Paying the Release
Paying the Release of a duration behavior is important as duration is defined by the Release. Without the Release, duration can't happen. It's also im…
Month: November 2010
Working Multiple Dogs Sample Session
A sample session of working multiple dogs on taking turns using a pedestal.
Working Multiple Dogs | The Working Dog and the Distraction Dog
We have the Working Dog, the dog holding the duration behavior and a Distraction Dog(s) that is doing stuff.
Working Multiple Dog | Principles for the Working Dog
Set Position When we set the working dog on their Spot or Pedestal, it would be a good idea to use a very high rate…
Working Multiple Dogs | Principles for the Distraction Dog
The Distraction Dog is not very important to this exercise. This dog is simply used as a distraction for the Working Dog’s duration behavior. The…
Attention and Drop as Secondary Reinforcer
Eye contact in the presence of a disc earns the opportunity to bite the disc. It's brutally simple and effective for keeping dogs off of the handler a…
Crossing and the 4 Keys of Flatwork
What we are doing with Flatwork is moving the dog around the field. We are pushing and pulling. This happens through...
Disc Dog Flanking and Feeding
The first steps of Practical Flatwork are Setting the Flank and Directional Feeding. Both of these skills have huge impact in how handlers...
Pawsitive Vybe Ribbon (PVR)
The Pawsitive Vybe Ribbon is a flatwork pattern we developed to help handlers learn to move their dogs around the field and also to help handlers esca…
Rear Cross
The Rear Cross is a move where the dog turns away from the handler. That's all it is. Dog is running and turns in the opposite direction from the hand…