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Ruby has been learning several new tricks lately with a towel prop so I decided to work on "roll out the carpet." This is a great trick for food-motivated dogs that incorporates some problem solving in the early stages.
After rolling up a number of small treats in the towel or carpet, let your dog sniff them out and unroll the carpet with their nose.
After they get the hang of pushing the carpet, try it without the hidden treats and mark/reward the unrolling.
Add the cue once your dog is consistently unrolling the carpet.
To review, the steps for teaching "Roll Out the Carpet" are:
1. roll up a series of treats in a towel, rug or yoga mat
2. encourage your dog to find the treats by pushing the carpet out with their nose
3. once they are comfortable with the behavior, remove the treats from the rolled up carpet and reinforce the behavior with a click/treat
4. add the cue once they are unrolling the carpet consistently
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Aw what a great trick! My dog can't do this one yet.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely going to try this trick with Teddy! Thanks Lara and Ruby!
ReplyDeleteMy dog knows this trick. I taught him the same way
ReplyDeleteYup! My dog Jasper Zen knows this and 100 more tricks!
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DeleteMy pups don't know this one yet.
ReplyDeleteThat's a cute trick! We are getting so many fun ideas!
ReplyDeleteWill definitely be giving this one a try!
ReplyDeleteNope and am going to try this
ReplyDeletenope we don't know this but it's something we can try!
ReplyDeleteBella and Terra did this trick at the Trick Dog workshop we attended :) I don't think Kronos has tried this one yet. Great job Ruby!
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Cool! My dog is not there yet.
ReplyDeletewe don't know this one! so cute!
ReplyDeleteWe don't know this one yet.
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable I will have to teach my pup this too! I had never even thought about this as a possible trick but I love it so much!
ReplyDeletehaven't seen this trick before, will have to start doing it with my dog :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a pretty funny trick :)
ReplyDeleteMr. N is used to targeting so I pointed at the mat and he started pawing at it and I shaped it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried this trick yet. Good idea though!
ReplyDeleteRuby is too cute and performed the trick so well. Nala and Cody don't know this trick and a I can totally see Nala just shaking the towel.
ReplyDeleteAn enrichment activity turned trick. HOW AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun trick! I want to work on this one tonight!
ReplyDeleteOur malamute doesn't know this trick.
ReplyDeleteYour dog is very smart! My dog could never earn this. I think he is just too stubborn and it is too complex for him.
ReplyDeleteAwesome trick.. she can sort of do this trick.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute trick. My dogs don't know this, but it would be cute for them to.
ReplyDeleteHmm, my dogs doesn't know this one yet. Will have to work on it this weekend!
ReplyDeleteMy dogs haven't learned any tricks yet
ReplyDeleteMy dog does not know this trick.
ReplyDeleteHe does not know this trick, his only tricks are sit, shake and get your pillow.
ReplyDeleteMy dog does not know this treat.
ReplyDeletemy dog doesnt know this one yet
ReplyDeletethis is an adorable trick. would love to teach this to my pooch.
ReplyDeleteMom Kim here - Lady Shasta does know a few tricks (roll over, crawl, learning to pray, sit up or beg-on command only) but not this yet - will have to add this one. She is VERY treat motivated.
ReplyDeleteI’m entering to win the gift card for my sister, who is a cat lady! I’m not sure her cats know any tricks, beyond driving her crazy.
ReplyDeleteCute Trick! Coco doesn't know this one! But I do like this one!
ReplyDeleteNo, my dogs know very few tricks. We really should work on that. I find it hard to try to train 3 dogs at once and they are always together.
ReplyDeleteMy dog doesn't know any tricks. I've tried to teach her several times in the past but she just doesn't get it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cute trick - and Ruby looks adorable doing it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, easy trick to teach. Great for parties and graduations where the graduate walks down the carpet behind the dog!
ReplyDeleteMy dog does not know this trick but I plan to teach it to him.
