Dog Commands

There's a dog who visits our house sometimes that goes to the same daycare as our dog Maru. This dog is a big unit of a black labrador, whose owner is French. We heard the other day that the dog responds to French, so I decided to try to learn a few commands to see if they will work. The "kana" column is just an approximation in Japanese of how the French is pronounced, but it's probably wildly wrong.

| English Command | French Command | Kana | 日本語 |
| ------------------ | ------------------ | -------- | ----- |
| Stay | Pas bouger | パブジェ | 待て |
| Bark / Speak | Abois | アブワ | ワン言って |
| Jump | Saute | ソートゥ | ジャンプ |
| Up | Debout | ドブ | アップ |
| Down | Coucher | クシェ | ダウン |
| Outside | Dehors | ドアール | お外、おも |
| Go Toilet / Potty | Fais tes besoins | フェテェベゾワン | ワンツー |
| Give me your paw | Donne moi la patte | ドンモワラパッ | お手 |
| Heel | Au pied | オピエ | つけ |
| Sit | Assis | アソｨ | お座り |
| Come | Viens ici | ビエンソィ | おいで |
| Fetch | Attrape | アトラップ | 持ってきて |
| Drop | Lâche | ラッシュ | 離せ |
| Lay down | Pose | ポーズ | 伏せ |
| Quiet | Chut | シュットゥ | お静かに |
| Stop it | Arrête ça | アレッツァ | だめ |

![A black labrador and a Shiba Inu are lying on the floor next to each other.](https://media.cogley.jp/microblog/2025/jrc-cleanshot-microsoft-edge-2025-02-16-112855jst2x.png)