PVR – Pawsitive Vybe Ribbon
The Pawsitive Vybe Ribbon, PVR for short, is dueling Working Flanks separated by a leaping catch and cued Drop. It is designed to give practical…
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Jack and Groovy PVR Assessment
Video Assessment with Jack & Groovy. Touches on the balance point of herding dogs and on the drive to repeat comfortable patterns by the dog (and the …
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…
Expanding the PVR
The way the Pawsitive Vybe Ribbon is constructed, our dogs are likely to mistake the PVR for a simple Go Around. If we look at the...
Fly Chi Flow | Flatwork, Flash, and Team Movement
Fly Chi is structured jam driven by forms that rely on, exercise, and test, foundational disc dog jamming skills. Similar to Tai Chi, Fly Chi…
Patron’s Choice: Shaping the Leaping Catch | Freestyle and the Leaping Catch
Shaping a Leaping Catch can, and should be a full time job. Always throw with the intent to deliver the leaping catch unless working something specifi…
Flatwork Introduction with Loot
Ron Watson gives Loot, 15 month old Border Collie rescue, an introduction to disc dog Flatwork.
Eight Ways to Slow Down Your Disc Dog
Slowing down a disc dog's on field movements is important for safety and performance. It is also important for your dog's frame of mind as well. Thoug…
Disc Dog Flatwork: Oppositional Feeding
Oppositional Feeding is a technique that I have been using for some time now to slow my dogs down a bit and get them to settle in and work away from m…
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…
Front Cross
Crossing during a PVR is a bit of an advanced flatwork maneuver, but it should be relatively easy if we have a solid drop and…
Disc Dog Flatwork – Are You Feeding or Leading?
Are you feeding your dog's patterns or leading them? Creating and maintaining cool patterns in freestyle disc is a balancing act...