alpha roll

noun

A dog training technique in which the human trainer conveys dominance by pinning the dog on its back.

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Meanings

nounalpha roll (plural alpha rolls)

plural alpha rolls

  1. historicalA dog training technique in which the human trainer conveys dominance by pinning the dog on its back.
verbalpha roll (third-person singular simple present alpha rolls, present participle alpha rolling, simple past and past participle alpha rolled)

present singular third person alpha rolls · participle present alpha rolling · participle past alpha rolled · past alpha rolled

  1. To use this training technique on a dog.
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APA

alpha roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20roll

MLA

“alpha roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20roll. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alpha roll,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alpha%20roll.

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