My dogs understand basic commands such as e noho, haere mai/konei, neke atu, haere ki te wharepaku/moe/ki muri, taihoa, hikoi, kaati, turituri, hariru, taakato as well as sitting down for karakia and waiting until ive said karakia mo te kai and will wait for the command "aianei ake nei ai" (from the movie, boy) :). Im trying to be consistant with greetings on a daily, as well as in and around other whanau members