Handler Movement | Exploring the Holger
Developing creative handler movement is no easy job. We tend to move in the way we move and there is so much to do when doing interior moves. We've go…
Category: Disc Dog Flatwork & Team Movement
Disc dog Flatwork & Team Movement
Pawsitive Vybe created the idea of Frisbeedog Flatwork. Lessons, articles, and theory by Ron Watson, the Dogfather of Frisbee dog Flatwork.
Class Excerpt: Crossing Pass Question
Passing can happen actively or passively. The Crossing Pass allows the handler to handle the dog into the pass, setting the dog's line and creating a …
Class Excerpt: Epic Flank or Pass Challenge
Ron & Epic take the Flank or Pass Challenge during Tuesday Afternoon Disc Quan Do Class. Class members call out Flank or Pass and Eppie and Ron execut…
Class Excerpt: Flank or Pass Challenge with Marty & Apryl
Apryl & Marty take on the Flank or Pass Challenge for the first time during Tuesday Afternoon Disc Quan Do class. The Flank or Pass Challenge is a fun…
DiscDogger Weekly #23 | The Flatwork Process
DiscDog Flatwork is more than moving the dog around the field and is more than the patterns of movement we can create as a handler and as a team. Most…
Class Excerpt | Epic Flatwork & Working with King
Ron & Epic demonstrate some basic principles of the Flatwork Process and Ron & King work on some Crossing and Team Movement.
Flatwork Process | Pushing, Pulling, and Blocking
Ron & Epic explore the 3 key variables of the Flatwork Process: Pushing, Pulling, and Blocking. These 3 variables are the principle functions in disc …
Flatwork Position | Are You Pushing or Pulling?
Ron & Epic explore the entirely too simple application of positional pressure as it relates to DiscDog Flatwork and communication - Are you Pushing or…
Flatwork of Fetching It Up
Fetching up discs can be used to exercise and reinforce successful disc dog flatwork. Here, Ron & Epic demonstrate this simple, useful, and fun exerci…
Class Excerpt | Braking on the Crossing Pass Form
Ron & Epic do a little Tuesday Afternoon Disc Quan Do laying out some practical advice and practical application of the Yellow Belt Crossing Pass Form…
DiscDog Flatwork on the Go Around
Go around is the typical disc dog set up move. It is used in toss and fetch, games, and freestyle to different effects and flavors. This move is not a…
Oppositional Feeding Details and Balance
Oppositional Feeding is a great tool for shaping a dog's movement and for regulating speed on the disc dog field and balanced movement is key. This is…
Oppositional Feeding Applications 2020
Oppositional Feeding is a powerful flatwork tool that can be used for many purposes. It can be used to slow a dog down, to increase drop distance, to …
Shaping a Working Flank | Expanding the Flank
The Working Flank is often thought of as a circle. It's not. It is lateral cooperative movement. A circular working flank, or a full circle is one of …
Where’s My Dog At? and the Nexus of Imagination, Intent, and Competence
I’ve mentioned imagination in training many times on the blog and in DiscDogger Weekly episodes. It can’t be stressed enough - putting your imagin…
Apryl Lea & Jolene | A Shapes Comparison
A few weeks ago Apryl & Jolene were featured in DiscDogger Weekly in a piece on Shapes & Flatwork. Their performance was notable because of the distin…
Shapes Scoring Discussion With Jack Fahle
There are three main components that create Shapes in disc dog freestyle. Where and how the dog moves, where and how the throws are made, and where an…
Handler Movement to Affect Disc Dog Shapes
Not only does how and where you throw matter when it comes to disc dog Shapes, but your movement also has great bearing on the types of lines your dog…
Are You Reading Your Disc Dog?
Knowing how your dog moves is the key to Team Movement and flow in disc dog freestyle. This knowledge requires more than just chucking discs and picki…
On the Aesthetics and Performance of Disc Dog Shapes and Flatwork
A discussion on the aesthetics and performance of disc dog shapes from a comment on the Pawsitive Vybe Disc and Dogs Blog.