Training Triad | End the Victory Lap – Shaping the Release
After a dog catches the disc they break off the attack and move to regroup or to a ready position. The movement after the catch can be called the Rele…
Category: DiscDog Mechanics
Videos and articles on DiscDog Mechanics by Ron Watson of Pawsitive Vybe.
DiscDog is Bite | Drop | Give and everything else is Reward Placement & Pressure.
Fly Chi Flow Forms as Drop Framework
Ron Watson discusses using Fly Chi Flow Forms as a framework for reinforcing the cued Drop, a key disc dog mechanic.
Hidden Disc Management
Many teams struggle with Disc Management. Whether it is struggling to create a routine or struggling to keep the routine flowing, Disc Management is a…
Working a Trigger with KingAir
King has been through this drill a few times, but we've been focused on Team Movement and his disc mauling problem. Breaking out the new guy and Epic …
Trigger and Wait Installation with Soda Pop
Ron & Soda Pop use the Flatwork Compass to install the Wait behavior and a reliable Trigger for action.
An Epic Trigger Example
Ron & Epic demonstrate our standard Triggers for a catch, a Bite, flips, overs - and all of those skills are Triggered with the same mechanic.
Flatwork Compass with Otto
Kris & Otto work another round of the Flatwork Compass after some instruction on moving towards the dog and blocking the dog's line with positional pr…
Kris & Otto Flatwork Compass
Kris & Otto work the Flatwork Compass in preparation for their first Fly Chi Flow form. The Flatwork Compass features prominently in Team Movement as …
Reinforcing the Cued Drop with the Flatwork Compass
Ron & Otto use the Flatwork Compass as a framework for reinforcing the cued Drop and as a warmup for later sessions.
Tracking with Clutch | Solving Premature Ejumpulation with Upside Down Tosses
Clutch is a premature ejumpulator, otherwise known as an irrational leaper. He's always launching off after a disc that's 10 feet in the air or puttin…
DiscDog Mechanics: Predict & Cue for the Cued Drop with Otto
A cued Drop session with Otto, a disc dog that drops far away from the handler.
Flank vs Pass
There are really only 2 ways to throw a disc to your dog, you can Flank or Pass. Ideally you display a mix of both of these types of throws in your fr…
Shading Direction and Communicating Team Movement
Communicating direction to a dog is a simple yet sensitive operation. It doesn't take much to make a dog move. Whenever I teach someone to communicate…
Shaping the Outrun | How to Adjust the Around
One of the things that gives handler's fits while playing disc with their dogs is the shape and scale of the outrun on the Around behavior. Whether it…
The Sound of DiscDog | Cuing a Vault
Ron & Epic warmup for some detailed vault work and demonstrate proper vault cuing in this Sound of DiscDog session on Clubhouse. The Sound of DiscDog …
The Sound of DiscDog | Drop & Catch with Obi
Ron & Obi work on catching and dropping on cue through controlling the pace and energy level of the game during a Clubhouse Sound of DiscDog session i…
Mo Moves Foundation – Shaping a Moving Flip
Not all dogs flip easily. Some dogs are very difficult to teach to flip. This technique can be very helpful for teaching a dog to flip. Check it out..…
Class Excerpt | The Basics of Throwing a Skip & Rolling Discs
The ability to skip and roll a disc is the essence of control over the wing angle of a disc. A thrown disc has both a skip and roll side. The skip sid…
Throwing Rollers | Speed & Angles
Ron explains how disc speed and release angle work in throwing Rollers with discs using the Backhand and SideArm releases. These throwing principles h…
Throwing Rollers | SideArm & Backhand
Ron lays out some throwing tips for the SideArm & Backhand Roller throws.