Save Ferris | Righteous Dude Flatwork and Flow With Ferris Fahle

Ron April 23, 2020

Jack & Ferris work on some FlatworkFlatwork is the stuff that happens between the catches. How the team moves and transitions, often without the disc, is flatwork. Flatwork concepts in disc dog are taken from the agility and herding... More, Shapes, and FlowFlow is a key component of the modern day disc dog game. Keeping your dog moving with seamless, ever moving and flowing sequences with little to no set up time is the goal... More for the Cheetah 9000 drone and for UpDog judging Concepts. Wound up being an Ingenuity session. #teamhero #UpDogChallenge

Jack and I have been working on UpDog Judging stuff for a while. I’ve posted a couple of Judges Concepts videos here of late…

One of the things we’ve been working on is “Shapes”. I’ve really been digging the footage we’re getting; I think it has amazing potential to create great understanding about the intangibles of the game.

Intangibles, like Flatwork and Shapes are what makes Flow happen. And more importantly, these intangibles make Fun happen and make having fun easy.

Here’s a session that got a bit out of hand and off topic. We were supposed to be doing Shapes and Flatwork and we got an Ingenuity Session. Go Fahle…

Categories: Daily Flow, Disc Dog Flatwork & Team Movement, Disc Dog Jamming Video, Disc Dog Life, Patron's Only

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 disc. Shapes are a fact of disc dog freestyle.

When the dog leaves the handler for a catch, that tends to create a line. When the dog is away from the handler and moves across the field to make a catch, as in a Zig ZagA Zig Zag is a series of catches in smooth succession that forces the dog to move back and forth across the field. Usually performed at a distance of 8-20 yards, the Zig... More or Around the WorldAn Around the World is a disc dog flatwork pattern consisting of 4 catches in a circular pattern around the handler. This pattern is typically larger than 5 yards and often features creative... More, that tends to create a Shape.

Ron May 22, 2020

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Patron’s Choice: Shaping a Leaping Catch | Leaping Concepts

Patron’s Choice Sneak Peek | Public Access Dec. 26
Key concepts of the canine leaping skill and behavior chain that shape and reinforce a leaping catch.

Ron December 19, 2019

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Patron’s Choice : Shaping a Leaping Catch | Leaping Functions

Sneak Peek for Patron’s only… Public access Dec 27th | Functions of canine leaping and how leaping catches function by Ron Watson

Ron December 21, 2019

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On Shapes in Disc Dog Freestyle

Shapes are more than just the trail left by the dog on the field, and the patterns created by the dog after the catch. Shapes differ from Flatwork, and higher level Shapes should not rely solely on how the dog releases after a catch. Shapes are how the dog moves to navigate the catch.

Ron April 28, 2020

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Patron’s Choice: Vaulting Principles | Disc Dog Vaulting Concepts

There is a lot more to a vault than the definition. There is a reason you can’t just watch a YouTube video and get an understanding of the vaulting process. Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you know how to do it, or how it is done; performance is not understanding. This is very evident when it comes to vaulting.

Ron February 3, 2020

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Judging Canine Athleticism

I recently got a question from a friend about judging the ‘Canine Athleticism’ category that we find in almost all of the organization’s judging systems. This is actually Apryl’s Area of expertise and we’ll hear from her later, but I have opinions on the topic and would love to share them with the disc dogging community.

Ron October 8, 2010

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