DiscDogger Weekly #9 | The Art of Disc Quan do
Episode 9 of DiscDogger Weekly is jam packed. This week we've got a couple of rounds of Throw N Go, an unboxing, an advanced vaulting lesson and some …
Category: Daily Flow
a flowing stream of consciousness from Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe on disc dogs and dog sport performance
Disc Quan Do White Belt Test with Obi
Disc Quan Do is a disc dog martial art. It means "Way of the Disc Dog". In a pop culture sort of way, it is a silly thing, I mean, "Disc Quan Do"... W…
Improvement in Disc Dog Team Movement with the Flatwork Compass
Flatwork is not Border Collie stuff. Flatwork is a fact of disc dog - it is happening in the game of disc whether you are working it or not. The Flatw…
Disc Dog Vaulting Principles | Cross as Trigger
Vaulting a Disc Dog is a complicated process. We break this complex process down into 3 basic functions - Tell | Trigger | Target. We have already cov…
DiscDogger Weekly #8 | DiscDog Games & Disc Quan Do Forms
DiscDogger Weekly #8 homes in on Team Movement & Flow. We've got some UpDog Games, Throw n Go, FunKey, 7 Up, and 4 Way Play. We've also got an in dept…
Disc Dog Team Movement with Leaping Catches
Creating arcing, round lines in disc dog team movement is no easy task. It is rather simple, but it ain't easy. The Squeaky Wheel Form is a terrific t…
Disc Dog Team Movement | Figure 8 Cross Form
Team Movement is hard for many people because it is more than tricks. Team Movement is moving together. This is often easier said than done with a bal…
DiscDog Training + Distractions in Team Movement Forms
Distractions play a big role in dog training. Identifying and dealing with them is the epic quest of the dog and dog sport trainer. In the case of the…
DiscDogger Weekly #7 | Games, Dynamic Movement, and Funk
7th Episode of DiscDogger Weekly featuring another dirty dozen jams and lessons for your weekly dose of disc dog. I've also whipped up 4 short and swe…
Disc Dog Vault Principles | Cuing Direction aka: Tell
What vault are we doing and where are we doing it? That is the very first thing a disc dog team needs to know. We call this Telling and we do it by cu…
Advanced Throwing | How to Throw A Funky AirBounce
Funky throws are the lifeblood of the disc dog freestyler. Delivering discs with various releases are a scoring metric in all disc dog freestyle conte…
Create Flashy Disc Dog Transitions & Sequencing with Aggressive Defense
Playing Defense is a great metaphor for handling a disc dog. The type of defense you play can and does change the nature of a sequence. Ron & Eppie ex…
Master These 3 Forms to Control and Handle Your Disc Dog
Communication, spatial and situational awareness, and disc handling competence are three key areas for disc dog freestyle that seem to escape the trai…
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…
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
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…
Session Recap | Epic Flatwork & Flow Jam 06.09.2020 Part II
Front Crosses, Foot Brushes, and Weightless throws were the focus of this flatwork jam. Getting a handle on delivering these creative tosses to a dog …
Disc Dog Vaulting Class Coming Soon..
Alright! I've been working on a disc dog vaulting class. It is broken down into three modules: Tell > Trigger > Target. These three modules are the va…
The Purpose and Value of Recognizing Shapes in Disc Dog Freestyle
Shapes are created by the position and movement of dog, handler, and disc. And shapes can be created by the dog, the handler, and the placement of the…