bad dog: Dobry/Żle piesek
Come: Chodz
Let's go: Idziemy
Sit: Siad
Lie down: Leżeć or Lez?
Heel/Stop: Do nogi
Down: Waruj
Realign: Równaj (thanks @jon357, @mafketis , and @Ron2 for these great suggestions!)
Eat: Jedz
Drink: Pij
Fast: Szybko
Slow: Wolny
Food: Jedzenie
Water: Woda
Treat: Frajda

Still looking for initial help with these:

Walk
Run
Fetch
Sic
Get
Bring
Pick up
Put down/release/drop

Thank you so much to everyone so far. I'm very excited!

Language / Dog Commands in Polish [49]

@Tlum: Thank you very kindly for your translations.

To be clear, "sic" is not a misspelling. merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sic%20%28something%29%20on%20%28someone%20or%20something%29

Language / Dog Commands in Polish [49]


I do, yes, but it looked like you thought I meant "sit" since that was the only difference between the bottom of my previous message and your very helpful translations.


I am actually familiar with Polish pronunciation rules. I'm sure my accent won't win any hearts or awards, but I'm certain I could make myself understood.

The only time Polish pronunciation gets confusing is when there's suddenly a full-on English word or something in the mix like "weekend". That's how the hell that is English spelling got started, guys! Don't stray down that path any further! Borrowing foreign words is fine, but either spell it or pronounce it in your native system!

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That's fantastic information. That's one of the primary reasons I want to teach my dog to respond to Polish (chances of a random Polish-speaker where I live are effectively zero), and have a few unique phrases besides.

Regarding "sic": it's commonly used in hunting and tracking. Something in the spirit of, "Go get 'em!" would do nicely, I think.

Language / Dog Commands in Polish [49]

Any other opinions on a good translation for "sic/go get 'em"? Or do we agree that "bierz" is the winner? In that case, is there another way of saying, "Get the ___"?

Just out of curiosity, how was Mary-Jane's famous, "Go get 'em, Tiger," translated in Polish?

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And actually, @mafketis's joke does bring up a point I was wondering about regarding noun forms. Do Polish trainers use the different noun forms? Or do they keep it just to the basic form for ease of comprehension? I'm a human and they confuse me, so I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't work well with dogs.

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Personally, I think it's weird that some people think it's weird to train a dog. Though the idea that people have a vision of me scraping for survival with nothing but a trench coat and a doggie in some urban cesspool hellscape cracks me up. What other reason could there possibly be for having a well-behaved dog?

It's true that dogs respond very well to tones, and that one has to have consistency in the way things are said just as much as in what is said. But for my own sake, I want to make sure I'm saying the right words. Otherwise I may as well just make up all my own sounds.