Roll Over

So... I've been training Leena, and I've come to a standstill with getting her to "roll over." I heard sometimes trying to get long backed dogs to roll over can be a problem. Any advice? It's not really essential to me that she can do that, or anything other than sit, down and stay, but it's kinda a fun thing for us to do together.

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on August 16, 2011 at 10:32am

Mine both do it and no problems. Sparty is 12 and Izzy is 4. We just went from a Down to helping them roll and they learned quickly. They love learning new things even if it is unintended...

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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Marie O'Bryan on August 16, 2011 at 10:39am

i have tried to teach it to teddy since he was 12 weeks old and i still cant. he just stands up to get the treat every time. i got him to do it once. i hope u have better luck than me, sorry i am not of help

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Permalink Reply by steve smith on August 16, 2011 at 10:46am

It is fun to do together!!!! Shoot pictures or video for us.

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Permalink Reply by Bradly and Jenny Boesen on August 16, 2011 at 6:22pm

http://www.youtube.com/user/Bradman21?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/0qL2sgnSy5k - A video I posted to youtube last night of her tricks.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on August 16, 2011 at 12:07pm

Jack hates flipping on his back. I gave up. He can shake, wave, speak, for tricks.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on August 16, 2011 at 1:40pm

Franklin is still learning to roll over as well. He has many tricks up his sleeve but for whatever reason this one is a hard one for him. I can get him to lay down, flop on his side, then onto his back, but then he stays there and doesn't want to go all the way over. Lately I've been just flopping him over with my hand and hopefully eventually he will catch on! lol. Just do baby steps to first teach it. Start with laying down, then with going over to his side, then over to his back, etc.

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Permalink Reply by Ivy and Evan on August 16, 2011 at 2:34pm

I put Shortie in sit>down then used a treat to make her follow with her nose
you bring it around her head while she's lying down and she'll roll over trying to follow the treat
Take's a little manual "rolling" with your other hand at first to get them started.

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on August 16, 2011 at 4:23pm

We finally taught Sidney to roll over, but it wasn't easy! Make sure you practice on carpet or grass, since it's really hard for them to roll over on slick surfaces like tile or hardwood floors. Do like Ivy and Evan said, you do have to roll them yourself for awhile. When they do it, really act it up, lots of praise. Gear them up to succeed!

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Permalink Reply by Cindi & Twinkie on August 16, 2011 at 5:46pm

Twinkie doesn't have very many tricks but this is one of them. We started with down and rolled her over manually. This also lead to "bang your dead" which is a roll-over stuck with legs in the air. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Potus on August 16, 2011 at 10:34pm

We did much as everyone else- started with down, then moved the treat around his nose so he would roll over (its hard to describe- sorry!). It takes a bit of manually pushing them over at first whilst saying the command so they can understand what you're trying to make them do. Sometimes Potus gets 'stuck' on his back, (aka he's too lazy to go all the way) or hell roll on his back and roll back the same way, but after a lot of repetition (I made it 'the' trick for a couple of days- he had to do it to get his treat) he got it. Now he does it when I don't tell him because he thinks he'll get a treat :) Keep perservering- you'll get there!