Flatwork Compass | A Hair Trigger & Graphic Display of Over-Pursuit
The affects of a clean trigger in the Flatwork Compass show themselves in most all aspects of the game. Most dogs do not have a clean trigger. Cleanin…
Month: July 2020
Flatwork Compass with Obi | A Dozen Throws and a Different Disc Dog
12 throws in 4 minutes and we have a dramatically improved trigger, a better wait, and a plan to solve a couple of other nagging problems he has shown…
Epic Flatwork Compass for Leaping & FreeFlowing Flatwork
Communication on the fly is a key element of disc dog freestyle and disc dog game play. It is a good idea to have a clear and concise communication sy…
Three Simple Steps to Teach a Polka Puppy a Hoop
Historical footage recovered from our cloud archive, the Polkanado puppy learning the Hoop behavior. This was her first shot at the skill and you can …
DiscDogger Weekly #3
Installment 3 of DiscDog Weekly Bite Club! Games are in the mix. A few jams with Apryl, Jack , and Ron... And 4 lessons on dropping, sequence building…
Loot Ketchum – Gotta Catch Em All | A Flatwork Session
Last week I put out a piece with Loot on Punishing with a Pause and an Offered Down for better catching. I've been keeping on task with him with this …
Epic Sequence Building: Making Things Hot for the New Move
A step by step method for taking on new disc dog trick or sequence challenges in images and video. Creating new sequences made easy.
Identifying and Dealing With an Unintentional Drop Cue With a Prompt Switch
We have covered this before on the Cued Drop topic. Sometimes your dog learns to drop on a cue that you never intended to teach. In Loot's case, the u…
The Flatwork Compass – Creating a Sense of Direction Part 3 | Learn How to Follow the Leader
Follow the Leader is a great game. It's fun. But following a leader that is a prey driven animal might lead you to places you don't want to be. Follow…
The Flatwork Compass – Creating a Sense of Direction Part 2 | Separating the Flank From the Pass
Disc Dogs who know the difference between a Flank and a Pass are easier to handle. Handlers who know the difference between a Flank and a Pass are bet…
The Flatwork Compass – Creating a Sense of Direction Part 1 | Clock & Counter
A compass is used to find your way, to navigate. It tells you which direction you are going and helps to figure out where you are at and which direct…
DiscDogger Weekly #2
DiscDogger Weekly disc dog webseries by Pawsitive Vybe Episode #2. Featuring Apryl Lea & Jack Fahle. Playlist includes 3 Lessons and 8 Jams
Epic Sit Pretty Multiple Training | Session 1
Ron & Epic work on a Mutliple/Juggle in the Sit Pretty position.
Better Catching with Loot | Punishing with a Pause and the Offered Down Part II
Part I covered a bunch of techniques and concepts that we use to reinforce the catch and punish the miss. It also laid out the Path that Loot a I took…
The Path to Better Catching with Loot | Punishing with a Pause and an Offered Down Part I
The first of a two part lesson on Punishing with a Pause and an Offered Down. It outlines several strategies for reinforcing the catch and punishing t…
UpDog Game Strategies | Single Jump Frizgility with Loot
I think many disc dog freestylers, especially old schoolers and noobs are not overly interested in Frizgility because they don't have the agility skil…
Discdogger Weekly Returns | A Nearly New Weekly Disc Dog Show…
Back in the day there was this really cool disc dog freestyle show called Discdogger Weekly, produced by Josh Grenell, co-founder of the MN Disc Dog C…
Drop vs Catch | The Best of Both Worlds for Disc Management and Game Strategies
The only thing you will do more in a round of freestyle than drop discs is to catch them, and that is only if you go dropless. Dropping discs is, lite…
Do THEN Cue Part II | Epic Proofing of the Cued Drop
This kind of proofing on the Cued Drop will enable greater disc management potential and enhance the Drop behavior in general. This work will enable E…
Drop Problems? Do Before Cue for Responsive Drops
It's quite hard to flow with a dog who doesn't drop on cue. This problem is greater if you treat action and interaction with the handler and disc as a…