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Ways to teach my dog some cool tricks?

My dog is 18 months old and very playful but has a pretty short attention span. She’s treat-motivated, but not interested too much in other kinds of rewards. I know that she isn’t "stupid" but she does have a difficult time understanding what I want from her, where other dogs I’ve had in the past (an Australian shepherd and a Sheltie) were very quick to catch on to what I wanted them to do. She’s a Border Collie/Chow mix.

I don’t know if it’s because of her personality, or the fact that she’s still young, or possibly the way I train her, but she has a hard time catching on to more complex commands.

Right now she sits, stays, shakes, lays, comes, goes, and speaks on command. She also picks up toys/sticks and jumps into water on command. However, I just can’t seem to get her to roll over. She flops to one side but doesn’t grasp the concept of completing the roll.

How can I teach her to follow through with rolling over?

What are some other cool tricks or commands I can teach her, and how do I go about doing that? Is there anything I can do to improve her focus?

I know it sound like she’s done enough to prove she can focus, but she really does have a difficult time understanding me. Most things she’s just done accidentally and then I praise her for it and eventually she connects the cues with the action, but rolling over is not something she’s likely to do on her own so I can’t take the same approach.

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what kinds of tricks can your dog do?

I was just curious what tricks your dog can do or what tricks your dog is in the process of learning how to do.

My Coonhound can sit,stay,lay down, come, stand high, shake, crawl, go 2 bed, fetch and retrieve, weave, climb stairs and poles, shoot through a tunnel, climb slides, jump over and through things, and soon to learn many more…

i was just curious so maybe i could get other ideas. being a coonhound/doberman she is extremely attentive and lives to please and do a good job. unfortunately i’ve been busy lately and haven’t spent as much time with her as i should have, but am getting back into the training and biking routine with her to keep her exercised and in a few months i plan on getting a border collie. we will be constantly outdoors and practicing water skills and agility/disc skills, so it will be fun!!

thanks for suggestions and letting me know how much you enjoy your dog and their tricks!!!