Child working with his dog (IMAGE) Oregon State University Caption For the OSU study, children learned how to teach their dogs new commands, includng the "Do it" command to tell the dog to mimic the behavior the child had just demonstrated. Credit Courtesy Oregon State University Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.