
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 vaulting process or behavior chain in it’s simplest form. When vaulting we need to reliably:
Tell the dog what we’re going to be doing and where we will be doing it.
Trigger the vaulting process, as a team at the appropriate time.
Present the Target at the appropriate time and place so the dog can go and get it.
These three modules are broken down into several lessons that cover both the basics and the details of safe and successful vaulting in both text and video.
The images below are the bumper / title screenshots from the video. Each image will have a voiceover of the words: “BallworkBallwork is a vault and localized collection drill that we do here at Pawsitive Vybe. A fixed and stable exercise ball is used as a vaulting platform to create verbal discrimination between the...: Create Verbal Vault
The dog uses the player´s body as a launching pad to jump for a disc. A Vault is a leaping catch from the handler’s body. The dog leaves the ground for the target... Discrimination. Top Stall
A Stall has the dog leaping up and chilling out on the handler’s back. Stalls are great for showmanship and for presenting a dog to the crowd. They create a dramatic or emotive... and Rebound with Cookies…”
Then the small white text will be given voice to flesh out the intro to the lesson. You can read the white text for each bumper in the caption below the image.
Tell
Tell the dog what we’re going to be doing and where we will be doing it.
Module 1 is about setting up safe and successful vaults and the communication required to make them happen.



Trigger
Trigger the vaulting process, as a team at the appropriate time.
Module 2 is about actually triggering the vaulting process and establishing the team movement required to vault successfully and safely.




Target
Present the Target at the appropriate time and place so the dog can go and get it.
Module 3 is about the targeting process from the dog, handler, and team’s perspective. It deals with timing and placement of the disc, throwing mechanics, and the targeting process from the dog and team’s perspective.




Video Features
Each video features clear and concise instruction with video from both the dog and handler’s perspective: POV head cam footage from the handler’s viewpoint, and the dog’s eye view from the dog’s perspective.
Below is a sample video, a simple test that shows some of the camera perspectives and the bumper/title concept in action.
This is not the actual instructional video for this lesson, but is simply a beta test of some of the various video features and an illustration of the repetitive Tell > Trigger > Target vaulting process that will be featured throughout the project.
Topical voiceover instruction and lower third informational graphics are not included in this mock up…
Available Soon… Free to Select Patron Tiers and Patron Discount Available
Unlike the rest of our classes which are currently free to the public (you should probably jump on that, not sure how long that will last…) this will be a pay to play class. Patrons will either get free access or a significant discount. Pricing points and class tier levels and features will be available in the near future.
We are working with our Patrons to develop this class content. To become a Patron and get access to sweet disc dog and dog training content and to work with us and support work like this
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