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Lienkie · 02-10-2010, 03:43 AM

What i tried with Lienkie is i get her to sit then get her to lay down. I then take a treat in my hand and makes circular movements in front of her with the command "roll over" and yes of coarse she tries to get up and win the treat but i sit her right back down and try again. I do the same thing again and just now and then I will roll her over so that she knows what i want her to do and then give her the treat and praises her. Keep on trying and remember patience an persistence is the key.

debelm2 · 02-10-2010, 05:34 PM

Thanks for the help Lieknie. I must admit that I have let up alot on the rolling over right now. I have really had no luck at all with this. When I try to gently "help" her roll over she really panics. She definitely isn't comfortable going on to her back. So for now I am just getting her use to laying in my lap on her back and rubbing her tummy. Not sure if this will do any good but I figure if it is a trust issue maybe this will help. So for now we are working on the crawl and that is going pretty slowly too but I am being very patient with her and only working on it for a short period of time a couple times a day. She is very food motivated usually. But I "dance" the cheerios in front of her face and she just lays there and watches them and then will make small little attempts to stretch for them and then just stops and lays there some more. Doesn't really get excited enough to really go for them. But we will keep trying. Would appreciate any other ideas if you have any. Thanks again. Debbie

QuickSilver · 02-10-2010, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by debelm2

Thanks for the help Lieknie. I must admit that I have let up alot on the rolling over right now. I have really had no luck at all with this. When I try to gently "help" her roll over she really panics. She definitely isn't comfortable going on to her back. So for now I am just getting her use to laying in my lap on her back and rubbing her tummy. Not sure if this will do any good but I figure if it is a trust issue maybe this will help. So for now we are working on the crawl and that is going pretty slowly too but I am being very patient with her and only working on it for a short period of time a couple times a day. She is very food motivated usually. But I "dance" the cheerios in front of her face and she just lays there and watches them and then will make small little attempts to stretch for them and then just stops and lays there some more. Doesn't really get excited enough to really go for them. But we will keep trying. Would appreciate any other ideas if you have any. Thanks again. Debbie

Hey debelm2, I had a monster of a time teaching Thor how to roll over, but he does it like a champ now! Let's see, what did I do:

- Like you, I practiced getting him comfortable just being on his side and back. I actually rolled him on his back and kept him there for a while, feeding him treats.

- He likes to roll over while he plays, so I started praising him and treating him when he did it on his own.

- Generally, the rule it to teach a multi-step trick backwards. So, if you put her on her back, she should naturally roll right side over, and you can reward her for that. Then as she gets more comfortable, you can start with her on her side, and roll her on her back - she'll know to complete the roll. Then you can start with her lying down, and lure her to roll on her side, and she can take it from there.

It can be a lot harder to teach this trick to dogs that are uncomfortable exposing their belly. Make sure she has a good Down first, that's the foundation.

debelm2 · 02-10-2010, 08:03 PM

Thanks Quicksilver! I will try to remember that, multi-step trick backwards. She has a very strong down now. She seems to be really good once she knows what I want her to do but very unsure and resistive until she understands. But I will try your suggestions as soon as I get her comfortable enough so she will lay on her back on something other then my lap. Tonight when we were working on the crawl she was so bored with me she kept laying her head down on her front legs as if she was going to take a nap. Then I thought of saying "Go night night" when she did it and rewarded her. Now I hope she does the same thing tomorrow. It won't be the crawl but it will be a new trick! Thanks so much for all the help. Debbie

QuickSilver · 02-10-2010, 10:25 PM

There you go! That's great creative thinking on your part. I'm sure you're going to make a great team.

02-10-2010, 03:43 AM	#31
Lienkie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 45	What i tried with Lienkie is i get her to sit then get her to lay down. I then take a treat in my hand and makes circular movements in front of her with the command "roll over" and yes of coarse she tries to get up and win the treat but i sit her right back down and try again. I do the same thing again and just now and then I will roll her over so that she knows what i want her to do and then give her the treat and praises her. Keep on trying and remember patience an persistence is the key. __________________ Lienkie Monique (mom)

02-10-2010, 05:34 PM	#32
debelm2 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Webster, NH Posts: 142	Thanks for the help Lieknie. I must admit that I have let up alot on the rolling over right now. I have really had no luck at all with this. When I try to gently "help" her roll over she really panics. She definitely isn't comfortable going on to her back. So for now I am just getting her use to laying in my lap on her back and rubbing her tummy. Not sure if this will do any good but I figure if it is a trust issue maybe this will help. So for now we are working on the crawl and that is going pretty slowly too but I am being very patient with her and only working on it for a short period of time a couple times a day. She is very food motivated usually. But I "dance" the cheerios in front of her face and she just lays there and watches them and then will make small little attempts to stretch for them and then just stops and lays there some more. Doesn't really get excited enough to really go for them. But we will keep trying. Would appreciate any other ideas if you have any. Thanks again. Debbie

02-10-2010, 08:03 PM	#34
debelm2 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Webster, NH Posts: 142	Thanks Quicksilver! I will try to remember that, multi-step trick backwards. She has a very strong down now. She seems to be really good once she knows what I want her to do but very unsure and resistive until she understands. But I will try your suggestions as soon as I get her comfortable enough so she will lay on her back on something other then my lap. Tonight when we were working on the crawl she was so bored with me she kept laying her head down on her front legs as if she was going to take a nap. Then I thought of saying "Go night night" when she did it and rewarded her. Now I hope she does the same thing tomorrow. It won't be the crawl but it will be a new trick! Thanks so much for all the help. Debbie

02-10-2010, 10:25 PM	#35
QuickSilver Thor's Human Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,929 Blog Entries: 31	There you go! That's great creative thinking on your part. I'm sure you're going to make a great team.