teaching the hoop

Teach Your Dog a Hoop

Here’s Abby Cline of PVybe Fargo dog training teaching a client’s dog to jump through a hoop made from the handler’s arms in her Canine Freestyle Class. Here are a bunch of hoop lessons.

Using treats, a wall, and a corner makes this skill happen quickly and efficiently

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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 Zag or Around the World, that tends to create a Shape.