4d • ⭐️ Training Chain
Roll Over
Hi y’all!
I’m filling up for Fiona (hope you feel better by the way, sending good vibes)
So I picked roll over for this week challenge. The video quality is not great as it was dark and I couldn’t put my phone away from the light but I’ll try to do a better one! I only have Dagny’s demonstration as Aksel is still learning and my phone cut Harper’s because of a lack of storage but I want to say it was Dagny first time trying it and she nailed it after a few tries !
If it’s too hard for your dog, know that you can stop at step 3 and you’ll learn how to make a dog lay on its side which can be a useful trick when needing to be handled.
You first have to find a good surface to work on. We worked on a hard surface because it’s flat and they roll over everywhere anyway, plus nothing would be stuck in there faces or hairs, but you have to be careful that they are not too crazy which could result in them hitting the ground too hard. In that case I’d recommend a soft surface or even grass but be careful that it is not too uneven and that there’s nothing that could hurt them (piece of stick, glass, snake,…)
You’ll need a dog and treats for this trick
Step 1
Have your dog in a down position.
Let me know if I need to explain more on this one.
Step 2
You’ll need to lure them so that their hips roll to one side. To achieve this you’ll start with your hand to their nose and lure their head to one side so that it makes a 90° angle with their body. They should roll on their hips on the opposite side.
Step 3
You’ll need to make them lay on their side. To achieve this you either have to continue to lure their head towards their body like tou want a 180° angle and push lightly towards them so they have to fall to the side or make them look up and push lightly towards them so they have to fall back.This will make them lay on their side.
If you stop here, bring back their head towards you in its natural position and reward. If not keep going with the movement and step 4
Step 4
You now need to make them roll over. To achieve this you’ll need to continue to lure their head towards the other side. Your hand have to go over their body, meaning their head are not extended towards you. Technically as they fall to their side you just have to continue your movement over them to the other side and they will follow and it’ll make them roll over.
Step 5
Most dogs will get back up or to the down position by themselves but if not you have to make sure you are luring all the way so that they are back into the starting position. Reward heavily and repeat.
Marker and reward:
I personally started to reward each step and I kept encouraging them especially as they need to fall back. It can be scary for some dogs at first and that’s okay. Aksel wasn’t feeling it today so we stopped there and I still rewarded step one. Don’t forget to have fun with your dog first.
This one is a tricky one because of the lure we have to make in the beginning and if we’re not precise they will definitely offer to crawl back, back up or whatever make sens in that moment.
I tried to explain the best I can but I realized it not the easiest to explain actually. Please let me know if you have any questions !
Have fun!
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