Daily Flow Audio | Xs and Os Remastered
Ron reads Xs and Os Revisited, a series about shapes and flatwork in the game of disc dog freestyle from the Pawsitive Vybe Disc and Dogs Blog. from…
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On Flatwork: The Xs and Os of Preferred Movement
At Pawsitive Vybe we look at the dog’s directional movement and direction of play through a clockwise and counter clockwise lens. It’s a bit “brainful”,…
Vocabulary of Xs and Os
Throughout this series there will be some strange and empowering vocabulary. It’s not easy to think about stuff without words sometimes. Here are some common…
Xs and Os in Terms of Dog Training
Dog Frisbee is just dog training with a slightly different focus. It's easy to forget that. When you're talking about how shapes and patterns develop,…
Xs and Os Revisited – Shaping Patterns in Dog Frisbee
This is the first piece of a series where we Revisit Xs and Os. Over the next few weeks to help bring some more clarity to both disc dog Flatwork and …
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…
Rec’d on YT | Knute Rockne and Notre Dame Beating Army In 1913 Is the Most Important Game In History
This video by Jon Johnston, titled “Knute Rockne and Notre Dame Beating Army In 1913 Is the Most Important Game In History” focuses on the…
Pawsitive Vybe Dog and Disc Training
Welcome to Pawsitive Vybe, your digital dojo for everything dog and disc training. Here, we’re more than just enthusiasts tossing frisbees. We’re a community deeply…
Basic Disc Dog Positions: BSP and BFP
A 15 month old Looter getting an introduction to flatwork from a few years ago:
Oppositional Feeding
Those who have worked with us know what Directional Feeding, Directional Leading and the Pawsitive Vybe Ribbon (PVR) are. You are also probably familiar with how…
On the Aesthetics and Performance of Disc Dog Shapes and Flatwork
A discussion on the aesthetics and performance of disc dog shapes from a comment on the Pawsitive Vybe Disc and Dogs Blog.
Golden Ratio of Reinforcement | Epic Give Sessions 2 and 3
We have already talked about how Eppie has a crappy Give and used a cued Drop to address it. Well, it's still kinda crappy, just a little less so. To …
A Sample Lesson | Basic Disc Dog Positions: BSP and BFP
Here is a sample lesson from Disc Dog Jamming Class. It lays out Basic Standing Position (BSP) and Basic Flatwork Position (BFP).
Disc Dog and Dog Training Glossary
Glossary Disc & Dog Training Glossary: Ideas to Chew On… Suggest a Term Navigate Play+ dog training with precision, leveraging this carefully curated vocabulary. Improve…
Throwing Discs with Power and Consistency | Keep a Closed Shoulder
A critical part of delivering accurate and powerful distance tosses is where the shoulder is when the disc is released. If you look at all of the big …
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…
Routine Building | Stop Putting the Cart Before the Horse
In routine building handlers are often putting the cart before the horse. I've built more than a few routines in my time. I've drawn detailed diagrams…
Flatwork Introduction with Loot
Ron Watson gives Loot, 15 month old Border Collie rescue, an introduction to disc dog Flatwork.
Are You Running Your Dog the Right Way?
This one simple adjustment, switching directions, changed Si from a horse chasing a Frisbee to a big cat leaping for it's prey. The difference could n…