Interesting. Thor is fine about sitting on hardwood floors, but hates to Down on them. He also doesn't like to Sit outside on a damp sidewalk.
For me, the key is persistence. For instance, before I feed Thor, I used to have him Sit (on a hardwood floor). Now I tell him Down, and I wait until he does it. If I have to tell him ten times, I tell him ten times, but we don't move on until I get what I want.
He's generally quicker to respond if I say, have a flossie, or something he really wants.
I don't think I'd ask him to Roll Over on a hardwoord floor, I think that could hurt. |