To tell a dog to lie down on the ground and keep still:
| LAY DOWN | 276 |
| LIE DOWN | 255 |
| DOWN | 171 |
| SIT | 62 |
| LIE | 39 |
| NR | 38 |
| LAY | 37 |
| STAY | 33 |
| CHARGE | 19 |
| PLAY DEAD | 15 |
| BE QUIET | 14 |
| QUIET | 14 |
| HEEL | 13 |
| DEAD DOG | 12 |
| GET DOWN | 9 |
| SET | 8 |
| BE STILL | 7 |
| BEHAVE | 6 |
| DOWN BOY | 6 |
| SHUT UP | 6 |
| GO LAY DOWN | 4 |
| HOLD | 4 |
| KEEP QUIET | 4 |
| LAY DOWN THERE | 4 |
| LAY THERE | 4 |
| GO LIE DOWN | 3 |
| KEEP STILL | 3 |
| STEADY | 3 |
| CHARGED | 2 |
| DROP | 2 |
| SIT DOWN | 2 |
| STOP | 2 |
| BE GOOD | 1 |
| DEAD BOY DEAD | 1 |
| DOWN AND STAY | 1 |
| EASY BOY | 1 |
| GET BACK | 1 |
| GET BEHIND THE STOVE | 1 |
| GET OVER THERE | 1 |
| GET QUIET | 1 |
| GIT DOWN | 1 |
| HEELING | 1 |
| LAY DOWN AND SHUT UP | 1 |
| LAY DOWN BOY | 1 |
| LAY STILL | 1 |
| LIE DOWN AND BE QUIET | 1 |
| LIE DOWN AND SHUT UP | 1 |
| LIE DOWN THERE | 1 |
| “LIE DOWN, KEEP QUIET” | 1 |
| “LIE DOWN, SUH, AND BE STILL” | 1 |
| LIE GROUND | 1 |
| LIE STILL | 1 |
| LIE THERE | 1 |
| “LIE, THEN STAY” | 1 |
| QUIET DOWN | 1 |
| REST | 1 |
| SEI RUHIG | 1 |
| SET DOWN | 1 |
| “SET, BE QUIET” | 1 |
| SETTLE DOWN | 1 |
| SHUT UP AND LAY DOWN | 1 |
| SIDDOWN | 1 |
| SIT STILL | 1 |
| SNAP FINGER AND POINT | 1 |
| SQUAT | 1 |
| SSH | 1 |
| STAY DOWN | 1 |
| STAY HERE | 1 |
| STAY THERE | 1 |
| STILL | 1 |
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