ReplyDeleteMy dog does not know the trick.
ReplyDeleteNo. My Pekapoo would just steal the towel.
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Cute! I will have to try this with Barley, but my guess is that she will just pick up the towel and shake it until the treats fall out.
ReplyDeleteMy dog doesn't know this but I'm gonna try now!
ReplyDeleteMy dog loves to roll towels.. just not as neat! haha
ReplyDeleteMy dogs do not know very many tricks at all. I will have to try teaching them this one.
ReplyDeleteMy dog does not know this trick but it looks like a fun trick to teach him
ReplyDeleteThat last photo is so cute! This looks like a really fun trick, and I'm definitely going to try this one with Luke. I think I might even be able to get our beagle Cricket interested in this one. She's not big into tricks, but she would definitely enjoy finding the treats. Plus our house is full of rugs to roll now because of her arthritis, so we have lots to work with!
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No, she doesn't know how do this trick, but I think this is one I could teach her.
ReplyDeleteI have 3 dogs but had not seen this done before will have to try it out.
ReplyDeleteNo our dogs don't do this I'd like to try to teach them.
ReplyDeleteNo our dogs don't do this I'd like to try to teach them.
ReplyDeleteYes my dogs can do this if they smell food.
ReplyDeleteoh my ,adorable !! No, YoYo does not know that trick.
ReplyDeleteOh that is so cute!!! Ours do not do that, but I think they might if I put a treat inside. Ours do not do many tricks other than sit on command. Unless their is a squirrel or rabbit around...then its hopeless. LOL
ReplyDeleteno my girls cant do this, but they sure know how to tear up a bed and make their own. very cute.
ReplyDeleteMy dog does not know this trick.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! My pup doesn't know this trick
ReplyDeleteMy dog doesn't know this trick, but is so serious it would be easy to learn.
ReplyDeleteNo, my dog doesn't know that trick. Would come in handy though. Thanks for sharing.
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This is really adorable!! I have never tried this trick with my dog but it looks like fun! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt looks cool. I like it. My dog would probably look at me like I was bonkers.
ReplyDeleteNo Bo can sit and shake. He loves to stand up and hug you.
ReplyDeleteMy dog doesn't know this one
ReplyDeleteGreat trick! None of my dogs can do this.
ReplyDeleteTHAT's adorable! I think it's something even Sampson with his physical limits can do, and I can see this being something we work on on those really bad weather days when we can't walk.
ReplyDeleteThey don't know this, but it really looks like they would have fun with it!
ReplyDeleteNo, my dog doesn't know this trick. He would probably just try to eat the carpet if it had food in it!
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How adorable! No, my little gal does not know how to do this.
ReplyDeleteMy dog doesn’t know this trick. I have a 4 year old Boxer, & she’s really hyper and gets excited easily.. so sometimes she has difficulty trying to pay attention long enough to learn tricks lol.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen this trick before, but I am trying to teach her to wife her feet on a rug.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen this trick before. My dog does not know it yet.
ReplyDeleteYes my dog can do this trick
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness what a cutie! My dog currently does not know this trick! starla.batesATyahoo.com
ReplyDeleteNo dog. I'd love the gc and any treats, etc would go to my local shelter. I think this is a clever trick!
ReplyDeleteNone of my dogs know this, but I think it might be a good thing to teach them - especially my Kyoko. Kyoko was nearly starved before I adopted her and she still eats like she's starving, so anything that would get her to slow down with treats would be good.
ReplyDeleteCute trick! I haven't seen this one before.
ReplyDeleteThis would be a gift for my friends dogs to share. They know many tricks!
ReplyDeleteMy dogs only know to sit and they do that when they want to lol. I think it is cool the way they taught them
ReplyDeleteMy dog does't know this trick just the basic tricks.
ReplyDeleteNo, my dog doesn't know this trick.
ReplyDeleteMy dog is working on this trick. She's a timid rescue but smart and wants to do well.
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