Klingons keep and breed pets, like many species across the galaxy. Here are some typical terms relating to pets and pet care.
| Saj | pet (n) |
| Sep | breed (v) |
| SepwI' | breeder (n) |
| qeq | train, drill, practice, prepare (n) |
| qeqwI' | trainer (n) |
| ghojmoH | teach (v) |
| ghojmoHwI' | teacher (n) |
| je' | feed (v) |
| Qorgh | care for (v) |
| QorghwI' | handler, carer (n) |
Clipped Klingon is used in giving pet commands. Before giving a command, the Klingon announces his intention to the pet that he is about to give a command. The word one gives is
SuH ready (exclamation). The following are the traditional Klingon pet commands.
| SuH | Ready (This signifies that the master is about to issue a command) |
| ba'! | Sit! (normally, yIba'!) |
| Qam! | Stand! (normally, yIQam!) |
| naDev ghoS! | Come here! (normally, naDev yIghoS!) |
| Sop! | Eat! (normally, yISop!) |
| Sop 'e' mev! | Stop eating! (normally, bISop 'e' yImev!) |
| HIv! | Attack! (normally, yIHIv!) |
| 'uSDaj chop chev! | Bite his/her/its leg off! (normally, 'uSDaj yIchop yIchev! |
| DeSvetlh yIv! | Chew that arm! (normally, DeSvetlh yIyIv!) |
| mev! | Do not do that! (normally, yImev!) |
| jol SeHlaw lItHa'! | Get off the transport control panel! (normally, jol SeHlaw yIlItHa'!) |
| naDev Dochvetlh qem! | Bring that here! (normally, naDev Dochvetlh yIqem!) |
| naDev Dochvetlh qemqu'! | I really mean it, this time; BRING THAT HERE! (normally, naDev Dochvetlh yIqemqu'!) |
| qab, Ha'DIbaH qab. | Bad! Bad animal! |
Other useful commands are:-
| Suv! | Fight! (normally, yISuv!) |
| Suv 'e' mev! | Cease fighting! (normally, bISuv 'e' yImev!) |
| loS! | Wait! (normally, yIloS!) |
| jaH! | Go! (normally, yIjaH!) |
| Sup! | Jump! (normally, yISup!) |
| qIm! | Attention! (normally, yIqIm!) |
| Hub! | Defend! (normally, yIHub!) |
| jer! | Lunge! (normally, yIjer!) |
| ron! | Roll! (normally, yIron!) |
| Qot! | Lie down! (normally, yIQot!) |
| lItHa'! | Get off! (normally, yIlItHa'!) |
| DoH! | Back off! (normally, yIDoH!) |
| tlha'! | Chase it! (normally, yItlha'!) |
| largh! | Smell it! (normally, yIlargh!) |
| ghoch! | Track it! (normally, yIghoch!) |
| maj. | Good. Well done. |
| majQa'! | Very good! Good animal! |
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