[Link] Breaking – Minnesota Camp Opportunity
http://mndiscdog.com/
The Minnesota Disc Dog Club is organizing a Disc Dog Camp with Pawsitive Vybe. There is an ongoing discussion over at the MNDDC Forum.
Month: October 2009
Exercise – Freeshaped Multiple Target Targeting
Note: in the video linked above, LaVerne demonstrates this exercise at 15:14 and 23:16 Freeshaped Multiple Target Targeting is a training exercise that we do…
Contextual vs Conceptual Understanding in Dog Training
What if it's not the failure of the dog to generalize the skill but the failure of the handler to teach the root concept of the skill in the first pla…
Fixing the Problems of a Toss and Fetch Foundation
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 …
Xs and Os of Diverse Routines
Read your dog's movements and pay attention to the kinds of patterns that develop during a freestyle routine and learn to use that information to enha…
The Importance of Using a Positive Marker in Dog Frisbee
Because Discdogging is a complex game made of many behaviors: biting, dropping, chasing, catching, retrieving, establishing position, it is very impo…
Pawsitive Vybe Training Tour
The Pawsitive Vybe Training Tour is afoot… Press Release – 10.20.09 Pawsitive Vybe Embarks on Dog Sport and Positive Dog Training Tour Ron Watson, co-founder…
Brisk Morning Training Jam
Check out this Training Session! Kiva and Apryl work on going Big! Kiva is a 2 Year old Kelpie Border Collie X and he’s a…
Zen of Oppositional Behaviors
Can you Drop something without it being held? Can you get Off of something without being On it in the first place? Can you do…
From Controlled Chaos to Purposeful Play
Tugging is personal interaction between human and dog that increases drive and creates a spirit of sharing and teamwork. It has a host of other benefi…
Canine Communication – Cuing, Commands and Operant Conditioning
We believe that a cuing a behavior is a much better fit for positive training and viewing our communication with our dogs as a cue instead of a comman…