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Category: Section III – Bitework Applications


Teaching a Hoop With Bitework

2nd March

This is a typical Bitework Application session. There is a plan, in this case, we’re going to develop a Hoop, skill where the dog leaps through a hoop made from the handler’s arms. Working this skill with Bitework yields a loose a sloppy understanding and performance of the skill. It works, it’s fast, but if we want to teach this skill well, cookies would be a better method. Teaching this skill with Bitework will yield a ‘quick and dirty’ trick.



Japanese Dog Catch

22nd April

Learn to do a Japanese Dog Catch in just a few simple steps. This is based off of Pawsitive Vybe Flag and Flash Bitework…



Teaching a Fakie With Bitework

2nd March

A fakie is a essentially a rebound or flyball box turn off the handler, a Reverse Vault without a throw. Fakies are great set up moves for flips and vaults and can create incredible flow.



Teach Your Dog to Jump and Catch with Bitework

27th January

We are going to go with the tried and true, maxim of positive dog training, reward and repetition using a high rate of reinforcement to isolate…






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Performance vs Understanding – Human Clicker Game
This is a few minutes of a human clicker game we played at a recent Discdog B&B. The idea here is to teach a...
Performance vs Understanding – Context vs Concept
Performance can be based upon conceptual or contextual understanding. How does a handler communicate conceptual understanding to the dog and avoid performance based on...
Performance is not Understanding

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Human Clicker Game Context vs Concept

Performance is not understanding. Just because your dog has done or is doing a behavior...

Flatwork Session with Rokalele
Ron & Leilani, 12 year old Border Collie, do some Frisbee Dog Flatwork focusing on the Rear Cross and good work on the Flank....
Flatwork Introduction with Loot
Ron Watson gives Loot, 15 month old Border Collie rescue, an introduction to disc dog Flatwork.
PVybe Life Season 2 – Post Project Wrap Up

For the last 47 days we have been running a project on Indiegogo to crowdfund Season 2 of the PVybe Life. It was...

Crowdfunding the PVybe Life – Become a Backer of Our Show
The PVybe Life Season 2 is being crowdfunded over on Indiegogo. Get the skinny on how to support the project and help make Season...