|
>>
|
cf4a71.jpg
Yellow Moon Bud
cf4a71
In general, important commands include beyond come and stay include sit, lie down, move back, close the door, down, leave it, drop it, up, enough, fetch, watch me. Make sure he understands the name of objects you may want him to fetch as well.
Also, don't expect to get most of these and the names of things too quickly when you train him again... that is, if he's an animal. If he gets a LOT of commands very very suspiciously quickly, he may be sapient, and you would need to adjust your training to be much much more noun based and have more abstract terms (body parts, emotions, the like) and grammar and model behavior much more, and you'd have to try and give him some more dignity. The sigh, the staredown, the fast understanding of terms -- it's not conclusive yet, but it's suspicious. DO NOT get him dethumbed! If he is sapient, that'd be horrible to do to him!
One thing you could try is the mirror test, that's always useful. Use a marker to put a dot on his face and introduce him to a mirror and see how he reacts.
As far as what will happen if he sees you eat and he is sapient, well. That'd be bad. For that scenario, you need to start building rapport and trust and understanding and the foundation to be able to tell him, "I will never eat or harm you in particular, regardless of what I must do to survive. I love and care for you." and have it be the honest truth and have him believe it. But small steps first.
|