How to teach Percy to roll over?

Hi, Percy And I have loads of fun learning new tricks, but the roll over we just can't figure out? Does anyone have any good tips on teaching this one? I tell him down and then try moving a treat over his head so his body will follow it but it doesn't get us anywhere, I've tried waving the treat round in a circle from a stand position and from down position but neither seem to get him to roll over.

We're still having loads of fun trying and Percy looks at me as if I'm a complete loony when we're trying the roll over

Thanks everyone

Lou x

Hi Lou, I am affraid its never one we have mastered! I have tried everything including rolling around on the floor myself, I did look like a complete loony!! Good luck

I got Bailey to roll over by first getting him to lie down, then holding the treat above his head and moving it to the side and just persevering with it, I also cheated a bit by slightly rolling him over aswell just remember if he doesn't do it, he doesn't get the treat!

I got Zeus to first sit.. then lie down.. and then I kept rolling him over myself whilst I kept saying the word 'rollover'. Everytime he done a complete roll, he got a treat. At first, he didn't know what was going on and hated me rolling him over lol, but he got the hang of it eventually.

Cool, thanks for the tips, I was thinking about giving him a helping hand x

Sorry wouldn't have a clue, hope you can get to grips with, we will however need photographic evidence that the manouver has been accomplished

kathytake2 wrote:Sorry wouldn't have a clue, hope you can get to grips with, we will however need photographic evidence that the manouver has been accomplished

Lol....will get practising and have the camera at the ready

not mastered it myself , Tilly lays there like a brick and when I try to roll her over she just looks as if to say "what !!! I've sat, I've lied down and now you want to poke me in the tummy you stupid moron !!" so we tend to leave it there. I would love the dogs to do more tricks but at the moment , sit, down, come back , give paw seems to be all they want to learn , oh and steal daddy's seat , hog the bed, fart , dig the garden and bark at your lipstick but they seem to be self taught

I have tried this with Pixee to no vaild.

Havent given up yet, so good luck with it and photos or video please when you do it.

I haven't got Suki to do this one yet. I tried but she isn't keen on the idea.

Dave wrote: dig the garden and bark at your lipstick but they seem to be self taught

barking at your lipstick think you need a word with tommy

hi, no idea, its the one thing tash does lol. Think it was just pure luck as she did it first time, either that or im on to a money spinner

jules

Hiccup loves rolling over, was the easiest trick to teach him. I would teach him from a relaxed lying down position (legs to one side) and then I found the best was to bring a treat over his shoulders cause then he would look behind him for the treat and start the process =)

Basically the same as the poster above - start from a relaxed lying position and coax with hand gestures and food.

Does your staff love tummy luvvins? I taught Rolo to roll over by getting her to sit, lie down then rubbing her belly and saying roll over if she did shed get a treat if not I'd 'help' her over while saying roll over thang shed get a treat. Never tried with Rueb cos he's a lazy sod and we're still teaching Cleo the basics like stay! The funniest thing with Rolo is that her name sounds similar to roll over so when the kids call her name twice she gets confused and starts rolling over!
Another funny one to teach is to say the grace before feeding them! First get them to sit and wait while the food bowl goes down, then say 'Amen' with a hand movement. Gradually increase the wait between setting the food down and saying amen until you can say grace! If you get what I mean? It's very funny and a good party trick for when friends are over
Xx

We're abt 80 % there with the roll over....sometimes it's not a complete roll he's gets Onto his back with his legs up in the air and then just stays there ...so I just give him a little push to complete the roll

Will get some pics/videos of it tomoz

Thanks for all your ideas

X

Glad it is going so well