“Close it” is one of those words that have unexpected results. I meant to teach Marley to push doors and drawers closed with this phrase. When a door is half way between open and closed, “close it” means “return the door to its normal position.” The exterior doors on our home are normally kept closed, so Marley closes those doors. But the interior doors (ie: the bedroom door), Marley pushes back against the wall to their normally open position.

To close a normally open door, Marley needs to be cued with “push on it,” sometimes adding, “No. Other side.”

“Close it” also works for closing drawers.