List the top 5 things you would teach your dog during training

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Whew! Another successful dog training day! Woke up to a very wet kiss from my dog DeBi. She's a German Shepherd/ Japanese Spitz mix that I've had for 2 years now. How fast time flies. I rescued her as a pup from a "breeder" who kept her in a bird cage. It was so small and I just happened to see her when I went to go look at the dogs he was selling. I ended up adopting her instead when I told him he could be sued for animal cruelty. She's become a very alert and energetic dog with me and she even gave me 8 puppies last year. I gave them all away to good owners and I kept 1 for myself so she'd have a playmate. I train Debi and her puppy, Minute every day. They know the commands "Sit", "Stay", "Down", "Come" and "Heel". I also taught them how to fetch, pick up things I've dropped and go in and out of the house by themselves. Another puppy has been added to my household and I am busy traiing her the same things. She's a pitbull and these three dogs keep me company the whole day while I write. The pitbull is slowly learning all the tricks DeBi knows but she loves sleeping more than my playful dog. I'm thinking of training dogs for a living aside from writing. So, if I were to come to your door offering my services, what would you like me to teach your dog? Do you have 5 commands in mind that you feel are important for a dog to learn?