Do THEN Cue Part II | Epic Proofing of the Cued Drop

Ron July 8, 2020

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This is part of an ongoing Patrons Only series on the Drop Behavior in disc dog games and freestyle brought to you by Patrons of Pawsitive Vybe. To access the complete series and all of our disc dog and dog training content, consider becoming a Patron of Pawsitive Vybe over on Patreon.

Epic and I working on cuing the Drop after hooking up via a Set Up Move or Basic Flatwork PositionBasic Flatwork Position (BFP) is a standard position of the handler in the Working Flank; hand reaching out towards the dog (usually with a disc) with the dog on the same plane as... as a proofing exercise for a verbal cue on the Drop behavior. This is our second session over the last 2 days, and it’s already come along quite a ways. He seems to be more conscious of the verbal cue and is willing to carry it past an initial interaction with the handler.

This kind of proofing on the Cued DropA cued Drop, or Drop for short, means that you tell your dog when to drop, purposefully, and upon your discretion. A cued Drop is a must in the game of disc in... will enable greater disc management potential and enhance the Drop behavior in general.

Multitasking: Working While Carrying a Disc

This work will enable Eppie & I to do things with the disc in his mouth that we would not be able to do without the experience and understanding that we can do work while he’s carrying and that the next trick is not the Drop cue.

This multitasking ability has great disc management and team movement applications. We will have a greater ability to deliver discs to particular parts of the field and to ensure that the discs get dropped where the handler wants, and not where the dog thinks it should happen.

Enhanced Understanding and Intrinsic Value of the Cued Drop

In addition to the multitasking ability this work will increase Eppie’s understanding of the cued Drop and also his desire to look for and perform the Drop on cue.

Categories: Disc Dog Training, DiscDog Mechanics, DiscDogger Weekly Season 1

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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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Drop Problems? Do Before Cue for Responsive Drops

It’s quite hard to flow with a dog who doesn’t drop on cue. This problem is greater if you treat action and interaction with the handler and disc as a cookie and expect the dog to Drop before offering the cookie. This is the way most of us like to install the Cued Drop as it affords the handler greater control over reinforcement of the Drop behavior.

Ron July 8, 2020

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Do Then Cue – Putting Behaviors Before the Cued Drop for Proofing Purposes

Cue Before Do is standard operating procedure for teaching a cued Drop with discs. Cue Before Do means that you ask for and get the Drop behavior before giving the cookie which is “Do” – throw, next move, bite, etc. Because disc dog freestyle is really nothing more than a series of long behavior chains, many of which are dependent upon having the disc out of the dog’s mouth to complete, this makes complete sense and is logically sound.

Ron July 7, 2020

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Epic’s Clever Set Up Moves | Volume 1 Part I | Scoots & Fakies

Disc Dog freestyle sequences have a starting position, often it is FrontFront is a stable position directly in front of the handler. Front is an traditional obedience skill. Usually your dog sits in this position, but standing is often acceptable as well, especially in... PositionIn the Play+ philosophy, "Position" is the final stage within the "Next" phase of a Cycle of Play. It acts as a pivotal link between the "Next" phase and a new "Now" phase. – dog standing in front of the handler. Set Up MovesSet Up Moves are tricks that are used to establish timing and position in disc dog freestyle. Traditional tricks include: Around, Through, Backwards Through, and Scoot, but any or all of your tricks,... are ways of getting set up in time and space. They get the team into position and in time.
Most players have a go-to Set Up Move, or 3, but it is important to have a variety of entries into the positions that start sequences to keep things interesting and to display and enhance flow.
In this epic video there are 13 different set up moves, some are fairly standard, and some are pretty clever. Below we’ll name and define them and talk about usage and pros and cons.

Ron May 3, 2020

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Don’t Pick Up That Disc! Flatwork Navigation for Better Disc Management

Yesterday we covered Efficiency, Intelligence, and Intent in Disc ManagementDisc Management is a disc dog term that describes management and organization of discs throughout the routine. Disc Management is a scored category in most disc dog freestyle organizations and has great impact... in overview fashion. Today we’re going to go a bit deeper and focus in on one of the applications mentioned in that piece: 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... Navigation.

Ron June 22, 2020

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