Training Exercises

ROLLOVER

Stage 1	Lure your dog into a down and wait for a flop to one side on his back legs. If he's lying on his left back leg then slowly lure his head towards his right elbow or vice versa. You may reward just lying on his side to start with if that's all he can manage. You should be able to lure him all the way over eventually if not immediately.
Stage 2	Add the command as you lure.
Stage 3	Change the lure to a signal.
Stage 4	Drop the food treat on the floor about 3-4 inches from his head as he goes over so that he gets up afterwards.
Stage 5	Try with just the verbal command. No signal.
Stage 6	Command him to rollover from a stand. He should lie down, roll over and get up again.

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