Tag: foundation
Attention and Targeting
1st December
Attention and Targeting are the basis of team based work. Without these skills teams don’t function very effectively. Shaping…
Reframing and Refining the Rear Cross
15th November
So I said I’d put together a video for the new rear cross language that I think might be helpful to people having trouble with the skill and the drill.
It’s a little cheesy, but I think this might communicate the idea better than me talking your ears off…
Let me know if this helps with refining the skill.
Three 5 Minute Sessions for All Your Set Up Moves
11th November
All the tools you need for immaculate set up moves you’ve already seen in the Set Up Move video. It’s simple, elegant and effective…
A Typical Foundational Positioning Session
11th November
A written explanation of a sample Foundational Positioning. Quick sessions, super successful… Less is more.
Foundational Positioning
9th November
Foundational Positioning is a huge part of the game of disc. A killer limitation in the game of disc is the not being able to get your dog into the proper position required for a particular trick.
Disc Dog Training is not a Race
21st October
At Pawsitive Vybe we train disc dogs. That’s what’s special about us. Our philosophy and training techniques work on dogs with drive ranges from low to high.
Almost all disc doggers start playing the game because they have a dog that just jams, right out of the blocks, the dog is jamming. Many of us don’t realize that there is a need for training until we have a need to train. I speak of this from personal experience.
Kimo was jamming at 12 weeks. He jumped over the back of the couch at 16 weeks. When we’d play disc in the yard he always wanted to play with the Ultimate Disc, a 175g monster that he tripped over on the retrieve. And speaking of a retrieve, I don’t remember ever having to teach him one.
Fast forward nearly 14 years and take Prima … Read More »
Fixing the Problems of a Toss and Fetch Foundation
23rd October
Toss and Fetch, Single Disc, Mini-Distance, Throw and Catch, whatever you want to call it, the timed distance game with 1 disc, while an interesting event, is no way to start players off in the sport of canine disc.
We do a lot of teaching and are constantly trying to fix things that the unhealthy focus on toss and fetch has created for noobie teams.
The problems created are legion:
Slow retrieve
40 yards or nothing
Frazzled nervous handlers
Refusal to drop
Refusal to get close to the handler
Inability to switch targets
Lack of desire to work close
Ground Bound Hounds
Shutting Down
I’m sure I could find a few more if I thought about it.
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