Training for UpDIF 2019 | Epic Cam | Spaced Out from Zone 5

Give ‘Em the Ol’ 1-2…

This is right in Eppie’s wheelhouse. Zone 5 provides a solid 1-2 Clockwise move, throwing 10 yards straight ahead from the zone and then following up with the 20 yard throw down the line or a slow hanger, drifting the dog into the sweet spot. Either way this is the only choice for Team Epically Baussome.

Spaced Out as Tracking Exercise

Spaced Out is a great game. We’ve been using it as a tracking drill. The idea is to have the dog not run a line; keeping the discs high creates the need to track and keeps the linear speed down.

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